Des Plaines Yesterday and Today
Former Gardening Center Grows into New Restaurant
Happy Dogs is a new fast food destination in Des Plaines.
After many months in the works, Happy Dogs Beef N Pizza, 979 Lee St., opened last week at the corner of Lee Street and Oakwood Avenue. The fast-food joint is a new venture by the owners of the adjoining J & J Tire Repair. Happy Dogs serves the standard Chicago hot dog stand menu, pizza, sno-cones and, to note, fresh-cut, red potato fries. Earlier: Maine West baseball. At one time the building was home to The Farm and Garden Store, a destination for area gardeners seeking supplies from birdseed to fertilizer to feeders to overalls. Before farm supply, the building was home to the Des Plaines Dairy, also known as Suburban Dairy, run by Arthur W. Collignon. The dairy supplied milk, cream and butter to the area. It's not clear when the dairy …
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Lorraine Swanson
4:50 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bought a lot of jeans at the Farm Store back in the 70s. Cute clothes! more ›