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1849 - Nikola Budrovich, Antonio Gasparich, Frank Kosta (Croatian immigrants) opened New World Coffee Saloon on Commercial Street in San Francisco, CA; 1876 - John Tadich (Croatian immigrant) began working at Saloon; 1882 - owners Samuel Becir, Eugene Masounette changed name to "Cold Day Restaurant" (Alexander Badlam Jr. defeated in 1882 Assessors Election, "It's a cold day when I get left" slogan); 1883 - Becir interest acquired by Gaspar Pavica; 1887 - Masounette's interest acquired by Tadich; 1888 - bought out Pavica, assumed full ownership of restaurant; August 26, 1912 - renamed Tadich's Grill, located at 525 Clay St.; 1928 - acquired by three Buich brothers (employees since 1913); 1961 - full ownership acquired by Louie Buich (last brother employed under Tadich, in 1922); 1967 - redeveloped, moved to current location at 240 California Street; 1993 - interest passed to Steve Buich (third generation); oldest restaurant in State of California.

1864 - Frenchman George Voges opened Jack's in San Francisco; acquired by Jacques Monique; acquired by Edward Blanque; 1907 - acquired by Michel Redinger, became part owner after putting in money to rebuild after the 1906 earthquake; Paul Redinger (brother) bought out Edward Blanque's share; eventually Jack Redinger (son) became owner; 1930 - made famous in Maltese Falcon, written by Dashiell Hammett; December 1996 - acquired by John Konstin (including the building), owner of John's Grill, for $132 million.

October 2, 1875 - Palace Hotel (San Francisco) opened; vision of William Ralston, founder of Bank of California, and his partner, Senator William Sharon.

1883 - Johnny Heinold opened J.M. Heinold's Saloon at foot of Webster Street in Oakland, CA; paid $100 for former bunk house for men working nearby oyster beds; built from timbers of an old whaling ship;1920's - ferry between Alameda (dry town) and Oakland stopped next to Heinold's (commuter's First and Last Chance for refreshment); name changed to Heinold's First and Last Chance; referenced seventeen times in Jack London's novel John Barleycorn.

December 19, 1885 - Elisha Spurr Babcock, Jr. (retired railroad executive from Evansville, IN), Hampton L. Story (of Story and Clark Piano Company of Chicago), Jacob Gruendike, president of First National Bank of San Diego, bought Coronado, "crown", and North Island property in San Diego, CA for $110,000; 1886 - created Coronado Beach Company; November 13, 1886 - held first Coronado land auction; raised nearly $2.2 million; March 19, 1887 - broke ground for hotel;February 19, 1888 - Hotel del Coronado opened, 399 bedrooms, theater and ballroom covered 111,000 square feet; July 1889 - John D. Spreckels (son of the "Sugar King," Claus Spreckels) bought out Story's interest in hotel for $511,050; 1903 - Spreckels assumed full ownership; April 1, 1948 - acquired by Robert A. Nordblom; April 3, 1948 - acquired by Barney Goodman; 1960 - acquired, rejuvenated by John Alessio ($2million dollars); October 1963 - acquired by M. Larry Lawrence (future ambassador to Switzerland under President Clinton); 1997 - acquired by Lowe Enterprises (completed $55 million restoration project in August 2001).

Elisha Spurr Babcock, Jr.  - Hotel del Coronado (http://www.sandiegohistory.org/ bio/babcock/images/3662z.jpg)

May 1, 1886 - Angelo Del Monte, 'Papa' Marianetti opened Ristorante Fior d'Italia, America's oldest Italian restaurant, in heart of San Francisco's North Beach to serve clients of nearby bordello; 1893 - original gold rush era building burned; restaurant grew to size that could seat 750, serve 1500 meals a day; Frank and George Marianetti (sons) took over; sold to group (Sergio and Larry Nibbi, Charles Ramorino, Achille Pantaleoni, Armanino); 1990 - acquired by Bob and Jinx Larive, Hamish and Rosi Fordwood; February 15, 2005 - fire destroyed restaurant; 2005 - moved to new location in San Remo Hotel on Mason Street; Bob and Jinx Larive bought out other partners.

