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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
A7294-1
Date(s)
- 1938-05-25 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Max Frolic's, a distinctively modern "Dreamhouse" diner opened on May 26, 1938, on old Highway 99 in Lakewood. Max Frolic and William Thornburg, owners of the popular Art-deco-style roadside restaurant, provided service 24-hours a day. Frolic, a violinist and orchestra/band leader, decorated the interior with autographed photographs of show business and sports stars. Current owners call the place "Maxie's". Ordered by Johnson Cox Company. (TNT, 5/25/1938, p. 9). (filed with Argentum)
Restaurants--Lakewood--1930-1940; Max Frolic's Restaurant (Lakewood);