Fifties Icons at the Polk-A-Dot Drive-In - Route 66
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Fifties Icons at the Polk-A-Dot Drive-In - Route 66
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Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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Statues of fifties icons, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Betty Boop, outside the Polk-A-Dot Drive-In on Route 66 in Braidwood, Illinois.
The Polk-A-Dot Drive-In, located on historic Route 66 in Braidwood, Illinois, is a family-owned 1950s diner.
When it first opened in 1956, it operated out of a white polka dot spotted bus. As money and time allowed, the owner built a small building with walk-up windows and later added the dining room for eat-in. Those original walk-up windows are still where you order your food today.
The diner's interior has been extensively remodeled with neon and 50s décor collected from other local businesses, and the walls are covered in photos of 50s icons. This place is cute as a button, and it will make you feel like you forgot to put on your bobby-socks and poodle skirt that morning!
When you visit, be sure to order a hamburger and Green River float, the hamburgers are fantastic! Allow a little time to take it all in and drop a quarter in the tabletop jukebox. Be sure to make a trip to the bathroom while you are there; I'll leave that as a surprise!
A well-known Route 66 gem, the Polk-A-Dot Drive-In, was inducted into the Route 66 of Illinois Association's Hall of Fame in 2002.
Copyright 2022 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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May 6th, 2022
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