• Horsecook@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    So, the story is that Jack in the Box referred to their pioneering use of a speakerbox for ordering. However, that’s not all there is to it.

    The first location was in San Diego, CA, on El Cajon Boulevard, which connects the city of San Diego to the city of El Cajon. El Cajon is Spanish for The Box. Cajon was corrupted into English as Canyon. The city El Cajon is named after the El Cajon box canyon that it is located in.

    Jack in the Box first opened on The Box Boulevard, then expanded into the City of The Box located in The Box box box.