tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post7668618348206765637..comments2024-03-18T20:53:02.128-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: The Bean Hut of AnaheimSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-59216854049617879162013-10-23T14:54:28.775-07:002013-10-23T14:54:28.775-07:00Hello,
It was the Paulo Drive In...Lots of good me...Hello,<br />It was the Paulo Drive In...Lots of good memories in all these comments. I am 70 and have been around this area since the early 50's. Man can I recall some changes. No one seems to remember the Pink Onion Drive In on Harbor and Garden Grove Blvd. Neat place. Thanks for all the good memories your comments bring back...JJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-59566012594294363872013-08-25T14:31:55.372-07:002013-08-25T14:31:55.372-07:00we would go to bean hut b4 or after parking up in ...we would go to bean hut b4 or after parking up in the orange groves which is now Anaheim hills. sometimes b4 and after as it was a hang out. u could eat inside but that was mostly families. we ate in our cars.and hop from one car to another. went with family to armstrongs by Anaheim hi. also the place to go after prom. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-55040660056834566312013-05-10T18:58:44.361-07:002013-05-10T18:58:44.361-07:00Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-42659013157928511852013-04-10T11:06:33.795-07:002013-04-10T11:06:33.795-07:00I have never had such a great tostada like that si...I have never had such a great tostada like that since. I have tried finding that bean taste as I still remember it after all these years. I wish I could find thr family that owned it. I would drive cross country for that taste again. Those were definately the "good old days".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-37155661792723313922012-10-23T23:27:45.834-07:002012-10-23T23:27:45.834-07:00I went to Anaheim High in the late '50's, ...I went to Anaheim High in the late '50's, used to hang out at the Bean Hut, yes the real name was the LaPalma Drive but everyone knew it as the bean hut. Still think about their bean tostada, they were the greatest. Had a brown '40 Ford coupe and yes we parked 2-3 deep especially on the weekends. Belonged to a car club, the T-Timers. AUHS '58 Tom EdwardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-86319179957547385882012-09-10T13:29:24.839-07:002012-09-10T13:29:24.839-07:00Bud AndersonMarch 24, 2010 9:06 AM
During the yea...Bud AndersonMarch 24, 2010 9:06 AM<br /><br />During the years 58-61 I lived in Anaheim after I got out of the Marines. I was 19 in 58 and a lettercarrier at the Post Office. As a single 19 year old I often hung out at the Bean Hut in the evenings or went there with my date. Does anyone remember the fad of painting sayings on the rear fender of their cars during that time period? I am trying to recall some tf the catchy sayings some others had on their cars. Also an Broadway their was an Ice cream and sandwich shop out near the high school on the north side of the street. Anyone remember the name?<br /><br />I think Bud has his streets mixed up. The Ice Cream place he is speaking of was "CURRIES" and it was on Center St. (Lincoln today) directly across from Freemont Jr. High. Just to the east of Curries was a Carl's Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-7991273928524483002012-03-06T11:21:15.188-08:002012-03-06T11:21:15.188-08:00As a kid on friday night my parents took my sister...As a kid on friday night my parents took my sister and i with them to the bean hut. If you were parked up front and you wanted to leave cars be hind you had to back out on los angeles st to let you out. love them days. walt kuchler. Oh that was in the 50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-42335074677305832882011-11-14T15:51:23.232-08:002011-11-14T15:51:23.232-08:00I could never forget "The Bean Hut'....Su...I could never forget "The Bean Hut'....Such amazing memories. I also remember the football games at La Palma Stadium and the Halloween Parade. If only.......you know........Susan Batesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-39626845494336227162011-10-06T02:44:56.284-07:002011-10-06T02:44:56.284-07:00Notice the picture at the "Bean Hut". T...Notice the picture at the "Bean Hut". The big round object on the roof with "Tacos" emblazoned on it was a hold-over from the original drive in "The Flying Saucer" which opened around 1947 or 48. At that time the "Hula Hut" just down the street on the NE corner of Lemon & LA Street was the place everyone went to. The <br />"Flying Saucer" could not compete and failed as a business after a short time. The place lay dormant until 1950 when Joe Cano reopened it as the "La Palma Drive-In", the first Mexican drive-in. The "Hula Hut " closed when the property was sold and replaced with a used car lot not too long after the La Palma Drive In opened. Joe suddenly had a booming business with all the former Hula Hut patrons switching from burgers to tostadas. <br />BTW, Joe did make a "killer" burger along with all the great Mexican dishes.<br />The local kids, former patrons of the Hula Hut, quickly nicknamed the La Palma Drive the "Bean Hut"; It stuck.