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White Castle originated in Wichita. Started in 1921, by Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram, a Wichita real estate and insurance agent and Walt Anderson, who created a tiny, square hamburger. Their first hamburger building was inspired by the design of Chicago's Water Tower - in the shape of a castle.∼Businessman.
Walt Anderson (AKA Walter L. Anderson)
*Along with Billy Ingram, they Co-founded White Castle restaurants in Wichita, Kansas. It would become the first hamburger chain.
*Pioneer who made the hamburger a popular food.
*Created the first assembly line for restaurant kitchens.
*Invented the first paper hats for the industry.
*Always made it a point to have clean restrooms.
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White Castle originated in Wichita. Started in 1921, by Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram, a Wichita real estate and insurance agent and Walt Anderson, who created a tiny, square hamburger. Their first hamburger building was inspired by the design of Chicago's Water Tower - in the shape of a castle.∼Businessman.
Walt Anderson (AKA Walter L. Anderson)
*Along with Billy Ingram, they Co-founded White Castle restaurants in Wichita, Kansas. It would become the first hamburger chain.
*Pioneer who made the hamburger a popular food.
*Created the first assembly line for restaurant kitchens.
*Invented the first paper hats for the industry.
*Always made it a point to have clean restrooms.
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