A frosty mug at A&W - Life in America

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[@bobscott7253]

It was a time of innocence. I met my future wife in high school at the tinder age of seventeen. I proposed to her at an A&W at nineteen and we were married at 21. We were married for 50+ years before she passed away last October. We had a wonderful life together. “I’ve had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you.” Thank you Lord for blessing me with such an awesome wife. I miss you sweetheart, and I’ll never find another you.

[@sherrysharp4464]

What a wonderful tribute

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

Tears to you ! ! ! What a great story

[@danityvanityinsanity]

✨Beautiful!✨

[@marktuyet]

Sweet sentiments .

[@KTKZon58]

My condolences🙏🏿

[@Amanglophile]

I remember A&W's "Frosty-Mug Taste" when I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.

[@robertmoir5695]

Amanglophile I too remember A & W Rootbeer in the 1960s and 1970s don t you miss all that now ?

[@sharoncrawford7192]

I'm a baby boomer and proud of it. Born in 1956. Best days of my life.

[@robertmoir5695]

@@sharoncrawford7192 do you mean the 1960s and 1970s ? Those were the best days of your life those were great days I have a brother he was born in 1956 he is 65 years old I will be 60 next month

[@markmadonia2867]

They would come to the car to searve you and you couldn't get the Rootbeer cold enough ha ha

[@gazzmann9569]

When I was a kid, we didn't have a lot of money. Going to the A&W drive - in was the ultimate family treat. So much fun and excitement for such a simple outing.

[@carlaharrington5120]

My family history was the same; money was always an issue. Every once in awhile my dad would treat us to an A&W run. We never ate there but a frosty mug of their root beer was heaven on earth in those days!!!

[@suejones5295]

The best root beer ever! It was so good in a cold frosty mug!

[@paulyakaitis3352]

It still is the best root beer!

[@beckygriggs7827]

And no caffeine to hype your kids up, nothing like md

[@al307antony2]

@@beckygriggs7827 or barq’s! 🤮 A&W ftw!

[@DocTeeachci]

It is not what it was was and it no longer tastes like root beer. It now tastes like caramel soda water. And I was at the very first location earlier today. The food was great the fries were awesome but the root beer was a big note and it tasted more like caramel soda water

[@DocTeeachci]

@@paulyakaitis3352 sorry but no caramel soda water is not root beer

[@arthurleino]

A&W Rootbeer was such a treat for us when growing up. Car hops and all! The A&W KFC where I live is still a treat for this 68 year old. Nothing like a Papa Burger and Rootbeer Float.

[@matthewestrada407]

I've seen one in Atascadero CA

[@michaeladamcik7475]

We have a KFC A&W in Allentown, PA

[@saucytony4609]

Still one here in tucson az!

[@arthurleino]

Actually we have a A&W with KFC here Mount Vernon, Washington.

[@dennybro1]

Makes you feel sorry for what todays kids missed. Much happier times then!

[@rcre7052]

Because life was so simple then.. not like today

[@stevenhosea4849]

No. Steven. Cta. Hi. Yes. Very. Thanks. Happens.

[@RM.....]

Kids today are clueless. All they know are cell phones , tv , video games. World is doomed once they’re older as most have zero direction now let alone when they get older. All fun and games making kids, but then you HAVE TO RAISE them properly as well. And a cell phone or video game isn’t how you raise a child.

[@wmw3629]

You’re so right. No way I would exchange my childhood years with the kids of today.

[@wmw3629]

@@RM..... Amen to that!

[@bonnieharris8112]

I miss the A & W Drive-ins. I have such good memories of them.

[@stevedeleon8775]

Bonnie Harris..We still have a few A&W's here in Arizona..Tucson& Phoenix

[@bonnieharris8112]

@@stevedeleon8775 they've got one in Clovis, Ca, but I'm not sure. They had one in Fresno CA, but they're gone now. I love their root beer, especially when it's served in a ice cold glass.

[@davidchildress6432]

@@bonnieharris8112 I was born and raised in Fresno and remember the drive in

[@barryf5479]

In the Sacramento/Placer County area, A&W's are combined with KFC restaurants now.

[@optitom9033]

Great chili burger

[@HectorJPeabody]

I live in a rural coastal town in Oregon. We are lucky enough to still have A&W. They still make the rootbeer fresh on premises.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Mom took us to Dairy Queen; dad took us to A&W. For years I had the mini mug he bought, one for me and another for my brother, sitting on my windowsill.

[@shelleyganz9095]

Sweet...

[@ericbond5276]

I remember those Mister Misty drinks.

[@sharonh2991]

Loved those mini mugs. It was such a kid thing. My sissy and I had one too.

[@ericbond5276]

Wasn't there a Daree Delight too?

[@robertzacharias6815]

I still have a mini mug too! One of my favorite items left from my childhood

[@wallacegeller2111]

Oh yes, I remember being 16 years old and pulling into an A and W root beer stand. 2 hot dogs with everything and a large root beer. Total bill 55 cents and I would tip a dime. Those were the good old days 1964 vintage.

