Old Dad's Root Beer Bottling Plant - Chicago, IL
Posted by: 
adgorn
N 41° 55.992 W 087° 41.712
16T E 442364 N 4642593
Dad’s Root Beer, one of America’s most popular soft drinks, was developed in Chicago in February, 1937. The bottling plant (with its sign) was a fixture on Chicago's northwest side.
Waymark Code: WM9BK7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2010
Views: 10
When the plant moved to Indiana, the site was redeveloped into condos. The good old sign that used to be visible from the nearby Eden's Expressway is long gone. The building is located on a narrow street that dead ends into the Northwestern train tracks, so it is tough to get good photos.
Learn more about Dad's from their site (
visit link) , which includes a picture of how the plant used to look. Also see this flickr posting (
visit link) for another old photo.
I'm getting thirsty - time to get a Dad's!
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