Jump to content

Yankee Doodle Dandy (restaurant): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Fix misspelling found by Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss – you can help!
m →top: cite repair;
Line 16: Line 16:
| num_employees =
| num_employees =
}}
}}
'''Yankee Doodle Dandy''' was a hamburger restaurant chain started in [[Bensenville, Illinois]] in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the '''Yankee Doodle House'''.<ref name="ydd1976" /><ref name="dhsc-1966dec22">{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1966/12-22/page-84 |title=Yankee Doodle House ad announcing it's opening in Bensenville |newspaper=Daily Herald Suburban Chicago |date=December 22, 1966 |page=84 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |subscription=yes}} [http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1966/12-22/page-84 Alternate Link] via [[NewspaperArchive.com]].</ref> The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, 7 company owned and the rest franchised, in the [[Chicago]] area by 1976.<ref name="ydd1976">{{cite web |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/05/11/page/50/article/yankee-doodle-dandy-name-with-76-ring |title=Yankee Doodle Dandy: Name with '76 ring |accessdate=2012-06-10 |last=Lazarus |first=George |date=1976-05-11 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}} [http://search.proquest.com/docview/617510732/ Alternate Link] via [[ProQuest]].</ref> Yankee Doodle had a restaurant on 125th and Burleigh streets in Brookfield, Wis. during the 1970s. The building had a red, white and blue motif. The restaurant had a design and menu similar to Burger Chef and Burger King. According to some sources, the chain went out of business in the early 1980s.<ref name="ydd1980s">{{cite web |url=http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-of-cermak-plaza.html |title=The Art and History of Cermak Plaza |accessdate=2012-06-10 |date=2010-02-01 |work=Pleasant Family Shopping |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref>
'''Yankee Doodle Dandy''' was a hamburger restaurant chain started in [[Bensenville, Illinois]] in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the '''Yankee Doodle House'''.<ref name="ydd1976" /><ref name="dhsc-1966dec22">{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1966/12-22/page-84 |title=Yankee Doodle House ad announcing it's opening in Bensenville |newspaper=Daily Herald Suburban Chicago |date=December 22, 1966 |page=84 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription}} [http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1966/12-22/page-84 Alternate Link] via [[NewspaperArchive.com]].</ref> The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, 7 company owned and the rest franchised, in the [[Chicago]] area by 1976.<ref name="ydd1976">{{cite web |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/05/11/page/50/article/yankee-doodle-dandy-name-with-76-ring |title=Yankee Doodle Dandy: Name with '76 ring |accessdate=2012-06-10 |last=Lazarus |first=George |date=1976-05-11 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}} [http://search.proquest.com/docview/617510732/ Alternate Link] via [[ProQuest]].</ref> Yankee Doodle had a restaurant on 125th and Burleigh streets in Brookfield, Wis. during the 1970s. The building had a red, white and blue motif. The restaurant had a design and menu similar to Burger Chef and Burger King. According to some sources, the chain went out of business in the early 1980s.<ref name="ydd1980s">{{cite web |url=http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-of-cermak-plaza.html |title=The Art and History of Cermak Plaza |accessdate=2012-06-10 |date=2010-02-01 |work=Pleasant Family Shopping |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref>


