The History of Taco Bell

Glenn Bell was born in 1923. Grew up in the depression. Riding the rails, living by his wits. During the war he was a steward for a Marine Corps General. When the war was over he came back to San Bernardino, California and decided to open a hamburger stand. Tacos, Tostados, Frijoles, burritos, all for 19 cents each. By the late 1960s, Taco Bells are everywhere with a standardized look. Slump stone brick, which looks a bit like adobe. Red clay tiles on the roof, bell tower. Mexican food in a building straight out of Mexico.