Docs Just Off 66 Receives $50K

BY CASEY CLAYPOOL/

DOCS OWNER

On Monday, July 29, in Girard, Ill., Docs Just Off 66 received $50,000 from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program, a program presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express.

Docs began in 1884 as Deck’s Store and operated as a pharmacy and soda fountain until 2001. Between 2001 and 2021, there were various owners who utilized the soda fountain and kept its history alive. In Dec. 2021, Steve and Casey Claypool purchased Doc's Soda Fountain and renamed the historic business, Docs Just Off 66. The business was completely...