When we first moved to Lowell, there used to be a Dog and Suds just down the road from us. A Dog and Suds was a drive-in chain where you could enjoy a hot dog and a root beer in the comforts of your own automobile parked underneath a metal canopy.
But, since no one really wanted to sit in the comforts of their automobile in the winter time, the drive in soon gave way to a sit in diner. The Dog and Suds was tripled in size and renamed “The Disco Dungeonâ€.
Now, the Disco Dungeon did not have any thing to do with Disco. The closest it came to any thing Disco was the large picture of John Trivolta painted on the wall. But since it opened a year or so after Saturday Night Fever, The Disco Dungeon was as good a name as any.
The food at the Disco Dungeon wasn’t bad and was more of a family orientated establishment with all of their meals coming in the form of a basket. Unfortunately, the Disco Dungeon closed after a couple of years.
While the owner of the Disco Dungeon was collecting FICA from the pay of his staff, he neglected to send it to the Feds. The Feds took a dim view of this practice and he had to leave town rather quickly. He moved out of state, became a minister and then fled to Canada but that is another story.
Next, the Dog and Suds became a meat market/deli. Since this business did not need seating space, the opening to the addition was bricked up and turned into a quarter car wash.
The meat market/deli was a nice change for Lowell. After all, at the time, the only other place to buy meat in Lowell was at Eberhards which was rather poor. So, the meat market/deli was a hit and business was good. But the guy that ran it got tired of the long hours and closed the place up.
The Dog and Suds next became a pizza place. You could order your pizza and wash your car while you waited. But, the property owner had a dispute over the rent so the pizza place relocated into cheaper digs.
Currently, the Dog and Suds is a cell phone store. And while it is the only one in town, GR is only 10 minutes away so I wonder how long it will last. Maybe the next business will be a tanning salon and car wash. Who knows.
Wont you like o do some thing up there is close to your hause and look you know that is a good place.
Remember when it was a WestSide Deli? They had great subs! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
You’re right! I had forgotten the West Side Deli. My first encounter with the West Side Deli was in Lansing. One was right down town next to LCC. They did a fantastic lunch time business selling pizza by the slice. I was surprised to see one in Lowell. Then, they all closed. Sad.
Sure As Shooting The Disco Dungeon will give a bunch of interest merely for the fact it\’s diverting version.