Burger Chef Memories

above, An original Burger Chef, poss Madison Indiana - 1956 or so

above, Car hops were not used as this picture implies.   

Burger Chef was franchised in 1958, the restaurants were redesigned to have a consistant look and menu.

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Concept drawing of how new franchised bc would look like circa 1958

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above, Burger Chef in central Indiana, One of the first 100 restaurants, this one built about 1961 or 62. 

Left of the left man holding trophy is Dale Hopewell who opened his own Burger Chef in Bedford

with his wife Betty in 1969.  See bedford IN page too.  This store was an early bc, notice the neon instead

of the white and orange diamond light fixtures on roof edge.

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above, Burger Chef under construction in central Indiana about 1965 or 1966, pictured just before the glass was installed to front.

This style bc (bc-08) did not have front booths yet, only stools and two-person tables down each side.

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Burger Chef systems opened up its first downtown location at

Merdian and Washington Street in Indianapolis IN - Fall 1965

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Super Shef Meal, I never knew why Burger Chef spelled the "Shef" the way they did, and not Chef?  

Notice the logo on the fry bag.   This was one of the first sandwich additions from new owners General Foods Inc.

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above, Same 'ole picture everyone's seen, but it's a classic - about 1966-67, location not known.

Notice "15c" on sign covered up... booths run across the front of this style Burger Chef (bc-08-16).

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above, Look for the Bedford page for more pictures of Bedford Indiana Burger Chef

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1963 or 64 Indianapolis Restaurant and Training Center, above and below

Above, Another pic of the training center in Indianapolis IN pictured about 1966

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Above, Nice picture of a Burger Chef opened in 1964 or 65.                                    

Burgers were 15 cents untill about 1967 when they were 18 cents.   In 1970 the price was up to 20 cents.

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above, 1970's Burger Chef with the signs installed from 1974 until 1978.

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Below is a artist rendering of how the new Burger Chef would look like, about 1967 or 68. 

They keep the lava rock and white brick, but re-did the sign and orange roof to the yellow sign and red roof. 

This design pictured never made it to reality, but became the COSMO II beginings.