| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1929/11/02 | On South Dakota State University's Hobo Day, Harold and Gladys Nikalson with an old Chevrolet, a white gas stove and little else open a hamburger stand at the Reynolds building in Brookings, SD. | Hamburger | ||||
| 1932/07/20 | Gus Dixon of Flandreau, with his partners J C Chimbouris and George Angeleson, lease a lot from the Maddens. | |||||
| 1932/08/05 | Fred Carlsen | Architect | Fred Carlsen begins building a restaurant for Gus Dixon. The building will be Spanish type, trimmed in a novel manner which will make it attractive. Many buildings of this type dot the business sections of California towns, Mr Carlsen said. | |||
| 1932/10/00 | In the Fall, Dixon opens the Lincoln Cafe. The business will fail within six weeks. | |||||
| 1933/02/00 | The Niklasons open Nick's Hamburger Shop in the vacant Dixon building. | |||||
| 1935/00/00 | The Niklasons buy the building from Gus Dixon for $2,000. | |||||
| 1937/00/00 | The Niklasons purchase the lot from the Maddens for $10,000. | |||||
| 1947/10/18 | Hobo Day, when the Jackrabbits play arch rival University of South Dakota, the Nikalson's sell 4,450 hamburgers. Nick's Hamburger Shop only has 20 stools. | Hamburger |
| Y/M/D | Description | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929/11/02 | On South Dakota State University's Hobo Day, Harold and Gladys Nikalson with an old Chevrolet, a white gas stove and little else open a hamburger stand at the Reynolds building in Brookings, SD. | Nick's Hamburger Shop | Brookings | Hamburger |
| Particulars for Nick's Hamburger Shop: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Mission-Spanish Revival |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Historic Use | Specialty Store |
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