Starting in 1981, the Proyce family decide to withdraw from the fast food industry and refocus their efforts in casual dining restaurant and bar industry through the conversion of two of the company owned ''Yankee Doodles'' in [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]] and [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]] into the new ''Bailey's Restaurant & Bar'' concept while closing the rest of the fast food operations.<ref name="dhsc-1982dec01">{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1982/12-01/page-5 |title=Hearing is set on conversion of fast-food eatery |newspaper=Daily Herald Suburban Chicago |date=December 1, 1982 |page=5 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |subscription=yes}} [http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1982/12-01/page-5 Alternate Link] via [[NewspaperArchive.com]].</ref> Eventually a total of four ''Bailey's Restaurant & Bar'' were opened by 1988.<ref name="ct-1991oct20">{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-20/features/9104040705_1_westmont-menu-entrees |title=Yankee Doodle Beginnings Were A Dandy Start For Bailey`s |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 20, 1991 |first=Helen |last=Anderson}}</ref><ref name="ct-1992jul12">{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-12/features/9203020876_1_menu-location-liver-and-onions |title=Transformation To Bailey`s Suits Yankee Doodles Dandy |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=July 12, 1992 |first=Helen |last=Anderson}}</ref>
Starting in 1981, the Proyce family decide to withdraw from the fast food industry and refocus their efforts in casual dining restaurant and bar industry through the conversion of two of the company owned ''Yankee Doodles'' in [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]] and [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]] into the new ''Bailey's Restaurant & Bar'' concept while closing the rest of the fast food operations.<ref name="dhsc-1982dec01">{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1982/12-01/page-5 |title=Hearing is set on conversion of fast-food eatery |newspaper=Daily Herald Suburban Chicago |date=December 1, 1982 |page=5 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription}} [http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1982/12-01/page-5 Alternate Link] via [[NewspaperArchive.com]].</ref> Eventually a total of four ''Bailey's Restaurant & Bar'' were opened by 1988.<ref name="ct-1991oct20">{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-20/features/9104040705_1_westmont-menu-entrees |title=Yankee Doodle Beginnings Were A Dandy Start For Bailey`s |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 20, 1991 |first=Helen |last=Anderson}}</ref><ref name="ct-1992jul12">{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-12/features/9203020876_1_menu-location-liver-and-onions |title=Transformation To Bailey`s Suits Yankee Doodles Dandy |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=July 12, 1992 |first=Helen |last=Anderson}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:54, 23 July 2019

Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Yankee Doodle House
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurant
FoundedDecember 1966; 58 years ago (1966-12) in Bensenville, Illinois
Founders
  • Chris Proyce
  • Bill Proyce
DefunctEarly 1980s
FateReplaced by Bailey's Restaurant & Bar
HeadquartersUnited States
Area served
Suburban Chicago
ProductsHamburgers

Yankee Doodle Dandy was a hamburger restaurant chain started in Bensenville, Illinois in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the Yankee Doodle House.[1][2] The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, 7 company owned and the rest franchised, in the Chicago area by 1976.[1] Yankee Doodle had a restaurant on 125th and Burleigh streets in Brookfield, Wis. during the 1970s. The building had a red, white and blue motif. The restaurant had a design and menu similar to Burger Chef and Burger King. According to some sources, the chain went out of business in the early 1980s.[3]

Starting in 1981, the Proyce family decide to withdraw from the fast food industry and refocus their efforts in casual dining restaurant and bar industry through the conversion of two of the company owned Yankee Doodles in Elmhurst and Arlington Heights into the new Bailey's Restaurant & Bar concept while closing the rest of the fast food operations.[4] Eventually a total of four Bailey's Restaurant & Bar were opened by 1988.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lazarus, George (1976-05-11). "Yankee Doodle Dandy: Name with '76 ring". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-10. Alternate Link via ProQuest.
  2. ^ "Yankee Doodle House ad announcing it's opening in Bensenville". Daily Herald Suburban Chicago. December 22, 1966. p. 84. Alternate Link via NewspaperArchive.com.
  3. ^ "The Art and History of Cermak Plaza". Pleasant Family Shopping. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. ^ "Hearing is set on conversion of fast-food eatery". Daily Herald Suburban Chicago. December 1, 1982. p. 5. Alternate Link via NewspaperArchive.com.
  5. ^ Anderson, Helen (October 20, 1991). "Yankee Doodle Beginnings Were A Dandy Start For Bailey`s". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ Anderson, Helen (July 12, 1992). "Transformation To Bailey`s Suits Yankee Doodles Dandy". Chicago Tribune.


Stub icon

This US-based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Yankee_Doodle_Dandy_(restaurant)&oldid=907523518"