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This Drive-Inn has been a staple in the Elk Point Community since it opened in 1946. Though it has changed hands throughout the years, it was always a popular spot for good food. The historic Drive-Inn is now for sale. -
Olive and Ken VonHaden owned and operated Ollie’s Drive-Inn for 43 years and 8 months. Photo by Beth Sherard-Hutcheson • times1reporter@gmail.com
Other than 43 years and 8 months of heartburn, there are more memories of Ollie’s Drive-Inn in Elk Point.
The notorious Ollie’s Drive-Inn originally opened in 1946 as Harry’s Nifty Nine. It was owned by Eunice and Harry Jorgensen.
“It was a prefab building that was moved in on a foundation,” Ken Von-Haden explained. “It had nine little stools. While they were setting up the business, one of…
