Closing: Herlocker's Drive-In, Charlotte NC

Posted by Adam Kuban, August 18, 2006 at 9:05 AM

What's up with our nation's cherished drive-ins? They're dropping like flies. First Rick's Drive-In in Pasadena, California, then rumors of an impending shut-down of the Wheel Inn in Sedalia, Missouri, now this:

Fans are squeezing in their last lunches and suppers at Herlocker's Park Drive-in this week.

The restaurant, a University City landmark for 46 years, is closing soon. Herlocker's' landlord has sold the U.S. 29 property for redevelopment.

The Charlotte Observer reports that the place, whose official name is apparently "Park 51" (but "everyone calls it Herlocker's"), will be open through the weekend and possibly into the first part of next week.

Get there while you can:
HERLOCKER'S DRIVE-IN
Address: 9701 North Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28262 [map]
Phone: 704-547-0036

Landmark burger joint closing soon [Charlotte Observer]
Herlocker's Park Drive-In [AOL CityGuide]

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