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General Information: Personal recollection: One of my favorite joints was the A&W in Farmington. I still go there when I get over in that direction. When I was a kid, going out for a burger and a root beer was a treat, a big deal you didn't get to do that often. I will use this Farmington entry to document the chain in Michigan and will add more photos and info as I get them. From the A&W Website: Roy W. Allen opened his first Root Beer stand in Lodi, CA, on June 20 1919. It was a hot night that coincided with a citywide party celebrating the homecoming of local World War I heroes. In 1922 Allen partnered with former Lodi employee Frank Wright and leased their first two Root Beer stands to other operators so they could expand into the larger city of Sacramento. This was around the same time the partners coined the new name A&W®, “A” for Allen and “W” for Wright. 1925 - Allen began to sell franchises to others, thus establishing the first franchise restaurant chain in America. 1950 - Thanks to the postwar boom and the prevalence of G.I. loans, there was a flurry of new development and nearly 450 operating A&Ws. Allen sold the entire operation to the A&W Root Beer Co., a California company. 1956 - A&W went international opening its first restaurant in Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1956. A&W restaurants in Canada were initially part of the American A&W restaurant chain until they were sold in 1972 and since then, have been owned and operated in Canada independently and separately from A&W operations in the United States. A&W expanded to the Philippines, Malaysia, and Okinawa, Japan. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Original Bacon Cheeseburger was born. 1963 - A&W celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1969. In 1971 A&W Root Beer became available in bottles and cans. In 2011 A&W was purchased by a group of domestic and international A&W Franchise Partners. In 2019 A&W celebrates its 100th anniversary. There are approximately 1,000 restaurants (& counting) in the U.S. and international market. The following is a list compiled by Bobby Peaco*ck that shows all of the locations pictured below with their history:
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Albion - 1410 N Eaton St
Alma - 1975 Michigan Ave - 1960S
Alma - 1975 Michigan Ave - 1972
Alma - 1975 Michigan Ave - Old Yearbook Ad
Alpena - 1032 N Us-23
Au Gres - 121 W Huron Rd
Bad Axe - 830 N Van Dyke Ave
Baraga - 1156 S Superior Ave
Battle Creek - 889 W Columbia Ave
Battle Creek - 906 Capital Ave Ne
Beaverton - 370 Ross St
Belleville - 148 W Columbia Ave
Bellevue - 9787 Battle Creek Hwy
Blissfield - 505 E Adrian St
Burton - 1117 Belsay Rd
Burton - 4013 E Court St
Calumet - 55776 Us-41
Canton - 42087 Ford Rd
Caro - 1100 E Caro Rd - Caro Drive-In Lower Left
Cassopolis - 525 S Broadway
Cedar Springs - 356 Main St
Cedar Springs - 356 N Main St
Charlevoix - 1411 Bridge St
Charlotte - Lansing Rd 1
Charlotte - Lansing Rd 2
Charlotte - Lansing Rd 3
Charlotte - Lansing Rd 4
Cheboygan - 1304 W Mackinaw Ave
Chelsea - 1555 Main St
Chesaning - 1209 W Brady St
Clawson - 303 S Main St
Clawson - 303 S Main St 0
Coldwater - 411 E Chicago Blvd 1969 - Now A Ponderosa
Coloma - 5036 Paw Paw Rd - Now Eddies
Copper Harbor - 715 Gratiot St
Davison - 505 N State St
Davison - 840 S State Rd
Detroit - 17630 Grand River Ave
Detroit - 18440 W Warren St
Detroit - 19441 Schoolcraft Ave
Detroit - 6771 W Vernor Hwy
Dowagiac - 724 N Front St
Dundee - 14275 - S Custer Rd
East Tawas - 200 W Bay St - Old Yearbook Ad
East Tawas - 200 W Bay St
Eastpointe - 17275 E 9 Mile Rd
Ecorse - 3968 W Jefferson Ave
Edwardsburg - 68867 M-62 1
Edwardsburg - 68867 M-62 2
Evart - 728 W 7Th St
Farmington - 22004 Farmington Rd 1
Farmington - 22004 Farmington Rd 2
Farmington - 22004 Farmington Rd 3
Farwell - 1876 W Ludington Ave
Fenton - 913 N Leroy St
Flint - 2802 S Dort Hwy
Flint - 3328 S Linden Rd
Flint - 4108 Saginaw St
Flint - 4335 W Pierson Rd
Flushing - 200 S Cherry St
Fowlerville - 800 S Grand Ave
Gaylord - 900 S Otsego Ave
