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Title: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: jim28518 on August 11, 2008, 07:07:43 AM

Before McDonald hamburgers on south Main street Worcester had 2 drive-up hamburger places and I don't remember their names.
One was on West Boylston Street a little past Mountain street but not as far out as Saint Christoper's.
The other was near Hope cemetery on Hope Ave near corner of Webster street and I can't remember its name.
The time frame would have been something like 1959-early 1960's.
Believe prices were something like, burger 19 cents, fries 15 cents, shake 25 cents, coke 10 cents.

Does this ring a bell with you, can you provide a name? or info

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: Linda Kender on August 12, 2008, 04:00:23 AM

The one I remember was on West Boylston St., it was called Hawkeyes. 

Linda

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: gene on August 13, 2008, 08:45:41 AM

I believe Hawkeye's was the name of the burger place on Hope Ave also.

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: jim28518 on August 14, 2008, 04:54:16 AM

Thanks Linda & Gene,
Hawkeyes was the place, two locations in Worcester, for the life of me I couldn't think of their name. They also had onion rings.

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: Leda on August 28, 2008, 01:15:41 PM

There was also a Kemp's Hamburger's on Park Avenue, between Pleasant and Chandler Streets is the late 60's.

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: jim28518 on August 29, 2008, 05:13:59 AM

Yup Leda, remember Kemp's hamburger in the 1960's on Park Ave.
They were across from an A&P (now a CVS pharmacy).
The Kemp's location is now a "Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank".
Google earth is a fantastic site, their street views at 278 park ave show the present day view from street level.

Title: Re: Before McDonald, Worcester had drive-up fast food hamburgs
Post by: fyshdoc on October 30, 2008, 02:47:39 AM

we had a Kemps in Burlington, ma in the mid 1960's.

a hambuger was 10 cents.