Henry's Hamburgers was one of the big four in the Quad Cities area. The others were Sandy's, McDonalds and Burger King.
Henry's was famous for their 10 burgers for a buck special as well as their classic 1960's walk-up drive-in buildings and their enormous sign out front. The three Henry's Quad Cities locations were Rock Island, Illinois, Moline, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.
Sadly, all three locations closed a long time ago. Thankfully all three locations still exist to this day. Henry's Harrison Street location in Davenport, Iowa has changed hands many, many times and was even shut down and then brought back as a Henry's at one point. Ironically, this location has remained essentially the same since it was built. Only a small walk up area has been added to the front!
Rock Island Henry's was the last to close. It was owned by the same owner from beginning to end and when he retired, Henry's was gone forever. The building has been added onto several times from its original walk-up drive-in layout and sadly, it no longer maintains the classic Henry's image and is currently an oriental restaurant.
Henry's 23rd Ave Moline, Illinois location became the locally popular Adolph's Taco House. Adolph added a dining area but you can still clearly see the sharp angle roof outline of the classic Henry's building!
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From an auction on ebay by keeno55, an advertising toy clicker stating "America's Most Complete Drive-In Menu, Head for Henry's" and in working condition as shown. My ex-wife used to work here during the 1970's and this clicker was obtained there at that time. It was located on West 7th Street, in Joplin, Mo., also known as the old Route 66 and at the location of the present day "Sultan of Smoke" Bar-B-Q restaurant. Measures about 1 3/4" long.
Henry's halloween mask auctioned on ebay by slade1955 in 2005.
Henry's sign at the top of this page is found at the outstanding www.michigandriveins.com website. Henry's cup and tshirt were found on ebay.