[@elifoust7664]

Silver dime

[@johnallen2771]

My dad used to drive us 25 miles to the A&W in Warren, Ohio. We would get a root beer float and it was heavenly to a kid. We loved the foam. Then we started getting hot dogs there and it was also yummy. They did have you roll your window up a little so they could put the tray with the stuff there.

[@ericbond5276]

It is nice you remember that. Memories like that don't go away. Sometimes we have to be reminded via these videos.

[@david-leethompson62]

Yum... Root Beer Float!

[@david-leethompson62]

A gooood Father!

[@dwightpowell6673]

@@david-leethompson62 my father was very abusive...he wouldn't even buy me popcorn at the movies.

[@asmodeus1274]

@@dwightpowell6673 If I had known you at the time and we had gone to the movies together, I would have bought you some popcorn and some milk duds from the money I collected from finding and turning in pop bottles. God Bless buddy...

[@bitsnpieces11]

Ahh, the mid '60s. An A&W Root Beer float with vanilla ice cream, heaven.

[@dennybro1]

Was the gathering center in our town. Ahh the memories.

[@mikemcclune1440]

Nothing beats fresh rootbeer, on its own or in a float

[@1982MCI]

@@mikemcclune1440 on a good hot day, an ice cold root beer in a frosted mug was pure heaven!! A float was icing on the cake!!

[@Laughandsong]

You still can have it. Go to A & W.

[@beccaandcharliesworld5571]

I still have a mug somewhere!!!

[@diannelavoie5385]

Happiness was a big, frosted mug of root beer on a summer night, along with a hot dog or cheeseburger brought out to the family car by a carhop. Fond memories of going to one in Somerset, Massachusetts. Best root beer ever.

[@asmodeus1274]

Dad’s Root Beer was good as well.

[@paulht3251]

You could actually smell the root beer when walking up to the counter or when the carhop placed the tray on the door.😎

[@brettb8825]

Don't forget the ice cream floats. Always in those classic frosty mugs. Fond memories as well.

[@tomlewis5542]

Youre killin me in a good way

[@tomlewis5542]

@@asmodeus1274 I remember when we were kids we got some dad's root beer that had yeast in it my dad wrote a letter to the company and they sent us to free cases with mugs

[@jamesy4003]

Lake George NY still has one w/ car service. What a memory growing up !!

[@johnwyblejr6460]

There's one in Cortland too.

[@rhsab1]

And Rhode Island

[@jimmartin7881]

@@johnwyblejr6460 Yeah, now there's 5 left up here. They shut down Oneida and now I have to drive 90 minutes to Cortland for my fix. Haven't gone in a while but I try and take my brother every month or so. I wish they'd open up a Checkers up here, I miss their fries and chili, oh and the banana shakes are addictive too.

[@donnabanks7656]

Awesome!!!

[@karenwallace2660]

Have a lot of childhood memories of going and getting a Frosty Mug of root beer with my parents in the '60s in Wisconsin

[@shelleyganz9095]

Sweet....

[@M.C.Blackwell]

Great memory!

[@stevealaskaman5680]

I grew up in Phillips in the 60’s;A&W was the only “fast food” as we know it today in town. Many a summer night we load up and go for a cold one in the fair lane.

[@sdcoinshooter]

Me too Karen, it was a small town in Michigan. Friday nights we would head to the drive in. Good memories

[@lockman004]

Nothing like a large black cow, root beer float served in a frosted mug with a papa berger with an order of onion rings in the 1960's in Rhinelander Wisconsin. If I could time travel I'd be there right now. Oh and a cold half gallon to go!

[@jackwade5883]

I used to be a cook at A&W when I was a kid one of my first jobs

[@drxbaker]

I to worked my first job at A&W in Keego Harbor Michigan in 1969!

[@annettesjoy]

That must of been fun.

[@panhead58ful]

you made some good burgers, jack

[@russellmurray3964]

Also a cook at A & W. And one time I got to wear the bear suit as the A & W "Root Bear". I stood outside and waved at the cars going by. It was scorching hot inside that thing, though.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

I was a car hop. 1st job. Always thought the cooks were cool and good lookin

[@uneducatedruralmistake9311]

When I was 14 and playing on the National Little League Senior Major Dodgers, our coach, Joe Pyle told us after every game we win, we will be taken to A & W for burgers and root beer. We went 22 - 1 that year. Nothing better than that frosty mug and that first sip of the best root beer.

[@david-leethompson62]

Bribery Works most Of the time.

[@merlemorrison482]

yep, that's called incentive...

[@kevinpyne5808]

Joe was poor that year.

[@sci-figuy6668]

There is nothing better than a root beer with a big juicy cheeseburger with everything on it!

[@danityvanityinsanity]

Great incentive!😃👍

[@tonynowakowski3144]

I still have a A &W baby root beer mug.