1893 - Henry Schroeder opened Schroeder's Restaurant on the south side of Market between First and Second Streets in San Francisco; 1921 - his widow took over; January 10, 1922 - acquired, sight unseen, by Max Kniesche with gold pieces; 1935 - began serving dinner, opened to ladies after 1:30 p.m.; 1959 - moved to present locale at 240 Front Street; October 7, 1970 - opened to ladies for lunch; April 1997 - acquired by Jana and Stefan Filipclk, immigrants from Reichenberg, Czech Republic; oldest, largest German restaurant on West Coast.

1903 - Frank Drisco built boutique hotel in Pacific Heights section of San Francisco; originally named El Drisco to give it international flavor.

March 21, 1904 - The St. Francis Hotel opened in San Francisco; built by family of Charles Crocker for $2.5 million; 1938 - operated the world’s only silver coin cleaning operation as a favor to its guests to keep ladies’ white gloves from getting dirty.

April 18, 1907 - Grand banquet celebrated opening of The Fairmont. Tessie and Virginia Fair, daughters of James Graham Fair ('Bonanza Jim'), one of San Francisco's wealthiest citizens (struck it rich in Nevada Silver mining), were determined to construct grand monument to their father (passed away in 1894); 1902 - construction began on The Fairmont Hotel; 1906 - Fair sisters sold hotel to Herbert and Hartland Law; chose Julia Morgan as architect, first woman graduate of prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris; May 1908 - reacquired by Tessie (Fair) Oelrichs; 1924 - D.M. Linnard bought controlling interest from Oelrichs family; 1929 - acquired by George Smith, mining engineer, who had just completed Mark Hopkins Hotel; 1941 - reacquired by D. M. Linnard; end of WW II - acquired by Benjamin Swig, decorated by Dorothy Draper; 1947 - grand reopening of Venatian Room; November 1961 - 23 story Tower opened; 1999 - Fairmont Hotels merged with Canadian Pacific Hotels, formed Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, largest operator of luxury hotels and resorts in North America. 

James Graham Fair- Fairmont Hotel (http://www.nvdems.com/images/16_2-2.jpg)

June 22, 1907 - Santa Cruz Beach Co. opened attractions on Santa Cruz beach boardwalk; more than 1,200 people attended opening ball, thousands watched outside as Neptune Casino and Boardwalk were illuminated by thousands of white lights; tourism had begun in 1865 when John Leibrandt opened public bathhouse near mouth of San Lorenzo River (highly-touted natural medicine of bathing in salt water); Fred W. Swanton, considered one of greatest promoters, entrepreneurs of his time, laid plans for a casino, boardwalk ("Coney Island of the West"); transformed 19th-century Miller and Liebbrandt bathhouse into foundations of current Boardwalk; after a fire, foundation laid in October 1906 for the Casino complete with ballroom, Plunge indoor swimming pool, pleasure pier, boardwalk; August 1911 - European woodcarver Charles I.D. Looff delivered new merry-go-round to Santa Cruz Boardwalk (hand-carved horses and two chariots, original 342-pipe, 1894 Ruth Und Sohn band organ still in operation); 1924 - Giant Dipper coaster opened; became most popular ride (2007 - ridership will reach 55 million); 2007 - 35 rides, three arcades (vintage machines, hundreds of modern video games, game deck, 27 games of skill, 36 food vendors, electronic shooting gallery, indoor miniature golf, over 15 gift shops with everything from beachwear to sunglasses and jewelry; Cocoanut Grove complex; Boardwalk Bowl; mile-long sandy beach (cleaned, sifted throughout the year); only remaining major seaside amusement park on West Coast.

Fred W. Swanton - Santa Cruz Beach Co. -  Boardwalk (http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ extra/century/04/00swanton.gif)

1908 - Philippe Mathieu established Philippe The Original in Southern California; 1918 - claimed distinction of having created "French Dipped Sandwich"; 1927 - acquired by Harry, Dave, Frank Martin for about $5,000; 1977 - price of cup of coffee increased 100%, to a dime.

1908 - House of Shields established in San Francisco as a gentleman's club; became speakeasy; turned saloon.

May 1, 1912 - Beverly Hills Hotel opened.

