Jack In The Box

photo by Della Cirillo

Jack-in-the-Box at Polk and Camp Wisdom, circa 1968. Was it the northeast corner? I think this was the second Jack in Oak Cliff; the first one was on the SW corner of Illinois and RL Thornton Freeway.

really old Jack in the Box from who knows where

I still prefer the old menacing clown to the current smiley Jack. What was it with the fifties and sixties and all those threatening logos? Must've been that cold war mentality. Which reminds me - Anybody got a photo of the old Griff's on Lancaster? Please send it to me!

COMMENTS lifted from old blog site:

from John Buford  7-4-2009
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The northeast corner is correct.

Laurie Duran  8-1-2009
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Having graduated from Carter High in 1971, my sister and I went to this Jack in the box every chance we could,even on Thanksgiving day when we bought 10 tacos for a dollar. This Jack in the box was a local hang out after school for a lot of kids.The guys would drive around the block in their new Roadrunners to show off their cars. There was another one on Davis street thats still there. My husband and I went there on our first date in 1972 after seeing a movie at the drive in. We still live in North Oak Cliff and would not ever consider moving away.

from Jon   12-14-2009
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I remember as as kid leaning out of the back window of the car and talking to Jack’s head (speaker inside) and giving the order at the one in the top picture.

from Sandy Granger   12-15-2009
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This one, the one on Illinois, and the one on Davis — they all played a big part in my younger days. Jack-in-the-Box was THE BEST. Standard order: BonusJack, two tacos, fries, and a large Dr Pepper. No wonder I eventually had a massive heart attack or three.

Robert Bullard   9-22-2010
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This is not the Jack in the Box that was on Campwisdom near Polk St. Don’t know where this one was but not there! I Hung out there when it was first built till the early 70′s and this is not the one that was there. Key tale tale sign, was a Conoco gas station next door which latter turned in to a Fas-Gas station! And other land marks not in picture! Also no srubs on the side like this as there was a vacant field there where you could drive into it and there was always alot of cars there when not wet from rain, otherwise we’d park across the street in the Hodges parking lot! Shrubs were around the light standards only none like this!

Lisa   4-9-2012
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Are yall certain this is the Polk & Camp Wisdom location(NE Corner)? Grew up there and surroundings don’t look like anything I remember. But that’s how memories are.