Lendy's was a restaurant chain that was opened in Salem, Virginia on November 2, 1955 by Leonard Goldstein. Salem is an Independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Originally a Shoney's Big Boy franchise, Goldstein took the business independent in 1961, and renamed it Lendy's after his daughter. Shoney's is a Restaurant chain, operating mostly in the Southern and Midwestern United States that once had a franchise with the Big Big Boy is a restaurant chain started in 1936 by Bob Wian in Glendale California, as Bob's Big Boy. Success followed with most locations following the "Coffee Shop" inside and "Drive-In" outside format. Favorites served there included Lendy's "Buddy Boy" double decker hamburger with its special sauce, the "Longfella" ham and cheese sandwich served on its "Grecian roll", homemade Onion Rings, "Brawny Lad" sirloin on rye bun. A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between Onion rings are a type of Fast food commonly found in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia and sirloin steak is Beef Steak cut from the lower portion of the ribs continuing off the tenderloin from which Filet mignon is cut Another specialty was Lendy's famous Strawberry Pie. Also in 1961, Lendy's obtained the franchise rights to Colonel Sanders' "Kentucky Fried Chicken", which was becoming very popular at the time. Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. Numerous visits were made to the Roanoke and Salem Virginia Lendy's locations by Col. Roanoke County is a county located in the US state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sanders. Expansion included many locations in Virginia in cities such as Roanoke, Salem, Vinton, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Radford, Richmond and Lexington. Vinton is a town in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7782 at the 2000 census Lynchburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. WELCOME TO WIKIPEDIA **** Please read before you edit or add info about the shootings Radford is an Independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 15859 at the 2000 census. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lexington is an Independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At its peak, the restaurants numbered up to 50 locations. The chain survived into the mid 1970s when drive-ins were falling by the wayside, replaced by pizza and fast food establishments. Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly