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B&K Root Beer Stands (page 1)

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The B&K chain was founded in 1940 with the first location built in Wabash, IN. The chain was founded by Bergerson & Kenefick (B&K) in Michigan City, IN in the mid-1940s. There were 238 B&K locations around Indiana at one time. The remaining ones are now all independently operated.

B&K Root Beer
Alexandria, IN

2009:
2025:
The B&K Root Beer has car hops and still serves root beer in glass mugs. The canopy was refurbished by 2013 and the sign repainted by 2025. [map]

Bummie's B&K Drive-in
Bluffton, IN
Bummie's B&K Drive-in opened in 1962. They still have car hops. The sign featured an arrow like the one at the Chesterton stand below. The sign at Bummie's was gone by 2019. Apparently, A&W used these arrows as well. This may have been an A&W originally or, if not, an A&W sign may have been adapted for this one. [map]

Port Drive-in
Chesterton, IN
The Port Drive-in features a plastic B&K mug on their roof. I have not seen another one like it. This drive-in opened in 1953 as Studman's. In 1957, it was renamed the Snack Shack. It became the Port Drive-in sometime after that. I don't know if this place was associated with B&K from the beginning or not. It appears that one of the drive-thru canopies was converted into an indoor dining area. [map]

B&K Root Beer
Gas City, IN
This B&K Root Beer has an extra-long canopy and still features car hops. [map]

B&K Root Beer
Huntington, IN
This B&K Root Beer opened in 1949. The mansard roof and canopy must have been added in the 1960s. [map]


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B&K Root Beer
Knox, IN
This B&K Root Beer opened in the mid-1950s. [map]

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