Merle's Coffee Shop Drive In - Corona Del Mar, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Los Angeles turning a simple game into

turning a simple game into a social institution

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Bold white arched serif text reads "BOATIN'" above a white illustration of a crushed beer can flanked by blue wave accents

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Merle's Coffee Shop Drive In - Corona Del Mar, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Los Angeles turning a simple game intoMerle's Coffee Shop and Drive In opened in 1951 along East Pacific Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar. Back then, the village was still a quiet stretch of Southern California shoreline. Before the area became synonymous with wealth, places like Merle's anchored the community with coffee, conversation, and carhop trays at sunset. Part of our Vintage Restaurant collection, celebrating the classic American menus of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed white