Dick Clarks Drive-In and Suttons Grocery, Princeton, Indiana, circa 1955
| Description: |
Richard W. (Dick) Clark (1925-1997) (see ia-0378-0622 for an image of Clark), founder of Dick Clarks Drive In. Clark started an ice cream shop adjacent to his uncles store, Sutton Grocery, in 1947. After his uncle died, Clark operated the ice cream shop and the grocery store. In 1961, he closed the grocery store and re-opened it as a restaurant. Renovations occurred in 1969, 1982, and 1999. As of 2019, Dick Clarks is still a popular Princeton establishment.Photo collected by Greg Wright for his book, More of Prince Town: A Pictorial History of Princeton, Indiana. The information for the photo taken from the captions in the book. Photo courtesy Edna Mae and Jeff Clark. |
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| Origin: | 1955, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/FF9E4AB4-16E6-4CAA-8A34-989429413538 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Greg Wright Collection Restaurants Grocery stores Princeton (Ind.) Gibson County (Ind.) |
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