Southern View in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cozy Dog Drive In, Springfield, Illinois
Route 66 Roadside Attraction
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 8, 2025
1. Cozy Dog Drive In, Springfield, Illinois Marker
Family owned and operated since 1950. Home of the famous "hot dog on a stick."
Erected 2003 by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Route 66 Roadside Attractions, and the U.S. Route 66 series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 39° 45.744′ N, 89° 38.923′ W. Marker is in Southern View, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is on South 6th Street (Business Interstate 55) 0.4 miles south of East Linton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2935 S 6th St, Springfield IL 62703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cozy Dog Drive In (here, next to this marker); Springfield, Illinois (a few steps from this marker); Springfield Home for the Friendless / Family Service Center (approx. 1.7 miles away); Turney House (approx. 2 miles away); Howard K. Weber House (approx. 2 miles away); The Bressmer-Baker House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Edwin Watts Southwind Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Selvaggio Historic Arches (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southern View.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Route 66 Illinois (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. [Sponsor information on the plaque:]
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth seeing
Also see . . .
1. Cozy Dog Drive In (official website). (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Cozy Dog Drive In on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 2, 2020
2. Cozy Dog Drive In Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 2, 2020
3. Cozy Dog Drive In, Springfield, Illinois Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 9, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
