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World’s first Dairy Queen location in Joliet to be revived as historic landmark along Route 66

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The two-story brick building in downtown Joliet opened as the world’s first Dairy Queen in June of 1940. It also happens to be on Historic Route 66, and as part of the Centennial Celebration, the Joliet Area Historical Museum is giving the building a historically accurate facelift.

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