ICONIC FIGURES

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

No, I’m not talking about the 1991 comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.  I’m referring to the iconic chubby-cheek boy with the Pompadour haircut of the 50s with red checkered overalls, who has guarded the Big Boy restaurant on Riverside Drive since 1949.  Why is this Bob and the restaurant he stands in front of considered iconic?  And why is the restaurant considered a “Point of Historical Interest” by the State of California?  To understand that, you must first understand Bob’s history