[@annettesjoy]

Cool, fond memories of going there. Funny story - when I was about 4 years old, I called it my beer. We were out shopping one day and I told my mother I wanted my beer. When she said okay. Everyone's mouths dropped open lol.

[@Scripts360]

As do I.

[@darrendavenport3334]

You did good tony... I'm proud of you like my own son

[@eutimiochavez415]

I have the whole set

[@mh53j]

Still have two of the big, heavy glass mugs; put them in the freezer before I use them to get that thin ice on the top!

[@mr.gunzaku437]

I'm much too young to remember 95% of these subjects on this channel, but it always seems to be better times back then. I'd give up my phone and internet access to be that happy.

[@ethelnewberry9296]

Mr. Gunzaku: Yes Sir!!! You missed out on a whole lotta stuff...Life was peaceful, beautiful and politics were just politics. Nothing like we just went through with a president lying and giving jobs away to their cronies, and all the other BS that just happened. Good Luck young Man with a lifetime that awaits you.

[@beckygriggs7827]

@@ethelnewberry9296 WELL SAID!!!

[@ethelnewberry9296]

@@beckygriggs7827: Thank you Miss Becky...Very kind of you to say the beautiful comment. Enjoy the rest of the summer.

[@patriciayoung3267]

I remember out local A&W in the 1960's. It was drive-in only and they would bring your food out on a tray that would hook to your window. When you were done you just honked your horn and someone would come out and take it away. My Grandad ran a Drive-in movie theatre and we would stop at the A&W before going there. Our resteraunt served "Daddy" Burgers, "Mommy" Burgers and Baby" Burgers, I recall how shocked I was when my Mommy ate a "Baby" Burger. I thought The food was assigned for each job. LOL

[@danityvanityinsanity]

🤣lol

[@kevinloving3141]

This story is adorable.

[@swingman5635]

My uncle owned and operated an A+W,in the 70s. He featured soft serve cones,broasted chicken dinners,and fish dinners too,with fresh made coleslaw. He and my aunt worked like dogs,and they made a killing. In the summer on the weekend, he had a police escort to the night drop box at the bank. After 10 years,they moved to Florida, and bought and rented a dozen condos.

[@swingman5635]

@David Brown We lived about 25 miles away from their stand,so my folks didn't drive there,much. They would offer freebies,but my parents always insisted to pay. A few years later,when I was driving and dating,I'd bring a girl there. They offered freebies, but I always paid. I went there to visit my cousins who were working there in the summer,not for a free meal.

[@CinqueMalcolm]

no free lunch mentality

[@swingman5635]

@@CinqueMalcolm 😂

[@angeladay1534]

Making me hungry! 🍔🥤🍦

[@SomeDaysYoureBarbra]

Oh my gosh, so many memories. There was one of these in the town I grew up in. It was always super cold inside, back in the day that air conditioning wasn't widespread, and their delicious root bear was served in a frosty mug. It was so much fun going there. If I remember correctly, I used to get chili on corn chips, in a little paper, square bowl.

[@nonamegame9857]

I remember my mom always ordering a chili dog and me being the wise butt that I was as a little kid would correct her and say it was a chili hot dog and if she didn't order it right that one of those days they were going to bring out a dog with chili all over its back 🤣🤣🤣

[@edwardgomez7231]

At 3:50 that was my father's he built in 1957 & owned through '73 Staten island N.Y. Original building is still there , but has been added to

[@Gratefulman1965]

Sweet home Oregon still has an original A&W. It’s a small town off the beaten path but I have been going since I was a kid in the 1970’s and still continue to visit when I am able. I’m 56 now and I love A&W! Classic Americana!

[@JohnSmith-pk4xq]

What small town in Oregon ?

[@larrypriser6413]

I used to go to the one in oak ridge, unfortunately it closed a few years ago 😥

[@cliffordkiehl3959]

A and W was a good spot in the late 50s in Illinois, also 'Dog and Suds' was around too.

[@toddfpacker6793]

Dog and suds and. ........Cock Robin....... the bestttt!!!!

[@badnews37]

from Cahokia ,il here.

[@mischermer4767]

Truth be told, Dog n Suds was a knock-off of A&W, but, was a very acceptable alternative when you couldn't get to an A&W. How I sorely miss A&W stands

[@hockeyman1054]

Awesome burger at Dog n' Suds along with crinkle-cut fries and a big mug of cold rootbeer. Would go to the one in Rochelle, IL, whenever visiting my cousin! When back at home A & W was less than a mile away! Both were awesome!

[@toddsorvino4575]

@@toddfpacker6793 Grew up around the Naperville area. If I'm correct, Cock Robin's headquarters was located there and the dairy that made the ice cream was located on Washington st behind one the stores.

