RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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Friday, July 24, 2020
Along 66, May 2020: That Wonderful Steak 'N Shake in Springfield, Missouri, Makes the Cut
Sorry to be running so far behind on this blog, but I have been very busy on another one of my blogs. As such, some of my blogs are closed down for awhile and others aren't getting many posts.
MAY 15-- The wonderful Steak 'm Shake restaurant in Springfield, Missouri, has survived the corporate downsizing cut that has hit.
The chain is closing 57 stores as it has been having financial problems. (We have one in nearby McHenry, Illinois, and I am happy to report they are still open.) The chain is owned by Biglari Holdings. Besides falling sales, the virus has also cut into earnings.
The Steak 'n Shake in Springfield opened in 1962 and kept its "look" and man is that impressive. It is located at 2012 St. Louis Street and National Avenue.
The first-ever Steak 'n Shake was opened in 1934 by Gus Bell on Route 66 in Normal, Illinois, and today has/had 600 locations in the U.S., mostly in the Midwest.
The article said the original one in Normal was razed and replaced by a pizza place. But, I've seen the building and you can see the form of a Steak 'm Shake in the structure as it exists today. So, I am not sure it has been razed.
--RoadSoGoodToBeBackDog
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The Steak n Shake in Normal wasn't razed it was repurposed! Big hugs from, Lulu
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