The downtown Dairy Queen is likely one of the oldest, if not the oldest still operating business in Carbondale, opening its doors in 1952. The iconic neon sign went up at the same time and is one of the last original DQ neons in the country. Most popular item on the menu, the Blizzard.
Vogler Motors (1923) and Horstmann Cleaners (1925) would be my guesses as the oldest operating businesses.
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