Red's Giant Hamburg

Red's
Red's Giant Hamburg

Red's Giant Hamburg was a business on U.S. Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri which is believed to have been the world's first 'drive-through' restaurant.[1]

Overview

The red-haired Sheldon "Red" Chaney (May 20, 1916 – June 2, 1997) arrived in Springfield after World War II with a bride and a new college business degree. He purchased a small gas station with several wooden, motor court cabins tucked among trees on the back of the property. Eventually, a café was added in 1947. Growing weary of pumping gas and operating the motor court, the couple decided a better money-maker would be a restaurant. Since they owned a small herd of beef cattle (and would continue to raise their own beef until the close of the business), they decided to concentrate on hamburgers.

In 2013, a fundraising campaign was established to recreate the Red's Giant Hamburg sign.[2] It will become a focal point in a larger Springfield, Missouri project to establish a Route 66-themed roadside park. The site is located within the city limits in a section of town called the West Meadows area (on College Street east of Fort Avenue).[3]

Films

A film about Red's Giant Hamburg was made by Missouri State University art students in the early 1970s but its whereabouts are unknown. Springfield rock and roll band The Morells filmed their tribute song "Red's" at the restaurant location in 1982. It was produced by Kevin Hudnell (see links below). Another film, envisioned in April 2010, to be called Two Missing Letters: The Red Chaney Story, is in pre-production.

Music

Red's is the subject of "Red's"[4], a song by The Morells on their 1982 album, Shake and Push[5]. "Where the only thing French on the menu is fried."

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  2. ↑ http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=803722 downloaded 2013-05-08
  3. ↑ http://www.kspr.com/news/ky3-hyvee-fundraiser-for-route-66-park-project-20130507,0,4018341.story
  4. ↑ "The Morells- Reds video". Youtube.com. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Morells: Shake and Push (1982) LP". Goodshitreviews.wordpress.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

Sources

Multiple interviews with Red Cheney by Audrey Burtrum-Stanley

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