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Cousins Dean Lambos (left) and Trif Lambos are the second-generation family owners of the Dairi-Wip Drive-In at 383 Marion St. It was started by their fathers and their uncle in 1958. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Everything old is new again.
Everything old is new again.
This summer marks the 100-year anniversary of the carhop, a fleet-of-foot person tasked with fetching food to those who’ve opted to eat in the comfort of their vehicle. The owners of North America’s first drive-in restaurant, Kirby’s Pig Stand in Dallas, Texas, reportedly came up with the job title in 1921, after recognizing sales of automobiles wouldn’t be decreasing, any time soon.