If You Miss These 8 Defunct Restaurants Then You’re Not Alone!
4) Wimpy
This chain got its start as Wimpy’s Grill in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1934. From there a chain was launched and in 1954 went global. The charismatic owner, Edward Gold, named the chain after Wimpy from the old Popeye cartoons who famously was always seeking am affordable (or free) hamburger. The chain fell off the map in the U.S. since no one had purchased the U.S. rights to the name after Gold’s death in 1977.
Wimpy is still doing business at many locations in the U.K. and is seen there as a uniquely British institution (despite faltering sales in recent years).