[@ladylaura8038]

I’m so happy you did this story! In Lincoln Park, Michigan where I grew up there was a car hop / order from you car version, that up until the pandemic we would still visit when seeing family. Great memories of a carload of kids in a station wagon and the parents taking us there for floats and foot long hot dogs!! Pretty sure it will survive considering everyone can eat in their own vehicles 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lynnlynn5583]

Ours is a car hop too! No one has bought the property yet...I just want to cry.

[@ethelnewberry9296]

Laura Mayhew: Oh my Gosh!!! I was born in Lincoln Park on University St. at home with my two Aunts in attendance in August 1934. A doctor was there but only to supervise. 1933 and 1934 most babies were born at home because of the great baby mix-up as mothers were given the wrong infants after they were born. Name tag bracelets were not in everyday common use at that time, from what my Mother told me before she died in 1964. I've always wished she would have told me the address, but I never bothered to ask for it. Did you get into the station wagon full of kids theme going to the drive in movies to see the Monster Movies...Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Crawling Hand...etc...That was a trip and a half...mosquitos...bugs...bathroom trips..."I'm thirsty"..."You put ketchup on it I don't like ketchup..."Mom!!! He's in my space." And, on & on & on. That was all in the 1960's when Drive - Ins were big stuff. Big Ford Station Wagon...was never big enough for six little kids. We should have had an Army truck. Anyway, ...Enjoy your summer. Thanks for listening.

[@ladylaura8038]

@@ethelnewberry9296 what a fascinating story, thank you so much for sharing it!

[@ethelnewberry9296]

@@ladylaura8038: Well thank you!!! I never thought of it as being fascinating though, because to me it was only family information being passed on to me by my Mom. Very kind of you to take the time to talk with me. Again, I say, thank you.

[@christyholdren525]

The original A&W is still open in Lodi, CA.

[@goldgeologist5320]

I really miss an A&W root beer float! Fond memory of getting on as a child with my parents! It was a rare treat back in the early 60s.

[@joshuasteele4498]

There is still a classic A&W stand in downtown Modesto, CA. Was a favorite lunch spot when I worked a couple blocks away at the newspaper. Always on the list when I return to visit some family. Great root beer and great burgers

[@phototristan]

I just had an A&W root beer float today and I can tell it was a lot more than five cents, and also something tells me it was probably a lot better back in the old days.

[@francesfarmer736]

I’ve been to the very first A&W in Lodi since I lived in Sacramento, but not until decades later.....plenty of A&Ws in the Sacramento area.....

[@loveandfaith6517]

Oh my goodness, so many good memories! As I look back, a little smile comes on my face. Thank you Recollection Road!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

March 7th 2021. My late mother would have been 97 today. She did all the driving in our family. When I was a youngster in grade school, it was a treat to go to A&W('60s) and watch the car hops on rollers wait on us. Ice cold frosty rb's. Oh boy! Later, when I was in high school, we'd sometimes walk across the street for lunch and maybe hang there after school.

[@nonamegame9857]

I hear you. My mom would have turned 95 on December 10th of last year and I can still almost taste the chili dogs and A&w Root beer that we used to share.

[@barbarasteed3966]

decided. That bacon cheese burger with a root beer..the best.. the 60s ..

[@optitom9033]

Sorry for your loss, I remember mom taking us to A&W

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@optitom9033 TY

[@jeffreypeterson313]

My family owned and ran an A&W for 32 years in Wabash, Ind. and Freeport,IL. The A&W Burger Family- Super Papa, Papa, Mama, Teen, and the Baby sandwiches. Sold our Coney (chili) homemade sauce with onions on it. We water chilled our mugs for the Root Beer. We did a lot of business with our carhops . It was a fun time. Thank you for this video!

[@butcharmstrong9645]

I always loved it when my dad would suggest A & W and we'd all get a frosty mug. Great childhood memory. Right now at this moment, I have a 2 ltr of diet A&W in my fridge, which has about as much in common with the original A&W root beer as a modern cell phone has with a dial phone. lol

[@straybullitt]

It's not well publicized, but many A&W restaurants still make their root beer fresh everyday. I was surprised to find this out during a visit to a nearby restaurant. The root beer tastes the same, but the food is contemporary, run of the mill, fast food.... Like many franchises. I"m grateful that I can still sit there, and reminisce over a bacon-burger, and a frosty mug, though.

[@chnalvr]

As little kids, driving with our parents to the A and W in Dubuque, Iowa in summers for a frosty, cold root beer, was such a treat. I have happy memories of the servers bringing trays to our car after we would place our order over the microphone. It was the height of car culture in America.

[@TheMroush]

I am thankful we have an A&W in our town even today.

[@amytaylor8393]

Good day to you. how are you doing? May every step you make be filled with happiness, love, and peace. And nice to meet you where are you from if you don’t mind me asking

[@jefferyrowley8873]

I got my start as a car hop - the only male hop ever in the small Wisconsin town , where I lived. Hours to dollars the most lucrative job I ever had. I went on to manage many places but never made the cabbage as I did when I turned 16!

[@dwightpowell6673]

Were there any black carhops?

