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A&W Root Beer Stands (page 2)

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Jigg's Drive-in
Defiance, OH
Jigg's Drive-in is apparently a former A&W drive-in. If not, at least the re-labeled plastic sign belonged to an A&W originally.

A&W Drive-in
Iron River, WI
This A&W Drive-in opened around 1955.

Chopper's Drive Inn
Sparta, WI
Chopper's Drive Inn operated as an A&W Root Beer until 2007. The business uses this giant hamburger as its sign. Sparta is home to FAST Corporation which surely produced this display. There is an apparently identical giant hamburger in Suring, WI.

Ardy & Ed's Drive-in
Oshkosh, WI
The Ardy & Ed's Drive-in opened in 1948 as an A&W Drive-in. It's been Ardy & Ed's since the 1970s. The restaurant continues to make its own root beer which is available in take-home containers. The car hops wear roller skates. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Yeck Family Drive-in
Cheboygan, MI
The Yeck Family Drive Inn opened around 1986. The building was originally occupied by an A&W.

Old Town Drive-in
Saginaw, MI
The Old Town Drive-in opened in 1941 as an A&W Drive-in. It was known as Irene's A&W in the 1960s. It became the Old Town Drive-in in 1986. For more, see this website.

A&W Drive-in
Ravenna, OH
This A&W Drive-in opened in 1956. It still features carhop service.

A&W Drive-in
Middlebury, VT
This A&W Drive-in has been around since the 1950s. The original building is where the basement is now (the road has been built up). This A&W features carhops on rollerskates. The sign is obviously modern.

A&W Drive-in
Wyandotte, MI		 A&W Drive-in
Wilmington, NY
This Wyandotte A&W has the old "pilgrim's hat" style roof and car hops - but a modern menu. In fact, there is no inside service. I believe this building style is from the early 1970s and are pretty rare now.

The Wilmington A&W is another example of this building style. The oval sign is also typical of the same period. The drive-in canopy portion has been converted to picnic table seating.

A&W Drive-in
Iron Mountain, MI		 former A&W Drive-in
Ypsilanti, MI
This A&W Drive-in in Iron Mountain still features the pilgrim hat building and car hop canopy. This location closes for winter.

This former A&W Drive-in in Ypsilanti was built in 1972. It now houses Pacific Beach Burritos.

former A&W Drive-in
Humboldt, IA		 A&W Drive-in
Boonville, MO
This former Humboldt A&W has been known as the Backseat Diner since 2003. This drive-in features the canopy next to the building rather than extending away from it. I don't know if this was the original layout. For more, see their website.

This Boonville A&W was built in 1972. It features a vintage interior complete with the original Tiffany-style lights and pilgrim's hat fireplace. Does anyone know of any other A&W locations that still have a fireplace? The drive-in canopy at this location has been replaced with an addition to the building.

former A&W Drive-in
Tulsa, OK		 A&W Drive-in
Janesville, WI
This former A&W Drive-in in Tulsa now houses a Coney I-Lander location. The interior still features an A&W fireplace.

This A&W Drive-in in Janesville still has the fireplace feature inside. The original seats that surrounded it have been removed. Another example of this style A&W fireplace still exists in Wentzville, MO. If you know of any others, I'd love to hear from you.

A&W Drive-in
Franksville, WI
Like many other locations, this A&W Drive-in building had been repainted in the new A&W turquoise in recent years. By 2010, it had been painted back to the original orange and brown paint scheme. This photo is from 2011. For more, see their website.

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