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UNCONFIRMED STORES

This list is specifically for stores whose existence I have not verified. Note that this does not count instances where I know that the location existed but its exact address is uncertain.

A&W (4)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Grand Ledge 810 E. Saginaw Hwy. Was listed as a former location on the same website cited below at Dog n Suds listings.
However, even early ads for A&W in Lansing list the current W. Saginaw store.
Ionia
Iron River I may be confusing this with the still-operational A&W in Iron River, WI.
Manton

BURGER CHEF (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Cheboygan
Walled Lake Maple Rd.

BURGER KING (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Flint Genesee Valley Center Listed in 1990s phone books; may be accidental duplicate listing for now-closed store at 3362 S. Linden Rd., which was across from Genesee Valley Center

CAESARLAND [3]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Ann Arbor
Ferndale
Sylvan Lake Possibly a duplicate listing for Waterford

DAIRY QUEEN (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Gladwin
Marlette

DER WIENERSCHNITZEL (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Saginaw 2 locations This listing says that two were planned in Saginaw in 1965, although it is unknown if either was ever actually built.

DOG N SUDS (6)

Note: Many of these unconfirmed locations came from an old website (Wayback Machine link) that was taken down years ago.
CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Caledonia Cherry Valley Ave. SE
Hartford
Ionia
Iron Mountain US-2
Redford Joy Rd.

DOMINO'S (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Ionia W. Lincoln Ave.? 1988 phone book says 648 W. Lincoln, which corresponds to a house. This may be a typo for 643 W. Lincoln, which is now Geldhof Tire.

(ELIAS BROS.) BIG BOY (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Kentwood Kentwood Village Mall If this location existed, it was closed by 1988. Mall now occupied by offices

HARDEE'S (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Westland 7610 N. Wayne Rd. Originally Rustler; later various other restaurants including Cactus Club (1988).
Listed as Hardee's in 1991 phone book only, but no other evidence suggests that it actually opened, as it is not listed in any 1990s ads for the chain.
Address has been a vet office since at least 1996.

HOT SAM (3)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Burton Eastland Mall
(now Courtland Center)
Troy Oakland Mall
Westland Westland Center

LEE'S FAMOUS RECIPE (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Fremont? This article mentions a short-lived location in Fremont whose building was relocated to Apple Ave. in Muskegon.
So far I have found no other confirmation of this.

LITTLE CAESARS (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Flint W. Bristol Rd. Address was listed as 1846 in a 1987 phone book, but numbers don't go up that high; the westernmost building in the block was a gas station whose address was 1508.
It is possible that this was a typo for 1346, which was later a dentist's office but is now vacant, or for the existing store at 1063 E. Bristol.
It is also possible that this was just a franchise office, or a store that was never opened.

LUMS (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Ferndale
Jackson

MANCINO'S PIZZA & GRINDERS (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Sault Ste. Marie 4516 I-75 Business Spur
(in Walmart)
Address corresponds to then-operational Walmart at this address; so far no proof exists that Mancino's was actually in the Walmart.
Walmart moved ca. 2010 and is now Kohl's.

MCDONALD'S (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Grand Rapids 2425 Alpine Ave. NW
(in Meijer)

MISTER DONUT (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Iron Mountain

MR. STEAK (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Bay City Listed as "coming soon" in a 1967 issue of Life; so far, no other evidence has surfaced indicating that this location ever opened.

ORANGE JULIUS (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Livonia Wonderland Mall Closed before 1985 if it existed at all

PIZZA HUT (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Mt. Morris 4181 W. Mt. Morris Rd.
(in BP station with Subway and Burger King)
Station is confirmed as having had Subway and Burger King; existence of Pizza Hut uncertain.
Subway removed late 1990s, station became Beacon and Bridge.
Burger King later Halo Burger, now A&W.

SHOW BIZ PIZZA (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Bloomfield Hills Opydke Rd. @ South Blvd.
Grand Rapids Plainfield Ave. NE

SUBWAY (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Harper Woods 19548 Harper Ave. Could be a mistyped address; 19500 is a vacant collision shop and 19556 is an adjacent fitness center.
There could have been a short-lived franchise in the fitness center, but this is uncertain.

TACO BELL (2)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Harrison A 1996 Petoskey News-Review news article mentions that the franchise of the Charlevoix store also owned a Taco Bell Express in Harrison.
This may be an erroneous reference to a Taco Bell Express in Gladwin, or to a gas station-based KFC in Harrison.
Owosso 1315 E. M-21
(in Kessel supermarket)
Supermarket is said to have briefly had a Taco Bell Express not long after opening in 1996, but no contemporary sources corroborate this

TCBY (1)

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Dearborn Was listed as 19800 Dearborn on TCBY website about 20 years ago.
May have been inside Fairlane Town Center, which is 19800 Michigan Ave.

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