Cheverly, MD

5401 Landover Road

Regional franchise director, Robert Holtzman, announced the opening of this drive-in location on April 28, 1960.  The store would be managed by William Platt.  Holtzman also stated that another unit was opening on West Glebe Road in Alexandria, VA that same morning.  The two stores were the third and fourth stores to open in the greater Washington area. (2 More Burger Chefs, article by S. Oliver Goodman, The Washington Post, 28 Apr 1960, Page D7.)

Soft drinks were on the house opening day. (On the Town, article by Paul Herron, The Washington Post, 29 Apr 1960, Page C11.)

A plate glass window and an automobile window were broken during a fight that broke out October 1 ,1960 at this location.  At least a dozen participants were involved, using fists, a tire chain and a knife.  Police determined that that melee was sparked by a dispute over the right-of-way in the Drive-in's parking lot and some insulting remarks made to a lone girl returning from a dance at the Bladensburg fire house.  One adult was allegedly injured after a trash can was hurled into the drive-in shattering its window. (3 Hurt as Dozen Fight in Bladensburg Brawl, The Washington Post, 2 Oct 1960, Page A3)

This site is now Peking Garden Chinese Restaurant.

--R.T.

Comments

[Anthony kennedy]

How long did the store stay open?