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S&S Sandwich Shop
Miami, FL
2005: 2020:
The S&S Sandwich Shop, aka the S&S Restaurant, opened in 1938. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. By 2014, the projecting plastic sign had been removed. Backlit red plastic letters for the S&S Diner were installed above the entrance. Those letters are gone now. The building has been vacant since 2017 and is really bad shape. All of the vitrolite panels are gone now. [map]

former restaurant
Miami, FL
This former restaurant was built in 1963 as a Big Burger. The building has housed Manhertz Bail Bonds since at least 2011. Does anyone know what restaurant was here originally? [map]

More Miami:
Great Gables Drive-in [gone]
Jimmy's Hurricane Drive-In [gone]

Plant City:
Strawberry Hut

Hob Nob Drive-in
Sarasota, FL
2009: 2021:
The Hob Nob Drive in opened in 1957. There were originally roller-skating car hops. The neon sign on the rooftop projection was removed sometime between 2011 and 2014. For more, see this website. [map]

Bob's Train
Sarasota, FL
Bob's Train is a restaurant created with four train cars. The oldest car was built in 1916 for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The interior of the restaurant is filled with circus memorabilia. It opened in 2007. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Gayle's Restaurant
St. Pete Beach, FL
Gayle's Restaurant opened in 1954. In 2022, the building began housing Wanda Gail's Diner. In 2023, it was housing Sunrise Tacos. [map]

former Triplett's Drive-in
St. Petersburg, FL
Triplett's Drive-in opened in 1946 and closed in the early 1980s. The building now houses the Bula Kava Bar and Coffee Shop. [map]

former Skinner's Fried Chicken
Tallahassee, FL
The former Skinner's Fried Chicken was built in 1970 for the Mahalia Jackson Chicken restaurant. The building has housed Olean's Cafe since 1996. [map]

MoonLight Drive-in
Titusville, FL
2009: 2021:
The MoonLight Drive-in was built in 1964. The sign's neon was replaced with plastic around 2021. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Tampa:
Goody Goody Drive-In [gone]
Jimbo's Pit Bar B-Q

Howley's Restaurant
West Palm Beach, FL
Howley's Restaurant was built in 1950. There was originally a neon and bulb sign. It read "Cooked in Sight, Must Be Right." For more, see this website. [map]

Taco Amigo
Zephyrhills, FL
Taco Amigo has occupied this building since 2018. The building was built in 1960. It looks similar to a Carvel but I don't think it ever was. It has housed many different restaurants over the years but I don't know what it was originally. [map]

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