A FEW TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES BEGAN LISTING SOME OF THE “OLD” BUSINESSES IN CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP
• The head went missing from “The Cow”
• Stubby’s and Charlies Courtside were the “in” places
• Keisters Cabin was where Sal’s restaurant is now
• Fox’s pizza was located on Rt. 51 and McKinley Rd.
• Golden Dawn was in the plaza on Darlington Rd.
• IGA Super Dollar was located at 2400 Darlington Rd.
• Xcelerator was: Martini’s, Circle Inn, Edna Mays, Good Spirits, Headstones, Pint & Platter
• Christ the Divine Teacher held mass at Corsi’s Restaurant
• The Chippewa Mall had all indoor shops – Pizza Boy, Wilson’s Video, Hallmark, The Arcade
• We had the Super 51 drive-in
• There was a small library where the Farm to Fork is now
• A gas station and convenience store were on Darlington Rd. across from Citizens Bank
• Ralph’s corner market had the best penny candy and New York style pizza on Blackhawk Rd.
• Lawson’s was the place to go for a Slush Puppie after a baseball game played behind at the fields
• There was a Dairy Queen at the corner of Blackhawk Rd. and Darlington Rd.
• Chippewa had a bakery
• There were payphones outside of every convenience store
• Everything was closed on Sunday
• There was no expressway
• There was PM Moore Hardware
• We had Olsen’s Pharmacy
• We had a shoe store “Payless Shoes”
• There was Corsi’s (Whimpy’s) CW’s Bar
• Chippewa had a Pool
• We had Phil’s Marquette
• Panella’s Fruit Market
• Gump’s sold Christmas Trees
• The BQF Cafeteria Restaurant was at the location where the Hot Dog Shoppe is now
• There was reception hall at the Jewish Center
• Christ Divine had their bazaar
• The State Police Barracks was at the corner of McKinley Rd. and Rt. 51
• The Suburban was on Rt. 51
• There was the Lil Store by the Birnesser Plan
• There was also the fish and penny candy store
• There was the Blue Ridge Golf Driving Range
• We had Dick’s Putt N Putt
• We had a Perkins Restaurant
• There was old motel by Mount Olive Church
• You could get penny candy at Gratz’s Store
• Full service gas stations
• Stop signs at all major intersections
• YMCA Fitness and Racquetball Center
If anyone can think of some places we missed or what used to be, let us know! Call: 724-843-8177 Ext. 104
