Harry Snyder

Businessman

Birthday September 9, 1913

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DEATH DATE 1976-12-14, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (63 years old)

Nationality Canada

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1913

Harry Snyder (September 9, 1913 – December 14, 1976) was a Canadian-born businessman.

He co-founded In-N-Out Burger along with his wife Esther Snyder.

Snyder was one of the first people to develop the idea of a drive-through hamburger restaurant, where customers could order their food via an intercom.

Born in Vancouver, Snyder grew up in Seattle and Santa Monica.

He would work odd jobs to support his family.

During World War II, he worked several desk jobs for the U.S. Navy due to his perforated ear drum.

After the war ended, he worked as a caterer in Fort Lawton where he met his wife Esther Johnson.

1948

Snyder and his wife opened the first IN-N-OUT Burger on October 22, 1948, in the Los Angeles suburb of Baldwin Park, California.

In-N-Out is described as California's first drive-through.

1950

By the mid-1950s, the chain had expanded to six stores in the Los Angeles area.

1976

By the time of Snyder's death in 1976 from lung cancer, the company had expanded to 18 stores.