1915 - Claremont Hotel opened, in time for Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco; named for the Claremont district in East Bay area; built by Frank Havens and Frank "Borax" Smith of "Realty Syndicate" as destination for point for Smith's Key Route Line commuter trains; attracted property development for Realty Syndicate (1900 - owned 13,000 acres of adjacent land in Claremont, Rockridge areas; 1937 - Claude Gillum, with The Claremont since 1926, purchased property for $250,000; virtually rebuilt it from foundation up, completely refurbished interior; 1954 - acquired by Harold J. Schnitzer of Harsch Investment Corporation; $24 million in improvements between 1978-1981; January 1989 - added a $6 million amenity authentic European-style health, fitness and beauty spa; April 1998 - acquired by KSL Recreation Corporation, La Quinta, CA-based owner, operator of landmark resorts, golf courses around the country.

June 1919 - Roy Allen first brewed root beer in Lodi, CA (based on formula purchased from pharmacist in Arizona); served it for $.05 at parade honoring returning World War I veterans; 1922 - took on partner, Frank Wright, employee from original Lodi location; formally named beverage, A&W Root Beer; started A&W Restaurants; 1923 - developed, opened nation’s first car hop service restaurant; 1924 - Allen bought out Wright, began franchising (America's first franchised restaurant chain); 1950 - over 450 A&W restaurants operated nationwide; acquired by Gene Hurtz; formed the A&W Root Beer Company; one of few nationally established drive-in restaurant chains; 1960 - over 2,000 A&W restaurants; 1963 - acquired by J. Hungerford Smith Company (manufactured A&W Root Beer concentrate since 1921); 1966 - acquired by United Fruit (renamed United Brands); 1971 - wholly owned subsidiary, A&W Beverages, Inc., began selling A&W Root Beer at supermarkets (previously only found at A&W restaurants); 1982 - A&W Restaurants, Inc. acquired by A. Alfred Taubman, developer of shopping centers and real estate; October 1993 - A&W brands, excluding the restaurants, acquired by Cadbury Beverages Inc.; December 1994 - restaurants acquired by Sagittarius Acquisitions, Incorporated (headed by former Executive Vice President of Marketing for Burger King Corporation); March 1995 - Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Companies, Inc. acquired by Cadbury Schweppes plc, of London; A&W root beer became part of renamed Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. 1999 - A&W Restaurants, Inc. acquired Long John Silver's, Inc.; 2000 - Yorkshire Global Restaurants, Inc., became parent company; 2002 - acquired by Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., renamed Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Allen- A&W Root Beer, Restaurants(http://www.awrootbeer.com/ images/roy.jpg)

December 12, 1925 - The first motel,  ''Motel Inn'', opened in San Luis Obispo, CA.

1936 - Bob Wian sold his car for $350.00, opened small restaurant in Glendale, CA called called Bob’s Pantry; 1938 - name changed to Bob's Big Boy; 1940s - franchised the concept; May 19, 1953 - Robert C. Wian Enterprises, Inc. registered "Big Boy" trademark first used in December 1947 (hamburger sandwiches); "double-deck" hamburger named for happy, chubby youngster (about 6) who came into restaurant; 1967 - acquired by Marriott Corp. for $7 million; 1987 - acquired by Fred, Louis, John Elias, one of larger franchise operators (since 1951); 2000 - declared bankruptcy; 2001 - acquired by Robert Liggett Jr., former radio station operator (Liggett Broadcast Group); formed "Big Boy Restaurants, LLC". 

Bob Wian - Bob's Big Boy (http://members.aol.com/ pugwm/wian1a.jpg)

1945 - Carl and Margaret Karcher opened full-service restaurant, Carl’s Drive-In Barbeque, in Anaheim, CA (had owned, operated hot dog carts since 1941); 1946 - added hamburgers to menu; 1956 - opened first two Carl’s Jr.® restaurants (junior versions of Carl’s original drive-in restaurant) in Anaheim, nearby Brea; 1966 - incorporated Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.; 1975 - more than 100 Carl’s Jr. locations in Southern California; America's fourth largest burger chain; 1977 - first quick-service chain to offer salad bars in all 200 locations; 1979 - sales exceeded the $100 million; 1981 - 300 restaurants in operation, went public; 1989 - sales topped $480 million at 534 restaurants; 1994 - became wholly-owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc.; 1997 - 1997, the company purchased control of Hardee's; 2006 -sales of $1.52 billion, 29,000 employees.

