This time asked what would a “chubby the champ” burger cost you in the 1950’s? The answer is the burger would cost 45₵. You could upgrade to a meal that included a chubby the champ burger, French fries, and coleslaw for 65₵. The restaurant serving this meal was the Clock Broiler chain with locations that included the relatively local 5 Pasadena Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030. The question & answer were found in the library’s online collection of local menus.
The Menu Collection is a list of menus from Los Angeles, other cities, steamships, airlines, and banquets. Part of the Library's "Visual Collections", images of the actual menus are being added to the records. You can access the menu collection via the library’s Research & Homework page (https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework). You’ll find it under M
