Mammy's Kitchen, 1960's

"11th Ave. & Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina"

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  1. Vintage Roadside (56 months ago | reply)

    Wow - another great rotosphere.

  2. StevenM_61 (56 months ago | reply)

    Why is there an American flag at the entrance? With that kind of name, they should be flying a Confederate battle flag, and a sign reading "No Dogs or N*****s Allowed".

    Of course this was 1960. If someone tried to use that name today, the NAACP would demand that the place be burned down and the owners throw into prison for inciting racial hatred.

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  4. Vintage Vegas (56 months ago | reply)

    Classic Roadside at its best...

    Vegas Jim

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  6. JAVA1888 (56 months ago | reply)

    OMG! That building is AMAZING!!!

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  8. JMVegas5866 (56 months ago | reply)

    That pointy thingy at the top gives it much character! I like the sputnik ceiling lamps inside. I think they are making a mini comback now. I could have sworn I seen sputnik lamps when I walked around in Planet Hollywood Casino.

  9. felixtcat (56 months ago | reply)

    If MAMMY ain't happy, nobody's happy!!

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  11. Todd Evans (56 months ago | reply)

    Mammy's kitchen is still there - I ate there last year. It still looks the same. I wish I had taken a picture

    It's delicious, and people line up outside to get in.

    And nobody makes a fuss about the name. : )

  12. jericl cat (56 months ago | reply)

    Nothing says Mammy's Kitchen like a giant rotosphere!

  13. arts enthusiast (56 months ago | reply)

    I'm glad it's still there. Love that rotosphere....you know it!

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  15. devojane (56 months ago | reply)

    I don't think the rotosphere is still there (or the big portrait of "Mammy" on the sign!). I've never actually been there, so I could be wrong.

  16. agilitynut (56 months ago | reply)

    Super -- I have not seen this card before -- very exciting! While Mammy's Kitchen is apparently still there according to Google, this Roto-Sphere is definitely gone. I have been to Myrtle Beach many times over the past ten years and up and down Kings Hwy a gazillion times and couldn't have missed it.

    There were two Roto-Spheres shipped to Myrtle Beach (#36 in 10/61 and #77 in 7/62). Only one other went to SC -- to Columbia, #71 in 6/62.

    FYI Roadsidepictures: a total of three went to Las Vegas (1961, 1962, 1963) and no others to Nevada. We know one went to the Showboat == but what about the other two? Keep diggin!

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  18. Roberto41144 (55 months ago | reply)

    It was dark in 2006 when I drove by, but Mammy's Kitchen was still lit up in neon.

  19. agilitynut (55 months ago | reply)

    But there was no Roto-Sphere on top of the sign, right?

  20. Roberto41144 (55 months ago | reply)

    I stand corrected, actually the sign I saw was on July 23, 2005 not 2006 as I mentioned above. The sign is an entirely different sign. Mammy's is in orange block letter and has a slight arch in the center. The word Kitchen is green and in written script.

    I have a photo of it in my "NEON Signs" set on my page.

  21. flamingturkeywings (55 months ago | reply)

    Wonder if she serves shortn'in bread,
    whatever THAT is.

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  23. Dan Stiver (17 months ago | reply)

    South Carolina: Proving it's not backward by.... who are we kidding?

  24. Roberto41144 (17 months ago | reply)

    Mammy's was still serving it up in 2005.

    Mammy's Kitchen ~Myrtle Beach, SC. 2005

  25. loungelistener (13 months ago | reply)

    Ate here yesterday before leaving Myrtle Beach for Savannah. (Where I am now) Of course, the place has none of the cool signage anymore, just a boring plastic awning. Breakfast was good though! There's two locations, the other is on Ocean Blvd, which is (of course) right on the Atlantic where all the hotels/motels are.

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  27. stricfj12 (8 months ago | reply)

    was by there last week....no roto!

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