[@jefferyrowley8873]

@@dwightpowell6673 Not where I lived. Maybe elsewhere - they had a ton of locations in the 1970's.

[@dwightpowell6673]

@@jefferyrowley8873 did you know any black people?

[@popcultureaddict733]

I'll bet you were hugely popular with the Cougars piloting Thunderbirds in the parking lot.

[@jefferyrowley8873]

@@dwightpowell6673 back in the early 1970's the entire state of Wisconsin had an 'other' (which includes Blacks) population of less than 2% combined. I moved to NYC in the 1990's - 2010. I lived in Jersey City. I worked as a restaurant manager in Manhattan and point of sale IT Technician in Hoboken.

[@jimmartin7881]

I sure miss my pop when I go to A&W now, it was always a surprise treat for us when we'd somehow end up near one and he'd act like it was by chance. "Oh look, an A&W!", lol. Sly s.o.b. got us every time with that ruse.

[@jamessimpson5452]

A&W still going strong in 216 E Lodi Ave, Lodi, California.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

An A & W would make it easier to be stuck in Lodi

[@berylwhite2983]

Nice video thanks for trip down memory lane

[@nonamegame9857]

Oh yes. An icy cold mug of A&w Root beer along with a chili dog and onions. YUM, YUM🥰🥰. Good times 👍👍👍

[@kevinpyne5808]

Excellent. Your history about the companies along with all the nostalgic pictures are a true treasure.

[@ivanleterror9158]

As a kid in St Paul, Minn we went to A&W and had the California Burger. (first cheeseburgers for us) Years later I hung out at the A&W on Van Nuys Blvd in LA. One night the lady who owned it had to leave on a family emergency (she was car hopping that night). The cook had to take her place and knowing the menu, I jumped in and cooked for about 2 hours.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

California Burger

[@ethelnewberry9296]

Ivan Leterror: You must have been very trustworthy.

[@drcharlesbombay]

This is so bad-ass... I love this story!!! You’ll never forget that night...

[@karenstrycharz1499]

How amazing these photos are!

[@doodleblockwell2610]

I have very fond memories of going to A&W in Santa Ana CA in the mid to late 1960’s with the family. We stayed and were served in the car. The food tray rested on an open window on the outside. My twin brother and I always got a Mama Burger [mayonnaise only] and of course, as wonderful root beer. I can still smell it. Wonderful. I have not seen an open A&W in decades, but I saw one on a recent KZbin video from Edmonton Alberta of all places.

[@schallrd1]

Root Beer with Chili Hot Dog one of the simple pleasures in life.

[@bengaljam4550]

Remember back in the 60's my parents took us kids to Itasca national Park for a day visit. At that time there were no restaurants around so after we left it seemed like we were driving through the wilderness for hours. We all were starving, hot, thirsty, and irritable after a long day. My parents kept telling us the first restaurant we see will go there. Nothing for miles. Just a winding road and trees. Finally rounding a curve there was an A&W drive-in in the distance. Incredible. It was in the middle of nowhere. Cheeseburgers, onion rings, fries, chili dogs and that frosty mug of root beer. We all were so happy and the food was delicous. What a memorable day and meal.

[@janisdeluca3028]

You just took me back when my Mom, while out running errands, would pull into an A&W for lunch. Can't recall the sandwich but she bought all us kids a float. Oh, how we loved those lunches!

[@kenbaker8868]

Boy, I loved A&W! I remember my dad letting me get a Poppa Burger for the first time! It was great! I miss those places!

[@deborahchesser7375]

Take all of today’s technology and give me the simple times. Remember when you told someone you would be somewhere and you actually followed through and showed up because you didn’t have a cell phone to easily cancel the plan ?

[@mh53j]

I went inside to a McDonald's a few years ago; it had a self serve order kiosk ... whatever the hell it's called. I turned and walked out. Probably would have taken me half an hour to figure it out.

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@mh53j that’s true, that automated shit is always messing up. People don’t even want to take the time to make a burger the right way. An extra 10 seconds and the difference is amazing. 🍔

[@johnnycomelately5914]

@@mh53j Remember when you could actually get a hot burger at McDonalds? They were under a heat lamp. They use the Kiosk so they can save labor costs. I ate at McDonalds for my last time 2 years ago when it cost me $26.00 for two people. Now I go to Texas Roadhouse and eat for almost the same price, and with the slow service at McDonalds, I'm served almost as fast.

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@johnnycomelately5914 no shit man it’s ridiculous, remember when they made their fries in beef tallow? And they were delicious? Now they use veggy oil for healthier food ? Because who the hell goes there for healthy food ?

[@johnnycomelately5914]

@@deborahchesser7375 I do, yes. I also remember when they'd throw out the fries if they were't sold right way. Now they sell them cold. I remember where I lived, there was a hamburger place just like McDonalds. The man that owned it had 3 in surrounding towns. He got 18 cents for a hamburger. McDonalds moved into town and sold hamburgers for 15 cents. This guy was making bank, but within 4 months of McDonalds moving in, he couldn't pay the light bill. Mcdonalds was also clean and spotless all the time. The teens that worked there ( all boys as their help wanted sign said "males only") wore white paper hats. I remember a man complaining once because they got his order wrong. Not only did they correct the order, but the manager gave him his money back. Today, they could care less.

