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former Cindy's Restaurant [gone]
San Jose, CA

Cindy's Restaurant
Davis, CA

former Cindy's Restaurant [gone]
Westminster, CA
The design for these Cindy's Restaurants was created by Victor Newlove of Armet & Davis.

The Cindy's Restaurant in San Jose was built in 1973. The building had housed Jimmy's Restaurant since at least the 1980s. There was a fire in 2015 and the building remained closed and surrounded by chain link fencing. It was demolished around 2020.

The Cindy's Restaurant in Davis was built in 1973. It closed in 2022. In 2024, there was a proposal to demolish the building for a Chipotle. For more, see this website. [map]

The Cindy's Restaurant in Westminster housed the Cafe Westminster from 1974-2022. It was demolished around 2023. I don't know if there were any other Cindy's built in Southern California.

There is another Cindy's Restaurant in Oakdale but it doesn't have this distinctive roof. I don't know how many locations were built or what the geographic range was, but there were other Cindy's in Northern California and Idaho.

Giant Burgers
MacArthur Blvd. & Dimond Ave.
Oakland, CA
2008: 2014:

Giant Burgers
4215 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA

Giant Burgers
San Pablo Ave. [gone]
Oakland, CA

Giant Burgers
8026 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA

Giant Burgers
San Pablo Ave. & 54th St.
Oakland, CA

JK Giant Burgers
San Pablo, CA

Giant Burgers
Hayward, CA

former Giant Burgers
2150 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA

2008:
2015:
There are about ten Giant Burgers built in the Bay Area, most of them in Oakland. The locations are all independently operated now. I believe all of these buildings and signs were built in the mid-1960s. For more, see this website.

The 2540 San Pablo Ave. location had been housing Giant Burritos for several years before the sign was removed in 2017.

The 8026 International Blvd. location has been closed since at least 2021 and is surrounded with chain link fencing. The property seems to be used to store food trucks now. The building and sign remain.

The San Pablo Ave. & 54th St. location has been surrounded with chain link fencing since 2015.

The Hayward location's sign still had neon in 2011. In 2021, the building was remodeled. The plastic diamond signs and rocky facade were removed.

The 2150 Telegraph location in Oakland was originally built as a Kwik Way. The dice on sticks originally had Kwik Way letters on them. This Giant Burgers closed in 2014. In 2015, the building was repainted and opened as Space Burger. The Giant Burgers pole sign remains. In 2016, it was announced that the building would be demolished for a new condo development. The property has been surrounded with chain link fencing since 2017 but the building and pole sign remain.

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