Little Tavern
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Little Tavern Shops is a chain of hamburger restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. As of January 2007, three restaurants remain in the chain (including one in Laurel, that is currently closed for renovations), though it was much more numerous once: in 1939, there were 21 in Washington, D.C., and 50 in the Baltimore-Washington area. The slogan of the chain was "Buy 'em by the bag," and its signs promised "Cold drinks * Good Coffee." The stores were quite small and could accommodate only a few seated customers, while most business was take-out.
The chain was founded in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky, by Harry F. Duncan, who soon relocated to Washington, D.C., in 1928, where he opened a Little Tavern Shop in 814 E Street NW.
The standard "Tudor cottage" restaurant design used by the chain was designed by engineer Charles E. Brooks and architect George E. Stone of Baltimore's Stonebrook Corporation.
[edit] Similar chains
- White Tower Hamburgers [1]
- White Castle
- Krystal
- McDonald's in its early years
[edit] See also
- White Coffee Pot another Baltimore-based restaurant
