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==History==
In 1941, [[Carl Karcher]] (1917–2008), who was a truck driver, and his wife [[Margaret Karcher]] (1915–2006), borrowed $311 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|311|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) on their Plymouth automobile and added $15 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|15|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) in savings to purchase a [[hot dog cart]] on the corner of Florence and Central in [[Los Angeles]]. From their newly purchased cart, they sold hot dogs, chili dogs, and tamales for a dime (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.1|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}), and soda for a nickel (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|.05|1941}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). Within a few years, Carl and Margaret owned and operated four hot dog stands in Los Angeles. In 1945, the Karchers moved the short distance to [[Anaheim, California]], and opened their first full-service restaurant, '''Carl's Drive-In Barbecue''' at 1108 N. Palm St. (now Harbor).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |title=The Carl's Jr. Story – Celebrating 70 Years |work=Carl's Jr. |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211101236/http://www.carlsjr.com/company/story |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CarlsDriveInPopularforAnaheimStudents>{{cite web|title=Carl's Drive-In A Popular Hang Out for Anaheim High Students|url=http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|website=Anaheim High School Alumni Association|publisher=The Burrell Group|access-date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031658/http://www.anaheimcolonists.com/carls-drive-in-a-popular-hang-out-for-anaheim-high-students/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946, hamburgers were added to the menu for the first time.
In 1956, Karcher opened the first two '''Carl's Jr.''' restaurants – so named because they were a smaller version of Carl's Drive-In Barbecue restaurant – in Anaheim and [[Brea, California|Brea]].<ref name=lat-2008jan12 /> The first local Carl's Jr. was built in 1956 on the former Janss Street next to St. Boniface Catholic Church about half a block away from [[Anaheim High School]]. That former Carl's Jr. is now the church's Bethany Hall while currently a restaurant is now located one block south on Harbor Boulevard. The former flagship Carl's Jr. is located at 1200 N. Harbor Blvd in Anaheim next to the former corporate headquarter office at 401 Carl Karcher Way until 2003, when the company moved its headquarters to a larger facility 500 feet north of the original location at 1325 N Anaheim Blvd. in Anaheim, then moving again in 2018 to [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref name=ckehistory /><ref name="CarlsDriveInPopularforAnaheimStudents" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=McMillan |first1=Rob |title=After more than 40 years, Carl's Jr. closing corporate offices in Anaheim |url=https://abc7.com/carls-jr-cke-restaurants-headquarters-hardees/4728408/ |website=KABC Television |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122210234/https://abc7.com/carls-jr-cke-restaurants-headquarters-hardees/4728408/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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