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B&K Root Beer Stands (page 2)

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Barker's B&K Root Beer
Kokomo, IN

2009:
2025:
Barker's B&K Root Beer was known as Simmon's B&K in the 1980s. [map]

Rupert's B&K Root Beer
Kokomo, IN

2009:
2025:
Rupert's B&K Root Beer has been known as Rupert's since at least the 1980s. It has the same style neon mug sign as the one in Van Wert, OH but mounted on the roof rather than a pole. By 2025, the sign had been repainted and new neon was installed on the canopy. [map]

former drive-in [gone]
Kokomo, IN
This former drive-in canopy might have been owned by the restaurant next door, visible at the left. However, that building now houses a pawn shop. The canopy looked very similar to the one in Wadsworth, OH. Does anyone know if this was ever a B&K, A&W, or what business was here originally? By 2013, this canopy was gone.

Lafayette

B&K Root Beer West
Logansport, IN

2009:
2025:

B&K Root Beer East [gone]
Logansport, IN
The B&K Root Beer West was built as an A&W in 1949. The plastic panel on the top of the sign was probably neon originally like the smaller panels below it. This stand was never part of the B&K chain. The initials stood for the owners' names: Brenda and Kim who began operating the restaurant in 1980. By 2022, a new storage shed was built next to the building which blocks the neon sign. [map]

The photo of the B&K Root Beer East location is from 2009. The building was demolished in 2018.

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