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Joliet Remembers
The 1940s

 

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July 5, 1940

According to the International Directory of Company Histories,
"the first Dairy Queen opened in Joliet, Illinois, on June 22, 1940."

The store was located at 501 North Chicago.

  Image of an ad for the very first Dairy Queen, published in the Joliet Herald-News, July 5, 1940.

 

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Joliet Remembers the 1940s was written and produced by Leslie Eggman, Roger Gambrel, and  Jack Tegel.