[@load714]

I remember going there as a kid, and still have my little mug that I got for my 5th birthday from A&W. Also I have a regular mug with their logo on it, right before they closed down in the late 70's. The best thing was staying in the car with the tray on the window, and I still remember my dad taking a sip off each one, as a quality check he used to say as he passed them out to my brothers and me.

[@cyclenut]

In the mid to late 60s we lived in NJ and a friend of my dad from the Navy would take us to an A&W. These are some of my fondest memories along with him teaching me to play chess.

[@samanthab1923]

I think there is still an A&W's in Burlington NJ.

[@samanthab1923]

Growing up in NJ I don't remember A&W drive ins but I do remember Stewart's. Orange painted places.

[@itsjohndell]

Same!

[@annettesjoy]

Back in those Days, A & W, Burger Chef, Bob's Big Boy, and TG&Y were my favorite places. TG&Y was a discount store. 🤗🍔

[@molonlabe9602]

Burger Chef, cheap delicious burgers in a plastic bag....what a treat. My mom used to drive me 12 miles to eat at Burger Chef. We loved it.

[@douglasdixon524]

I still have a screwdriver somewhere with a TG&Y price sticker on it that my dad bought, probably from the late 1970s or early 1980s.

[@ethelnewberry9296]

@@douglasdixon524: My Son in law was a Co-Manager and Manager of TG&Y on 7 Mile in Northville back in the late 70's and part of the 80's. When they closed they gave him an excellent reference, and he moved on to Perry Drugs; when they closed, there was another excellent reference, and Rite Aid Drugs hired him immediately, and he stayed there over 20 years, and then died about 3/4 years ago in his early 60's. I used to shop at TG&Y a lot because it was a very nice store, and I always got the family discount. I never knew it was a discount store because he never mentioned it.

[@beckygriggs7827]

Burger Chef, another favorite of my childhood 😊😊😊🥰🥰🥰

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I loved a frosty cold mug of Root Beer with a scoop of vanilla. Man, I miss the old A&W. The one in my home town has been gone for along time now.

[@philipe7937]

I remember as a kid in the 60s going with my parents and having the tray brought to our car window after ordering from the order board. I remember the papa, mama and baby burger, I also remember the glass jug of root beer. I think it tasted better that way. Oh and also the delicious rootbeer floats.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

My best friend since high school which goes Way back . His first girlfriend older sister was a car hop at our local A&W. Every once and a while she would give us free drinks and food. It was some good times for sure. That was back in 1976.

[@stevedeleon8775]

We had a A&W right around the corner in our neighborhood in Tucson, Az. 1970( I was 11 years old)..we would have 5 cent Mini Mugs Of Rootbeer on Mondays..and my favorite burger was the TEEN Bacon Cheeseburger..

[@phoebeflagg2694]

Oh, the Teen burger was my favorite in that year. There was a wonderful aroma when I opened the foiled paper envelope. They built an A&W / Long Johns Silver's a coup!e miles from us, about 8 years ago. Sadly the burgers just didn't taste the same or have that arouma. Of course they cost a lot more than in 1970. At least the root beer was the same. We also had the car hops on roller skates in the 60s.

[@williamkeith8944]

Here's to the A&W root beer stand on 6th street in Amarillo. They've been serving up ice cold root beer and food for over 50 years in that location.

[@Cherryblossom18634]

Wow, I wish I can go back with these people, they seem so happy.

[@suziidfl]

When I was in the 1st grade the A&W in my town would occasionally serve root beer in mugs that had a gold bottom. If you were lucky enough to get a gold bottom mug you would get a free root beer.

[@jeffevans3193]

Thats where the family ate after baseball games,great root beer.

[@mike32277]

Wow. I can just imagine how good those fountain A&W's were.

[@raymondmartin6737]

I still remember driving up to A&W stands about 50 years ago in New Hampshire and Maine. That was fun then.

[@davidsquires154]

Back in the late 1970's, a friend of mine and I took a ride up to Romeo, Michigan and we stopped at the Romeo A&W for a bite to eat and a A&W Root Beer. I still have my A&W Root Beer mug to this very day. When ,we left the A&W drive in restaurant the A&W Root Beer mug was still in the car with us. My ,confession is that I ,stole the A&W Root Beer mug because I wanted one. I don't even if the A&W Root Beer Drive in restaurant is still on Van Dyke &31Mile in Romeo, Michigan is still there.

