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Community Grocery on Oberlin

This place has been serving hot dogs since the early 1970s, but the building has been around for about 100 years.  It is located in the Oberlin Village area.

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2 Comments:


Steve Mangano
03/10/2008

Have you ever eaten there? I heard they have good chees steaks. Great photo — really captures it!!
Calvin
11/12/2008

It used to be called “Wizards Corner” back in the day.

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