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I am amazed to learn that the A&W is still there. I went there in the late 1950's as a very young child. I always loved the place that had the best root beer that I have ever had, although they made me get the little kiddy frosted mug. I can vividly remember the car hops bringing the tray out to the car, and that you ordered on the remote speakers at each stall. some days the girls would deliver it on skates. They also had take out root beer in glass gallon jugs or a waxed cardboard container that was to to be used as a megaphone after the product was used and the ends were removed. I think these containers had some printing on them like "Go Clawson High" or something like that.

The A&W south of the malls on m-37 in Grand Rapids sat on the corner of M-37 and 52nd street with the owners house right next door.I worked for them until they sold to the last owner in about 1996 I worked there thru the 80's and watched the drive-in give way to the drive-thru and finally the large amount of construction in the area pushed him to sell out to burger king in 1996 I believe.I grew up making those coney dogs and close to a million of those 99 cent double cheese burgers.