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 FIRST Waffle House restaurant - Avondale, GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 33° 46.465 W 084° 16.677
16S E 752074 N 3740474
The first Waffle House opened here in 1955. There are now 1,600 resturants. Located at 2719 E. College Ave., Decatur, Ga. The historic marker was dedicated on 9/8/2012.
Waymark Code: WMF8C0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2012
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The First Waffle House restaurant
The Waffle House
At this location, on Labor Day 1955, Avondale Estates neighbors Joe Rogers, Sr., and Tom Forkner founded the first Waffle House restaurant. The name was inspired by the most popular item on the original menu. The restaurant's focus on fast-food speed and round-the-clock service reflected mid-century societal shifts toward an automobile culture. As suburbs and the interstate highway system developed throughout the region and the nation, Waffle House grew to include over 1,600 locations nationwide, becoming an American cultural icon open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In 2004 Waffle House reacquired the original restaurant building and opened it as a museum in 2008.
Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, the Waffle House,
the City of Avondale Estates, and the Avondale Estates
2012.5 Downtown Development Authority 44-02
Marker dedication on September 8, 2012
Tom Forkner and Joe Rogers, Sr. (blue shirt)
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More Informaion:
Wikipedia - Waffle House
Wikipedia - Tom Forkner
Wikipedia - Joe Rogers, Sr.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1955
More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]
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