Buckleys Restaurant, Cumberland, Indiana, circa 1960
| Description: |
Frank Buckley opened a roadside stand named the Cumberland Barbecue on the National Road (U.S. 40) in about 1922. He replaced it with this modern structure in 1940 and changed the name to Buckleys Restaurant. It offered curbside service and was open 24 hours a day. Buckleys closed in about 1970 when the newly completed I-70 reduced business.The automobiles in the parking lot include a 1953 Chevrolet, 1954 Buick, 1955 Cadillac, and a 1957 Ford. |
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| Origin: | 1960, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/08059957-93D5-44F1-89E3-131589655386 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
11720 East Washington Street, Cumberland, Hancock County, Indiana, United States 39.776810,-85.957510 |
| Subjects: |
Evan Finch Collection Restaurants Electric signs Art Moderne Cumberland (Ind.) Hancock County (Ind.) |
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