This California-born fast-food chain is being crushed by costs, crime and competition

Carl’s Jr. began in 1941 as a hot dog cart on the corner of Florence and Central in Los Angeles and grew into one of the region’s best-known burger chains. Eight decades later, the now-global chain is struggling in its old neighborhood. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/this-california-born-fast-food-chain-is-being-crushed-by-costs-crime-and-competition-3829221/