[@ethelnewberry9296]

David Squires: Romeo??? Did you buy some Apples??? My sister-in- law moved there 60+ years ago from Detroit. We would drive up to see her, and would always stop at an apple orchard and would buy a bushel of apples. I made a lot of apple pies and beautiful applesauce back then...I think that was...God...I can't even remember what decade that was...Anyway, it was along time ago. LOL!!! I think there is a A & W over in Dexter...I 'll have to take a ride out there to see if it's still there. Oh and by the way, Van Dyke & 31 Mile was the area where the family lived. I think we took M-59 to get there. Small world isn't it??? Go Blue!!!

[@stephaniehanson6774]

One of the best places to hang out in high school and it was just blocks from my house.

[@Viper-jk2pf]

Had an AW across the street from my college in Miami (1981). Was a broke student but would save up to treat myself to a cold rootbeer and steak sandwich...Yummy.....

[@howardbeatman2820]

I've never cared much for root beer... but the draft root beer from A&W was great!

[@samanthab1923]

Same here. Not a fan of Root Beer. None of us kids were. I think that's why my dad drank it at home. He knew none of us kids would drink any. I did discover diet A&W cream soda was nice much later.

[@nickhill8612]

Same I never liked root beer or licerious.

[@lindaeasley5606]

When I was a child there was an A&W in the small town where my grandmother lived.Sometimes during visits my mom would take me and my brother there to get a burger and root beer

[@frankcoffey]

One of my earliest memories is going to A&W in Springfield MO, the tray that hung on the window of the car was like magic. The Root Beer was amazing with an almost oily texture.

[@frankcoffey]

@@pjjr.4088 No, we were by Fort Lenard Wood, when I was a kid, not Whiteman.

[@afdisneyfreak7]

Hi!! I worked as a cook/grill at the one in Ontario *one of the last real drive-in restaurants*; enjoyed the experience, food, and especially the floats with root beer made at store by my boss/friends! I miss those days!!

[@calescapee9642]

On Holt Blvd.

[@calescapee9642]

There was one at Foothill and Campus in Upland. My Dad knew the Owner and he would bring Gallon Jugs of Root beer to our house back in the Early 70s.

[@barryf5479]

In Lincoln, California (near Sacramento), there was an A&W that served root beer AND real beer in the late seventies. The owner was at an A&W convention and mentioned this in passing. Soon after, his franchise was revoked. I recall that restaurant. It was one of a kind.

[@PrezVeto]

What superstitious prudes

[@littleskittles7733]

I remember my mom bringing A&W root beer home in a waxed paper cone shaped container, the yummy smell of fried onions on the grill as you arrived, and those frosty mugs!! Eating there was always a great treat for us kids.

[@mh53j]

Finally, someone else that remembers that cone shaped container! I remembered it as a kind of triangle thing, but now that you mentioned it as a cone, it comes back to me now! Was around mid to late 60s, maybe early 70s.

[@Mike4metal]

A&W! A Huge Staple in My Childhood Memories!✨

[@johndak1]

My new favorite KZbin channel. These videos bring back such good child hood memories and learning interesting things I didn’t know about. I think the narration is superb and video quality is excellent . As a photographer myself it is an A plus in my book.

[@glendasmilesalot2959]

Thank you for posting this video for all of us who are nostalgic and long for great customer service and families chugging a great root beer and delicious burgers in a huge station wagon!

[@PAPITO_49]

You know what I think of most when seeing theses places, A&W, Burger Chef and others. Where can I get the $.25 or $.30 i need to eat with my friends. Walking from 49th street & Poke all the way to Texas St. To swim at the mini. and walking home. It was all an adventure. Our parents didn't have to worry about us.

[@samanthab1923]

It's amazing isn't it? We would ride our bikes to Friendly's & get cones for 26 cents! Nearby pizza place was the same for a slice. Early 70's.

[@bobriemersma]

Different times indeed. When I was small I walked past "The Milk Store" on the way to school K through 4th grade. If I had a nickel I could get a frozen Milky Way on a stick.

[@annettesjoy]

Oh my gosh, no one I talk to ever remembers Burger Chef!

[@dwightpowell6673]

@@annettesjoy maybe it didn't exist....maybe you imagined it.

[@asmodeus1274]

@@dwightpowell6673 Burger Chef was an American fast-food restaurant chain. It began operating in 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana, expanded throughout the United States, and at its peak in 1973 had 1,050 locations, including some in Canada. The chain featured several signature items, such as the Big Shef and Super Shef hamburgers.

[@michaelburroughs7494]

The A & W near us only closed a few years ago. They still set up a booth at the Ohio State Fair every year.

[@electricguysvcs]

I lived in central Jersey as a kid - we had Stewarts hot dogs and A&W was a big thing. When the waitresses came to the car and hooked a tray to the window - good stuff

[@MightyEleazar]

I can remember calling in the order on the phone from the table as a kid. Loved the food and the memories.

[@rburly]

The same as with many others, our Little League coaches took us to A&W after every game we won. So many memories.

