The Rise & Fall Of America's Drive-In Restaurants
In the mid-20th century, there were 40,000 drive-in restaurants across America, complete with intercoms for ordering and carhops who brought out food on steel trays. They were the beating heart of the US's emerging car culture. But today, there are only a handful of family-owned drive-ins left in America. Superdawg is Chicago's last remaining one. Its carhops ferry out its famous "dawgs" 362 days a year. An hour north, the Miller family has kept the Dog N Suds name alive thanks to foot-long hot dogs, classic car cruise nights, and homemade root beer. Chief correspondent Abby Narishkin visits these two legendary spots to see how they've kept cars pulling into their lots and what the future might hold for the dying drive-in. 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Chicago's Last Drive-In 03:00 - The Superdawg 06:20 - 1950s Intercoms 08:26 - History of Superdawg 09:53 - Carhops 11:09 - Superdawg Taste Test 13:28 - The Rise of America's Drive-Ins 15:39 - Dog & Suds 16:33 - The Fall of Drive-Ins 18:24 - Homemade Root Beer & Coleslaw 20:15 - The Next Generation 21:57 - Dog & Suds Ordering 24:27 - Foot-Long Hot Dog 26:13 - How Two Survived 28:18 - Cars As The New Dining Room 29:55 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #drivein #restaurants #eateries #carculture #riseandfall #bigbusiness WATCH MORE: Inside The World's Biggest Truck Stop https://youtu.be/h5CM_5VA2PI Inside The Hospital Kitchen Run By A Michelin-Starred Chef https://youtu.be/Q5J1mDr-Oig How One Factory Supplies NYC's Bodegas https://youtu.be/bxVvA8SfJpc The Rise And Fall Of Southern Cafeterias https://youtu.be/T9AQJj2Pquo Inside Rikers Island’s Jail Kitchen https://youtu.be/X05BsYqZSdg Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/?utm_source=youtube Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter?utm_source=youtube Find Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider ... on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessinsider ... on X: https://x.com/BusinessInsider ... on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider The Rise & Fall of America's Drive-In Restaurants | Big Business | Business Insider
