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White Tower Hamburgers
Date EstablishedLocation1926Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Description
White Tower Hamburgers began in 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with architecture like White Castle as it also used white fortress-like buildings and menu. John E. Saxe and Thomas E. Saxe started White Tower Hamburgers after investigating various White Castle locations, observing operations and hiring a White Castle operator. In 1929, White Castle sued White Tower in Minnesota for unfair competition and White Tower counter-sued in Michigan as White Tower had arrived in Michigan first. Later with much success had other locations, in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Florida. In the beginning with the depression looming it sold hamburgers for five cents. At its peak in the 1950s there were 230 White Tower locations but started a decline until the last location, in Toledo, Ohio, closed its doors permanently in April 2022 due to a fire.
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Cruising through many states of America, remnants of eateries of the past can still be found. Travel back to a stage in time with me to rekindle the memories of food franchises and the lost cuisine of bygone days. We can remember the presence of these dining experiences in their heyday long ago, but still etched in moments and recollections.
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