PC-000-509

Picture postcard of Boggs Bros. diner, coffee shop, fountain, drive-in, and canteen, at Pacific Highway and Laurel, San Diego

 

 

 

MWM, Aurora, Missouri, US

The back of this color picture postcrd maintains that "The 'Diner' is part of an actual train that operated between San Diego and Old Mexico years ago," and that it is "Famous for Steaks - Chicken - Seafoods." Located at the "Corner" of "Pacific Highway and Laurel Street, San Diego," the diner was across from Lindbergh Field (the San Diego Airport), and was also known as the Boggs Brothers Airway Diner, that was said to be "two railroad cars end-to-end with a streamlined locomotive nose," with one of the cars "set up as a 'coffee shop,' with a counter and stools," and the other with "table and booth service." After 1942 the drive-in restaurant portion were added. The Boggs Brothers (Herb and Ray) owned several restaurants in San Diego. This is a linen postcard, and these were only produced from around 1930 to the early 1950s. The publisher's number on the back is 3912

Boggs Brothers; Ray Boggs; Herb Boggs; Train cars; Diners; Boggs Brothers Diner; Restaurants; San Diego

 

California - San Diego

 

 

MS-0008

English

 

Postcard

3.5 inches x 5.5 inches

No

 

[signs on building in photograph in upper left corner]
Boggs Bros.
Canteen

[printed labels on bottom photograph
Fountain - Drive-in Canteen
Patio
Coffee Shop - Dining Rooms

[signs on train car/diner shown in bottom photograph]
Airway Diner
Sandwiches
The Diner
Coffee Shop
Boggs Bros.

[printed superimposed on left bottom of photograph at bottom]
Corner Pacific Highway and Laurel St., San Diego, Calif.

 

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