The lighted sign at the Cozy Dog Drive-In Springfield, IL towers about the cars in the parking lot. It’s at least twice the height of the building. Two animated cozy dogs (battered hot dogs) on sticks (one male presenting one female presenting) are wrapped in an embrace or maybe dancing. These two spin around at the top of the sign. Thes middle section is a yellow lighted sign that reads “Cozy Dog Drive-In” and the bottom white section (missing from this photo ) is a reader board. At the time of this photo, it read “better than corn dogs.”
Rte 66 Illinois: Cozy Dog. Home of the 1st battered dog on a stick. Invented by Ed Waldmire in 1946. The drive-in remains family-owned. His son was famous Cartographer #BobWaldmire Dogs are still hand-dipped. YUM! #route66 #Illinois #roadtrip #USA #artyear #MotherRoad #photography #CozyDog #findjoy
