Wild's Palace of Poison

I recently unearthed an unused matchbook for STL's infamous midcentury, horror-themed neon carhop, Wild's Palace of Poison (1947 - 1964.) That's right, a friendly drive-in restaurant that really only wanted to kill you with their wonderful sense of morbid humor, and not actually with their tasty food. Once located at 1500 Lemay Ferry, directly across the street from Mount Hope Cemetery where both my Aunt Becky and dear friend Tommy are laid to rest, Wild's was a gimmicky fast food joint where you could wash down a Murder Burger with an Arsenic Fizz, and then be officially declared null, void, and all shook up with your very own signed Death Certificate after closing the coffin lid on your fine dyin' 'n dining experience. I've included a variety of other related images below that I found 'round the 'ol www, but I also someday hope to do a more lengthy post about this once popular hot spot where my Mom and Uncle apparently spent a great deal of "hip" teen time cruising for kicks, Vampire Kisses, and Black Widow licks.