On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:31:44 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Wow, they certainly have scaled down. At one time in the greater
>> Cleveland area they seemed almost as common as McDonald's, although
>> they were under the name of "Manner's Big Boy" at that time. Down
>> towards Akron, they were under the name of "Frisch's Big Boy". Some
>> time later they all were renamed Bob's Big Boy and then gradually the
>> numbers shrank.
>
>I remember in Wisconsin we had "Marc's Big Boy". I'm trying to look them
>up, but it seems they've closed down.

They were Marc's here in Chicago too. I don't remember seeing one in
close to 20 years.

Lou