ICONIC Brands Born in the 1960s - Life in America

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[JT-]

Dave Thomas is the epitome of a great business man and human. He grew his business all over the USA, making a good life, but he also gave hundreds of millions to help those less fortunate. To bad CEO’s of today only care about themselves!

[Nan-]

Walmart was a much better store when Sam was living! It’s all gone to hell in a handbasket.

[BrokebackBob]

Love, love, love the backstories of American businesses! Keep up the great work! No channel does it better!

[hoppas]

This is one of my favorite videos you have done. More please :) And thank you.

[bp]

These companies were all great when started. As soon as the founder departed, they went straight South.

[ahotdj]

Pretty interesting in how a lot of these companies are still around today. Thanks for the video.

[E.K.]

Hang Ten clothing was another 60s icon.

[justsumguyu]

So many great American success stories here, people with a vision and a business plan to see it through

[Nan-]

Domino’s Pizza…???? 1960 …???
‘59 beetle? Seriously oh my goodness!!!

[jeffsilverman]

My first job in 1975 was Taco Bell in Northridge, California. I made $1.70 an hour and all I could eat. We made everything FRESH including taking the raw pinto beans and turning them into frijoles. Nothing came pre-packaged and we deep fried every single taco shell.

[mohabatkhanmalak]

I laughed at 1.18 when Tacos founder Glenn Bell asks for the recipes for the tacos, he gets it and the rest
Wendys was found in 1969, I was in Dubai, UAE in 1973 and there was a Wendy's in downtown Deira opposite Wong & Sons shop. So, they must have ventured overseas within those four years.

[ricksmith]

I can so relate to Dave Thomas in one line. He was adopted, and so was I. Like him I consider myself one of the luckiest persons alive.

[RR]

I always thought the Arby's name came from the initials for roast beef.

[allen_p]

The Taco Bell pictured looked like the Taco Bell built in our neighborhood, outside Houston, in the early 70's. Their food was much better then. I remember when Southwest was strictly a Texas airline then expanded.

[josephmartinez]

Glen Bell started selling tacos out of his burger stand on route 66, across from the Milita Cafe, in San Bernardino.
He then opened Taco Tia, one of which is still in business, in Redlands. He then got out of the Taco Tia business and started El Taco. One is still open in Downey and one in Tustin.
Finally, he got out of that business and started Taco Bell in 1964.
The owners of Del Taco, Bakers, and Der Weinerschnitzel all have ties to Glen Bell.

[davidadcock]

4:40 - I am so ancient that I still recall when Southwest Airlines had exactly TWO(2) B-737 aircraft. The map is 100% correct: one aircraft flew clockwise: Dallas to Houston to San Antonio and then back to Dallas, while the other one flew in the opposite direction to the same three destinations.

Reservations?!?!? Hahahaha! All passengers just boarded the plane, as many as fit, and once onboard gave the stewardesses $19.95 (card, check, cash) for their flight.

But maybe your flight was full? No Problem: you just wait 45minutes-1hour until the opposite-direction flight arrives! Same Fare to your destination, just in the opposite direction!

(So now does anyone wonder why Southwest Airlines is a primo airline?)

[MillerMeteor]

This was all very interesting. I never heard of Domino's Pizza or Walmart at all till sometime after our big family move in 1985. In fact, of all of the brands mentioned in this video, the only ones I knew about in the late 70s/early 80s were Chick-Fil-A, Gap, and Wendy's. Thanks for posting.

[shawnmarengo]

At 5:19 - The Gap - I worked at The Gap headquarters in San Bruno, California between 1984 & 1989. It was the best job I ever had. Don Fisher was on the executive 6th floor and I on the 5th floor and I only met him once, in the elevator, but he was nice.

[PJAvenger]

I remember when the Gap was all Levi's (I mean I was a child, but Levi's was THE brand to own) and then they switched to their own garbage brand and I never went to their stores again.
It's like Old Navy today - the clothes are just cheap crap.

[joebrown]

Very interesting about the birth of these businesses. The Arby's name was interesting.