<br /><br />Jon R Wagner AUHS '53Jon Wagnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-30726910781349780632010-11-28T22:11:05.834-08:002010-11-28T22:11:05.834-08:00Our mom worked there as a car hop when she & d...Our mom worked there as a car hop when she & dad were first married... I can remember driving there for dinner around the time when my brother was born in 1959. If I remember correctly... we used to refer to it as "La Palma Drive-in"... She didn't wear roller skates... but we loved going to see mom bring the trays of food (awesome tostadas!) to hang on our car doors. Big-time fun for little kids!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-45725816793576190782010-09-13T21:48:08.839-07:002010-09-13T21:48:08.839-07:00The Bean Hut was where I saw and ate my first Tost...The Bean Hut was where I saw and ate my first Tostada and I never forgot that place. That was the place to go and get good food and hang out with family and friends. Fried corn tortilla crispy, then layer lots of beans on top of tortilla, cheese, chopped tomatoes shredded lettuce and some form of salsa. Delicious. My Brother-in -law Ray took me there for the first time back in 1957. Carhops waited on us as we sat in the car. I remember the boys and their poker runs also. Beautiful beautiful memories. <br />Tried eating at other places, however no one can make a great tostada like the Bean Hut made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-85257415414979130792010-07-01T08:00:36.138-07:002010-07-01T08:00:36.138-07:00Here is a link to see an original photo of the Bea...Here is a link to see an original photo of the Bean Hut <3 The La Palma Drive In Rest. <3<br /><br />Thank you for sharing such amazing memories!<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=5658455&id=787678637&ref=mf<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=293207616984&ref=ts<br /><br /><br />Please keep the memories alive by inviting others to share ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-63476730280602711252010-06-16T17:02:13.047-07:002010-06-16T17:02:13.047-07:00Does anyone have a picture of the Bean Hut from th...Does anyone have a picture of the Bean Hut from the 50's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-74048402564510418662010-05-19T22:16:18.484-07:002010-05-19T22:16:18.484-07:00Ate at the Bean-Hut as a kid & then hung out l...Ate at the Bean-Hut as a kid & then hung out later in my 68 Camaro with my boys. StanStan Eliasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-74330864787096638732010-04-27T15:26:45.164-07:002010-04-27T15:26:45.164-07:00I loved that place. I had my first vanilla coke th...I loved that place. I had my first vanilla coke there and I have been trying to find one as good as thiers all my life.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16286631572201925175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-60070282296357060012010-04-27T12:11:26.781-07:002010-04-27T12:11:26.781-07:00I too "hung out" at the Bean Hut during ...I too "hung out" at the Bean Hut during the summer of 1961. That is one of my most favorite memories. What I remember about the Bean Hut was the Tostado's and Butter Buns. I was not from Anaheim, but spent my summer there. Loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-92120676246531497132010-03-24T09:06:25.701-07:002010-03-24T09:06:25.701-07:00During the years 58-61 I lived in Anaheim after I ...During the years 58-61 I lived in Anaheim after I got out of the Marines. I was 19 in 58 and a lettercarrier at the Post Office. As a single 19 year old I often hung out at the Bean Hut in the evenings or went there with my date. Does anyone remember the fad of painting sayings on the rear fender of their cars during that time period? I am trying to recall some tf the catchy sayings some others had on their cars. Also an Broadway their was an Ice cream and sandwich shop out near the high school on the north side of the street. Anyone remember the name? I lived in the apts down just accross the freeway from Disneyland and they were in the process of finishing the mountian. Later moved to Broadway Village. All very nice at the time, hear not so great now. <br />Ball road was two lane and after Stanton it got down to almost a country road. <br />Euclid had 4 lanes. I remember when a friend sold 11 acres of oranges near the Broadway shopping center for $1,100 an acre and he thought he was set for life. Delivering mail all over town during nearly 4 years I became quite familar with Anaheim. Being single and a late teen I did a lot of roaming and was at Knotts, and many of the other fun places. Went down to Balboa, out to Catalina, Laguna and Newport Beach There was a Large Drive-in on the road between Balboa and Santa Ana, anyone know the name? Lots and lots of memories from a long time ago!Bud Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-57421667288802323722010-03-06T23:04:19.574-08:002010-03-06T23:04:19.574-08:00The Bean Hut was a definate hangout for our crowd,...The Bean Hut was a definate hangout for our crowd, the vanilla cokes and french fries were the best. I remember a waitress named Carmen....also remember parking 3 cars one behind the other, when the person nearest the front needed to leave the two cars behind them had to back up to let them out, lol.....This was during the middle and late 60's....Loved hangin there on Friday Nights....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-65860209127947020822010-02-15T07:36:32.514-08:002010-02-15T07:36:32.514-08:00My sister Pat Hushman said she use to hang out at ...My sister Pat Hushman said she use to hang out at the Bean Bean Hut in those year, And Belisle's too.<br />As for me I liked Armstrongs which was on Lincoln Blvd.<br />Near Five Points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com