Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"
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Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
Artifact
Clipping (Information artifact)
Date Made
14 March 1954
Subject Date
14 March 1954
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.186.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.375 in (varies)
Width: 11.5 in (varies)
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