Carl Karcher - CKE Restaurants, Inc. (http://www.nndb.com/people/691/ 000025616/carlkarcherbig.jpg)

1945 - Irvine Robbins opened the Snowbird Ice Cream Store in Glendale, CA; 1946 - Burton Baskin, brother-in-law, joined Robbins to found Baskin-Robbins; 1953, the big "31" sign made its debut at all Baskin-Robbins stores, offering customers a different ice cream for every day of the month; 1973 - acquired by J. Lyons & Co. (1978 - acquired by Allied Domecq). 

Irvine Robbins- co-founder Baskin-Robbins (http://www.glendalehistorical.org/ images/robbins.gif)

1946 - Joseph Warford Drown created Hotel Bel-Air after buying an 18.5 acre site in lower Stone Canyon in Alphonzo E. Bell's residential enclave Bel-Air Estates in 1945; owned hotel for 36 years; favorite rooms: Judy Garland (118), Marilyn Monroe (133, 135), Richard Nixon (138), Doris Day (150), Mario Lanza (155), David Niven (99), Tyrone Power (136), Bette Davis (140), Yul Brenner (264), Barbara Hutton (160, 161), Grace Kelly ((160), Jackie Gleeson (160), Margaret Thatcher (150).

1946 - M.K. Guertin, Long Beach, CA-based hotelier with 23 years of experience in lodging industry, founded Best Western as a cooperative membership association, an informal telephone referral system among network of about 40 independent hotel operators; 1948 - 162 properties; 1963 - largest chain in industry (699 member hotels, 35,201 rooms); 1964 - "Gold Crown" logo introduced; began global expansion when Canadian hotel owners joined system; 1976 - entered Mexico, Australia, New Zealand.

1946 - Dave Barham opened first Hot Dog on a Stick at Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, CA; 1990 - 60 stores operating in 12 states; 2006 - 105 company-owned U.S. locations plus 25 franchised units; 100% owned and operated by its employees.

1946 - Arthur J. Preston opened Preston's Candy & Ice Cream in Burlingame, CA; winner of many international awards, including Grand Champion Medallion of International Truffle Competition for three years in a row, numerous awards in the Retail Confectioners International competition.

1948 - Esther and Harry Snyder founded In-N-Out Burgers, West Coast drive-through chain, in Baldwin park, CA (same year as McDonald brothers opened first limited-menu fast-food restaurant in San Bernadino, CA (43 miles away); strategy: limited menu choices, fresh food, deliberately slow growth (202 restaurants, $350 million annual sales vs. 31,886 restaurants, $20.4 billion annual sales for McDonalds).

December 12, 1948 - Richard and Maurice McDonald opened drive -in restaurant in San Bernardino, CA; featured hamburgers (15 cents), french fries (10 cents), fast service (Speedee Service System); 1955 - exclusive McDonald's franchising rights acquired by Ray Kroc; 1961 - - 228 McDonald's franchises, generated $37 million in gross profits; Kroc bought out McDonald brothers for $2.7 million.

 

 

 

Richard and Maurice McDonald(http://nhptv.org/outlook/nh_originals/ images/mcDonald_bros_color_72.jpg)

October 1950 - Marilyn and Harry Lewis opened Sunset Strip cafe; evolved into Hamburger Hamlet, string of show-biz-themed, carpet-and-chandelier grills in upper-midscale market; 1969 - went public; 1988 - 24-unit chain (1987 sales of sales of $44.8 million) acquired by Weatherly Private Capital Inc. for $33 million; December 6, 1995 - filed for bankruptcy protection; 1997 - 14 restaurants acquired by Koo Koo Roo, Inc. for$11.45 million; 1998 - Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Family Restaurant Group, Restaurant Enterprises Group Inc. merged, formed Prandium Inc.; May 2002 - filed for bankruptcy protection; July 2002 - emerged from bankruptcy; October 8, 2003 - filed for bankruptcy; 2004 - 12-unit Hamlet Group chain acquired by Andrew Tavakoli for $10 million. 