Gladstone - 902 Montana Ave
Grand Blanc - 11338 S Saginaw St
Grand Haven - 726 S Harbor Dr
Grand Rapids - 1269 Madison Ave Se
Grand Rapids - 1636 Eastern Ave Se
Grand Rapids - 536 Leonard St Nw
Greenville - 1115 W Washington Ave 1
Greenville - 1115 W Washington Ave 2
Gwinn - 37 M-35 Gwinn Mi 49841 Old Yearbook Ad
Gwinn - 37 M-35 Gwinn Mi 49841
Hanco*ck - 20855 Royce Rd
Harrison - 316 Park St
Harrison Twp - 36111 Jefferson Ave
Hartford - 62589 Red Arrow Hwy
Highland - 2120 S Milford Rd
Hillsdale - 300 W Carleton Rd 1
Hillsdale - 300 W Carleton Rd 2
Holland - 139 E 8Th St
Holland - 363 S River Ave
Holt - 2440 N Cedar St
Homer - 130 W Leigh St - Old Yearbook Ad
Homer - 130 W Leigh St
Howell - 2010 E Grand River Ave
Hudson - 503 S Meridian Rd - Old Yearbook Ad
Hudson - 503 S Meridian Rd
Imlay City - 515 E Capac Rd
Inkster - 26639 Michigan Ave
Ionia - 405 N Dexter Rd 1
Ionia - 405 N Dexter Rd 2
Ishpeming - 1419 N 2Nd St - Old Yearbook Ad
Ithaca - 1110 E Washington Rd 1
Ithaca - 1110 E Washington Rd 2
Jackson - 900 W Argyle St
Kalamazoo - 3100 Portage St
Kalamazoo - 4400 S Westnedge Ave
Lake Odessa - 1202 Jordan Lake St
Lansing - 315 S Homer St
Lansing - 427 E Oakland Ave
Lansing - 4919 Saginaw Hwy
Lansing - 902 E Grand River Ave
Lapeer - 624 S Main St
Lewiston - 2800 Bear Lake Rd
Lexington - 5309 Main St - 1989
Lexington - 5309 Main St - 2018
Lincoln Park - 3860 Dix Hwy
Macomb Twp - 15555 Hall Rd
Marlette - 2977 Main St
Marquette - 1021 W Washington Ave
Marquette - 6040 S Us-41
Marshall - 1102 W Michigan Ave - Old Yearbook Ad
Marshall - 1102 W Michigan Ave
Marysville - 1601 Gratiot Blvd
Mason - 628 N Cedar St
Melvindale - 2535 Oakwood Blvd
Michigan Center - 4061 Page Ave
Midland - 1514 Washington St
Midland - 3420 Isabella St
Mio - 412 S Morenci Ave
Monroe - 1111 W Front St
Monroe - 15336 S Dixie Hwy
Mt Clemens - 205 N Gratiot Ave
Munising - 220 E M-28
Muskegon - 1950 Lakeshore Dr
Newberry - 7488 M-123
Niles - 2645 S 11Th St
North Muskegon - 171 N Whitehall Rd
Norton Shores - 3690 Airline Rd
Onaway - 20812 Washington Ave
Ontonagon - 201 River St
Ortonville - 470 South St 1
Ortonville - 470 South St 2
Oscoda - 884 S
Owosso - 2165 E Main St
Paradise - M-123 - 2
Paradise - M-123
Pentwater - 715 S Kalamazoo St
Petoskey - 1099 N Us-31
Plainwell - Us-131 South
Plymouth - 560 W Ann Arbor Rd
Pontac - 1006 Baldwin Ave
Pontiac - 991 Baldwin Ave
Port Huron - 618 24Th Ave
Prescott - 1857 Greenwood Rd 1
Prescott - 1857 Greenwood Rd 2
Rapid River - 7878 Us-2
Rochester - 3178 S Rochester Rd
Roseville - 29535 Gratiot Ave
Saginaw - 807 S Granger St
South Haven - 8510 M-140
South Lyon - 399 S Lafayette St
South Lyon - 513 S Lafayette St
Southgate - 12755 Eureka Rd
Spring Arbor - 7975 Spring Arbor Rd
Spring Lake - 909 W Savidge St
Standish - 302 S Main St 1
Standish - 302 S Main St 2
Stephenson - 927 Us Hwy 41
Sterling Heights - 35030 Mound Rd
Sturgis - 1401 E Chicago Rd
Tawas City - 219 W Lake St
Taylor - 20524 Ecorse Rd
Taylor - 27293 Eureka Rd
Tec*mseh - 809 W Chicago Rd 1
Tec*mseh - 809 W Chicago Rd 2
Tec*mseh - 809 W Chicago Rd 3
Tec*mseh - 809 W Chicago Rd 4
Three Rivers - 59136 S Us-131
Traverse City - 412 E Front St
Trenton - 2975 W Jefferson Ave
Wakefield - 1305 Us Rte 2
Walled Lake - 725 E Walled Lake Rd
Warren - 21315 Van Dyke Ave
Warren - 22901 Mound Rd
Warren - 4600 E 9 Mile Rd
Waterford - 4355 Dixie Hwy
Waterford - 4790 Dixie Hwy
Waterford - 5115 Dixie Hwy
Waterford - 6175 Highland Rd
White Pigeon - 706 W Chicago Rd - Old Yearbook Ads 1975
White Pigeon - 706 W Chicago Rd - Old Yearbook Ads
White Pigeon - 706 W Chicago Rd 1
White Pigeon - 706 W Chicago Rd 2
Wixom - 49714 Grand River Ave
Ypsilanti - 2835 Washtenaw Ave
Ypsilanti - 401 E Michigan Ave
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Vintage A Ad W Outlets Of Unknown Address In Michigan 1960S
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Vintage A Ad W Outlets Of Unknown Address In Michigan 1960S
Vintage A Ad W Outlets Of Unknown Address In Michigan 1960S
Vintage A Ad W Outlets Of Unknown Address In Michigan 1960S
Vintage A Ad W Outlets Of Unknown Address In Michigan 1960S