[@mb13972]

I remember stopping at A&W one time and ordering a hot dog and a root beer. The mug was so cold that it literally froze the water out of the soda and I was left with a mug of root beer syrup. (which the counter girl graciously replaced)

[@branon6565]

Replaced? Why would you replace that, it had to have been better than a watered down regular root beer....

[@Uniquelyyours1]

We had an A& W in our little town, Ithaca Michigan, back in the 60's and 70's. It was a drive in and I just remember how much fun it was.

[@vikingPapa68]

My grandparents were from Lodi. Been to this location many times. Looking forward to taking my own grandson very soon.

[@jeffreydavidconner]

I think I remember my aunt buying root beer in small plastic barrels from them in the late 60's..

[@bobwallace9814]

Once a week, my younger brother and I would ride in the back of the family station wagon with the back seat folded down to the local A&W. They only served hot dogs and fries. The family dog rode next to my 5yr old brother and would always snatch his hot dog when no one was looking. I used to look out the window at all those teen girls working there. To me they looked like full grown women.

[@dwightpowell6673]

Pervert

[@bobwallace9814]

@@dwightpowell6673 I was 9 years old, mook.

[@nickhill8612]

@@bobwallace9814 Great memories and let the haters hate.

[@janethartwig774]

The ultimate treat growing up in the early 60’s was a trip to A&W drive-in after church for a root beer float!!! I’m so glad there was still one open when I had my children and they still remember the thrill.

[@mh53j]

If dad took us for a ride out in the country after church, we knew it meant a stop at A&W or Dairy Queen!

[@KapitalP73]

Great vids. I feel like these are even more relevant today given our current lifestyles. There was an A&W in my small hometown of Mauston, Wisconsin that we visited from time to time. Also one in Junction City, Wisconsin where my grandparents lived as I recall. Nice times for a kiddo.

[@molonlabe9602]

The 50's and early 60's were the best time to be a young adult. Too bad I just missed out on that time period.

[@freedomring4813]

Back in the day eating at one of these places was a treat ....but for many years now all a child has to do is cry and off they go to McDonald's . Just like we got to have a soda only on Saturday night and if we had a barbecue but that was it .

[@samanthab1923]

That's how I remember it in my youth. McD's weren't on every corner either. By the time I was in HS though my parents were going out a lot more & they would get pizza or KFC. Out late they would pick up Dunkin Dounuts for the morning. Friends loved coming over, us kids were sick of it. Go figure.

[@charlesbaldo]

I remember driving to Florida from NY with my family in the 60's. Nothing made me happier when we stopped to eat and I saw that A&W sign.

[@theartistdiamond9397]

Growing up in Trenton NJ, my dad used to take me to Stewarts Drive-In. Root beer floats, chili dogs, good times.

[@socalxplorer]

I remember my friend calling me in about 1958 or 59 and telling me there was going to be a new root beer stand in Chino Ca. near his home on Riverside Dr. That was a big deal back then for that city.

[@jasonsheppard3850]

We would go to webbers in Brookside in tulsa okla ..when i was a kid Rip Momma..great memories

[@rcsutter]

Yes, I remember Webbers very well, grew up in Tulsa in the 50's. It's still there too, hasn't changed a whole lot. You may remember another drive-in down the street called Pennington's. Man they had great food. I was really upset when they closed, excellent fried chicken, shrimp and their famous black bottom pie for dessert.

[@jasonsheppard3850]

@@rcsutter webbers is still there? Awsome

[@donnyrankin8330]

One of my older brothers worked there at the A&W in our town when he was 16 back in the early mid 70's. Always brought home gallon size jugs of Root Beer and chili dogs every week. Those were the days.

[@DruinStLouis]

Elwood Indiana 1960's - Mom and Dad would take us little kids to A&W before movie night at Skyline Drive-in. It was such fun to get the baby burger! Happy memories of a very simple time.

[@randykroells8049]

I seen a brand new A&W in Southern Minnesota last winter.

[@DeeMoback]

Loooooved A&W ...... BIG BURGERS!!!

[@david-leethompson62]

Yahoo!

[@david-leethompson62]

The first franchise in the first,,,, Bacon cheeseburger.

[@david-leethompson62]

Love ,,,, sizes Papa burger Mama Burger.... Baby burger...

[@DeeMoback]

Frozen mugs!!!!

[@ShakespeareCafe]

A frosty mug of A&W Root Beer is lost forever....don't even try to crack a cold bottle of syrupy A&W at the grocery store with high fructose and expect a Remembrance of Things Past moment. The CHAIN is DEFUNCT GONE FOREVER....the burger and tasty chaser in a mug will only live on in your memories.

[@robbchastain3036]

Memories of my Dad stopping for us to get a bite to eat at A&Ws in California in the Sixties are like those family slides in the carousel scene in the Mad Men TV series, ordinary scenes which became highlights of a brief moment of time in retrospect. Thanks for this look back at A&W.

[@balsamicvinegar5789]

My town still has an a and w. It's been there forever.

[@Hoaxer51]

Are you from Marion, Ohio?