1953 - Harold Butler opened Danny's Donuts in Lakewood, CA; 1954 - renamed Danny's Coffee Shops; 1959 - renamed Denny’s Restaurants (sued by Coffee Dan's chain over brand-name similarity), with 20 Denny’s serving customers by year’s end.

September 27, 1957 - Jay A. Pritzker opened Hyatt Corporation's first hotel at Los Angeles International Airport (acquired Hyatt House, owned by local entrepreneur, Hyatt R. von Dehn. for $2.2 milion); 1967 - opened world's first atrium hotel, Hyatt Regency Atlanta; became known worldwide; 1969 - 13 Hyatt® hotels in United States, opened first international hotel, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong; 1980 - Grand Hyatt® and Park Hyatt® brands introduced; 1998 - 182 hotels, 34 more under construction ; 2006 - 215 Hyatt branded hotels and resorts (over 90,000 rooms) in 43 countries around the world; 49 Hyatt hotels and resorts under development, including 15 new hotels in China.

1958 - Al Lapin opened first International House of Pancakes in Toluca Lake, CA; 1960 - began expansion through franchising; 1961 - went public; 1963 - adopted name International Industries; March 23, 1965 - International Industries, Inc. registered "International House of Pancakes" trademark first used February 26, 1960 (restaurant services); 1973 - acronym IHOP introduced; July 16, 1974 - International Industries, Inc. registered "IHOP" trademark first used November 1972 (restaurant services); 1992 - 500th IHOP opened; 1993 - average sales per IHOP exceeded $1 million; 1998 - system wide sales exceeded $1 billion; 2001 - 1,000th IHOP opened; July 16, 2007 - said it would pay $1.9 billion for Applebee's International, casual dining chain of restaurants.

Al Lapin- founder IHOP (http://LifeInLegacy.com/ 2004/0626/LapinAl.jpg)

1958 - David Tallichet opened The Reef, South Seas-inspired waterfront restaurant, on edge of harbor in Long Beach, CA; pioneered theme restaurants, founded multi-concept restaurant company, Specialty Restaurants Corp.; 1968 - went public; 1980 - sales peaked at $180 million; went private; 1993 - filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy (operated 50 restaurants); 2007 - operated 25 restaurants.

1962 - William Becker, Paul Green opened First Motel 6 in Santa Barbara, CA ($6/night for spare, clean room); 54 rooms with no closets (hanging bars, shelves), shower stalls with rounded corners to reduce cleaning time, sheets which required no ironing, coin-operated TV sets ($.25 for 6 hours); 1968 - sold 180-motel chain for $14 million.

August 28, 1971 - Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley, CA; started an organic food movement.

1973 - McDonald's introduced Egg McMuffin; created by Herb Peterson (operated Santa Barbara McDonald's); used teflon-coated ring to make round eggs.

February 1982 - Austrian-born Wolfgang Puck opened Spago (Italian for string) on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood to serve simple, fresh, innovative food by skilled, friendly staff in casually sophisticated yet comfortable environment (former part owner of Ma Maison, magnet for Hollywood’s rich and famous); first signature dish, gourmet pizza topped with smoked salmon and caviar, put restaurant Los Angeles foodie map; 1986 - regularly featured guest on ABC's "Good Morning America"; 1990 - Spgao grossing $6 million per year ;1997 - Spago Beverly Hills opened; 2000 - Emmy-winning television series, "Wolfgang Puck," debuted on Food Network (aired for five seasons).

Wolfgang Puck- Spago (http://www.biography.com/ biography/images/ episode_images/ puck_wolfgang_320x240.jpg)

June 6, 1986 - Ronn Teitelbaum opened first Johnny Rockets on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles; June 3, 2005 - 175th restaurant opened in Hicksville, New York.

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Chip Conley- Joie de Vivre (http://www.jdvhotels.com/img/ press/thumbs/Chip-Conley.jpg)

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Trader Vic(http://www.tradervics.com/ images/rest-trader.jpg)

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