Taking inspiration from the Hollywood film It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, in 1972 the Snyders started a tradition of planting crossed palm trees outside the front of In-N-Out locations. In the movie, characters race to find treasure buried under palm trees planted to resemble a ‘W’, and Harry said that In-N-Out was his treasure. It’s a tradition that remains in place to this day.

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