DININGPhotos: White Castle through the years(WCAST gellar) White CastleThe Columbus DispatchVarious pictures of White Castle -- the restaurant. From top left, first White Castle in Wichita, Kansas, 1921 - its replacement, in 1951 with porcelainized steel - White Castle of 2725 North High Street restaurant in 1947, which was built in 1929 - 1952 aerial shot of second White Castle at Arcadia and High streets in Columbus.The Columbus DispatchThe Columbus DispatchBill Ingram III, president and chief executive officer of White Castle System Inc., and Hala Moddelmog, president of Churchs Chicken, sample each others products at a White Castle restaurant in Brooklyn, Monday, Nov. 11, 1996. The two companies announced a partnership to develop 30 co-branded restaurants around the country. The agreement makes White Castle a Churchs Chicken franchisee with the right to develop Churchs restaurants within its existing White Castles around the country. (Feature Photo Service)The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle CEO E.W. "Bill" Ingram at the Greenlawn Avenue and South High Street store .......RUSSELL PHOTOThe Columbus DispatchAerial view of White Castle restaurantThe Columbus DispatchThe first White Castle opened in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921.The Columbus DispatchThis White Castle restaurant, photographed in 1947, was built at 2725 N. High St. in 1929, when it was the chain's fourth COLUMBUS location. Streetcars in a storage yard are visible at left. This brick structure was replaced with a porcelainized steel building in 1951, which still stands.The Columbus DispatchA prototype for the co-branded White Castle and Churchs in Brooklyn, N.Y.The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle Turkey Stuffing. PRNewsFoto.The Columbus DispatchVomit receptacle -- White Castle "Slyder" eating contest - (L-R) Brett McGlone, Andy Burgess and Mike Asher react as (Right) Derik Pace (a senior) "blows" his chance of winning a hamburger eating contest at Northland High School's band room. Derik retired from the contest after eating 16 burgers, Mike (left, laughing) a freshman, ate 22 burgers! This was to gear the kids up for Spring Break.The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle president Bill IngramThe Columbus DispatchContest judge John Kelley checks the quality of a White Castle hamburger as Kathryn Knight of Minneapolis cleans up. Kelley, the great-grandson of company founder E.W. "Billy" Ingram, checked five burgers at random for quality after the contestants cooked and bagged 30 to see who was the fastest. There were nine finalists from around the US and Martha Brown of Columbus finished 3rd.The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle founding family members Kate Kelley, marketing coordinator; E.W. (Bill) Ingram III, president and CEO; Maryann Ingram Kelley, Admin. Assistant; and Meg Kelley, payroll specialist. Chris Russell Photo.The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle Slyder Recipe Contest winner in 1999-- Castle stuffed potatoes from Joy Bandemer.The Columbus DispatchCongratulations go out to Henry Patel Wednesday at the White Castle Headquarters in Grandview, after being proclaimed 1998's Fastest Griddle. Patel and the other 11 other participants from across the country were scored on everything from spreading onions to bagging up the 30 boxes once the burgers were ready. First prize was a $500 savings bond, which Patel may or may not share with his coach, Roderick Cook.The Columbus Dispatch2009 Undercover BossThe Columbus DispatchRay and Gloria Dechert dine out for Valentine's Day at White Castle, Wednesday, February 14, 2007. This is the second year the couple has come for burgers on the holiday. "It's fun! And nice to be served in a White Castle," Gloria said. (Dispatch photo Renee Sauer)The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle testing 3 new store-within-a-store concepts. Photo by Mark A Steele.The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle Management Co makes it to the fourth generation of family leadership when Lisa Ingram was appointed president of the fast-food chain while her father, Bill, is the CEO, March 1, 2013. (Dispatch photo by Kyle Robertson)The Columbus DispatchRob Camp at the White Castle corporate headquarters he has been a Castle employee 25 years.He was photographed with some of the White Castle memorabilia that he has gotten over the years. Photographed Dec. 22, 2010.(Dispatch photo by Eric Albrecht)The Columbus DispatchThe White Castle development project in the Short North had to ask for a zoning variance to build 106 foot building . With land in shorter supply in the areas such as Short North developers are looking to build higher buildings. November 22, 2016. (Dispatch photo by Eric Albrecht)The Columbus DispatchThe White Castle Home Office, at 555 West Goodale Street, in Columbus, OH on September 6, 2013. (Columbus Dispatch photo by Tom Dodge)The Columbus DispatchThe White Castle development project in the Short North had to ask for a zoning variance to build 106 foot building . With land in shorter supply in the areas such as Short North developers are looking to build higher buildings. November 22, 2016. (Dispatch photo by Eric Albrecht)The Columbus DispatchThe White Castle development project in the Short North had to ask for a zoning variance to build 106 foot building . With land in shorter supply in the areas such as Short North developers are looking to build higher buildings. November 22, 2016. (Dispatch photo by Eric Albrecht)The Columbus DispatchBreakfast sandwiches photographed at a White Castle at Kenny and Henderson on Thursday, September 3, 2015. White Castle plans to offer around-the-clock breakfast. (Columbus Dispatch photo by Fred Squillante)The Columbus DispatchKendra Mitchell, top. takes a customer's order on Monday, May 14, 2018 at White Castle, 2106 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio. The new restaurant, across from Ohio State University, includes new features such as an upstairs lounge area and "The Crave Box," for mobile pickup. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle, 2106 N. High St, on Monday, May 14, 2018. The new restaurant, across from Ohio State University, includes new features such as an upstairs lounge area and "The Crave Box," for mobile pickup. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchConstruction crews work on the The Castle a joint venture between Borror, White Castle, and the City of Columbus in the Short North on Monday, April 16, 2018. [Fred Squillante/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchWhite Castle has made tweaks to its major mixed-use project on the site of its Downtown headquarters building. The Downtown Commission is set to consider new renderings and conceptual plans on Tuesday oct 23, 2018. [ARCHITECTURAL ALLIANCE]The Columbus DispatchRebecca Miranda, a staff member in engineering support for White Castle corporate, uses a self-serve kiosk to place an order during staff training on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at White Castle, 965 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus-based fast food chain recently opened its flagship store in the Short North, which features beer and wine, deli sliders, soups and the Impossible Slider, a plant-based burger. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchThe mobile order "Crave Box" on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at White Castle, 965 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus-based fast food chain recently opened its flagship store in the Short North, which features beer and wine, deli sliders, soups and the Impossible Slider, a plant-based burger. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchA master plan billboard sits outside at 555 W. Goodale St., the White Castle Headquarters, as construction continues on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. As part of White Castle's Reach Project, Two Caterers is opening a 12,000-square-foot downtown event space. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus DispatchThe exterior of White Castle's new flagship store, 965 N. High St., on Thursday, June 7, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus-based fast food chain recently opened its flagship store in the Short North, which features beer and wine, deli sliders, soups and the Impossible Slider, a plant-based burger. The "Castle" sculpture out front is made of original tile from a White Castle store that used to be at this location. [Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch]The Columbus Dispatch