Lewis regularly posed for photographs with visitors sang and even served patrons. According to most sources aylene lewis began playing the role of aunt jemima in the restaurant in 1957. Aunt jemima s pancake house opened at disneyland in anaheim california in 1955.
In 1955 aunt jemima owner quaker oats opened a southern themed family restaurant at disneyland by 1962 after serving over 1 6 million customers at the theme park quaker expanded the concept. The restaurant in grand rapids mi became colonial kitchen while one in mount prospect il was renamed village inn pancake house. In 1968 and 1969 a number of aunt jemima restaurants closed.
Obviously the aft was unsuccessful in asking quaker to get rid of the aunt jemima trademark which did not happen until this year. This site on western ave opposite fuller rd has been an aunt jemima pancake house knickerbacker house chef italia coco s a chinese buffet and is currently 2013 a ninety nine restaurant. Chef italia restaurant albany ny 1970s western ave opposite fuller rd.
A full breakfast was only 1 25. True to their rather clunky slogan what this country needs is a good 10 cent cup of coffee the restaurant offered bottomless inexpensive cups of joe. The first sambo s pancake house opened on june 17 1957 on beachfront cabrillo boulevard in downtown santa barbara.
In addition to the restaurant from 1957 to 1964. Menu items included pancakes and waffles. It was renamed aunt jemima s kitchen in 1962 and kept the name until 1970.
During the early days of the park aunt jemima played by aylene lewis would greet guests outside of the restaurant. Aunt jemima pancake house was a restaurant in frontierland at disneyland from august 17 1955 to 1970. 1933 anna robinson portrays aunt jemima at the second chicago world s fair she travels the country promoting aunt jemima and is able to make enough money to provide for her children and buy a 22 room house where she rents rooms to boarders.
It was located on new orleans street in frontierland and featured indoor and outdoor patio seating.
Pancake house aunt jemima restaurant. August 1955 july 1970. Frontierland aunt jemima pancake house made its home in the center of frontierland overlooking the rivers of america. Guests could reach the restaurant from adventureland or main street and would find the patio at the edge of frontierland s main block of stores today this space is re themed as the river belle terrace. When the banjo closed it became part of the expansion to give extra space to the restaurant on the corner of adventureland frontierland aunt jemima s pancake house 1955 1962 which became aunt jemima s kitchen 1962 1970 then magnolia tree terrace 1970 1971 and then river belle terrace 1971 present.
Aunt jemima s pancake house was a restaurant that began at disneyland in anaheim california in 1955.
Aunt jemima s pancake house was a restaurant that began at disneyland in anaheim california in 1955. When the banjo closed it became part of the expansion to give extra space to the restaurant on the corner of adventureland frontierland aunt jemima s pancake house 1955 1962 which became aunt jemima s kitchen 1962 1970 then magnolia tree terrace 1970 1971 and then river belle terrace 1971 present. Guests could reach the restaurant from adventureland or main street and would find the patio at the edge of frontierland s main block of stores today this space is re themed as the river belle terrace.
Frontierland aunt jemima pancake house made its home in the center of frontierland overlooking the rivers of america. August 1955 july 1970.
