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Dog n Suds Drive-ins (page 3) |
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The Suds Greenwood, IN |
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The Suds opened in 1957 as a Dog n Suds. It became The Suds in 1983. It has changed owners and closed a number of times over the years. It is now owned and operated by The Suds Hot Rod Club. For more, see this website. [map] |
Dog N Mug Mishawaka, IN |
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The Dog N Mug occupied a former Dog n Suds. It closed in 2012. In 2015, the place reopened as a used car lot. For more, see this website. [map] |
Sam's Drive Inn Byron, IL |
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Sam's Drive Inn occupies a former Dog n Suds. Does anyone know more about the place? [map] |
former Dog n Suds Aurora, IL 2006: |
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When this Dog n Suds became Swony's Drive Inn, the sign was adapted. Swony's was there since at least 2003 and closed around 2005. In 2006, the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection. A new sign was installed when the place reopened as the Doggie Diner. In 2017, the place was known as The Diner. By 2018, the building was housing Taco Movil. [map] |
former Suds N West Plains, MO |
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The Suds N changed the name and sign a little when it ceased being a Dog n Suds. Suds N closed in 2013. By 2016, a used car dealership occupied the lot. The sign was gone. The original canopy was still there but painted brown. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Drive-in Alsip, IL |
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This former Dog n Suds was known as the Frosted Mug when the photo at the left was taken in 2006. It featured car hops, homemade root beer, and Cruise Nights. The business closed in 2008. In 2009, the Frosted Mug part of the sign was removed (photo at right). The Char-co Burgers part was apparently used by the Dog n Suds chain. There is another example at the Paragould location. In 2010, the building and canopy were repainted but the place remained vacant. In 2013, the sign was adapted for Demon Dawgs which opened in 2014. That business closed in 2017. The building now houses the El Don Mexican resaurant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Drive-in Wheeling, IL |
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This former Dog n Suds is now operating as Skipper's Restaurant. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Bristol, TN |
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This former Dog n Suds housed Garden Spot Produce when this photo was taken in 2011. The sign probably had a Char-co Burgers panel like the one above in Alsip. By 2017, the business had become a used car lot. [map] |
Chong Wah St. Louis, MO |
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This Chong Wah Chinese Restaurant appears to occupy a former Dog n Suds location. [map] |
B-K Root Beer [gone] Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
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This B-K Root Beer opened in 1967. The Dog n Suds sign was brought from somewhere else and adapted. In 2013, this location closed and the sign was removed. The building was demolished. |
former Dog n Suds Casa Grande, AZ 2012: |
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This former Dog n Suds now houses Pirate's Fish & Chips. [map] |
JB's Drive-in Greeley, CO 2012: |
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2023: |
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JB's Drive-in opened Jess' Sandwich Shop in 1937. The current building and canopy were built in 1964 after a fire. At that time, the drive-in became a Dog n Suds. The canopy style and plastic "Root Beer" letters are clearly Dog n Suds designs. In the mid-1970s, the drive-in split off from Dog n Suds and was renamed JB's Drive-in. Around 2012, JB's bought back into the Dog n Suds franchise with permission to remain independent. It served homemade Dog n Suds root beer. JB's closed in 2021 but the building and signs remain. A food truck, operating as Jess' Drive Inn, is currently operating in the parking lot. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Dunedin, FL |
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The canopy of this former Dog n Suds was walled up for Bambino Pizza in 1997. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Winter Haven, FL |
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This former Dog n Suds has housed Dino's Drive-in since 1968. [map] |
former Dog n Suds Kansas City, KS |
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This former Dog n Suds has housed a liquor store since at least 2007. [map] |
More Dog n Suds Drive-ins & Signs:
Centerville, IA Davenport, IA Crest Hill, IL [map] Oregon, IL Philo, IL [vintage; gone] Wood Dale, IL Indianapolis, IN Columbus, KS [vintage; gone] Paducah, KY Lake City, MI [map] Kansas City, MO St. Louis, MO [map] Arapahoe, NE [gone] Jefferson, OH Antigo, WI Williams Lake, BC If you know of any others, I'd love to hear about them. |
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