Hagerstown, MD
Had two locations
--R.T.
Do you, or anyone else, know when they closed? Do you know any other history about them? I remember going to one when I was a kid visiting my God Parents (late 60's & early 70's). I think the one I went to was near the 'Dual Highway'.
Posted by: Dave | March 27, 2008 at 05:06 PM
Halfway Boulevard and Virginia Avenue
Yes, Hagerstown had 2 Burger Chefs. One was at the intersection of Halfway Blvd and Virginia Ave. There is an auto parts store at this location now. I don't know exactly when they closed , but I do know they were still open in the middle eighties.
Posted by: Larry | May 04, 2008 at 09:55 PM
A guy I had worked with in Virginia, Bob Bryant, was a supervisor for corporate in that area around 72 or 73. I remember him telling me about Hagerstown. As I remember, both stores were owned by the same franchisee. Bob said he was a really nice guy and a good businessman.
Posted by: Bill Ore | May 14, 2008 at 03:42 PM
Pennsylvania Avenue
One was on Pennsylvania ave (there is a pizza place at this location now.) This Burger Chef was the first fast food restaurant in Hagerstown. I ate my first fish sandwich here. I think I ate a burger chef fish every week for years, they were the best fish sandwiches i've ever ate. I don't know exactly when they closed , but I do know they were still open in the middle eighties. I still crave those fish sandwiches.
Posted by: Larry | May 04, 2008 at 09:55 PM
A couple of days ago, I contacted Mr. Smedley Lynn, the franchisee running the two stores in Hagerstown, MD. He got back to me, telling how he took over the two Hagerstown stores in 1970 and was gracious enough to send me a picture of store #14 in Hagerstown as it looked when he took it over in 1970. He granted me permission to send it to you. He told me the only real change they made to the store was to add inside seating, and it's still in operation today basically in the same configuration. As a matter of fact, he and his wife ate dinner there just a couple of evenings ago! He's also going to take a current picture, which I will send when I get it, so we can have a "then" and "now". That's really rare to have both, since I've noticed only a couple of original pictures of Burger Chefs on the site. Most are only pictures of what they've become, or where they used to be.
Posted by: Bill Ore | May 30, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Just as he had said he would, Mr. Smedley Lynn sent me pictures of Store #14 in Hagerstown, MD. as it is today. He told me that he and his wife had added indoor seating in 1971, and it basically remains in the same configuration today. All they did was take out the front counter to allow for more seating. So now we have a "Then and Now".
Posted by: Bill Ore | June 13, 2008 at 03:43 PM
Be sure to check out this letter regarding Hagerstown from Bill in the Mailbag.
--R.T.
Do you, or anyone else, know when they closed? Do you know any other history about them? I remember going to one when I was a kid visiting my God Parents (late 60's & early 70's). I think the one I went to was near the 'Dual Highway'.
Posted by: Dave | March 27, 2008 at 05:06 PM
Yes, Hagerstown had 2 Burger chefs. One was on Pennsylvania ave (there is a pizza place at this lacation now.)This burger chef was the first fast food rest. in hagerstown.
I ate my first fish sandwich here. I think I ate a burger chef fish every week for years, they were the best fish sandwiches i've ever ate. The other Burger chef was at the intersection of halfway blvd and Virginia ave. There is a auto parts store at this location now.
I don't know exzctly when they closed , but I do know they were still open in the middle eighties. I still crave those fish sandwiches.
Posted by: Larry | May 04, 2008 at 09:55 PM
A guy I had worked with in Virginia, Bob Bryant, was a supervisor for corporate in that area around 72 or 73. I remember him telling me about Hagerstown. As I remember, both stores were owned by the same franchisee. Bob said he was a really nice guy and a good businessman.
Posted by: Bill Ore | May 14, 2008 at 03:42 PM