Not much is known about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sandy's locations. There were at least seven locations by 1968 with all of these opening in the mid 1960's. Pennsylvania is not listed on the final 1973 Sandy's list so perhaps they had been sold off as part of reorganization. It might just be an oversight on the 1973 list as the entire state of Indiana Sandy's are missing as well. Special thanks to frequent contributor and Americana historian Rob Delius who provides a quick insight into one Pennsylvania Sandy's by providing the city directory (both white and yellow pages) listings! Note the manager's name Kenneth Strasser as well as the location 7628 Penn.
Robby Delius provides this terrific scan of the 1965 Miss Sandy's contest from the Pittsburgh area Sandy's!!! Notice the three Sandy's locations mentioned. There were probably only three Sandy's in the Pittsburgh area at the time. None of the Pittsburgh Sandy's were on the 1973 final Sandy's list so it is not known if they folded, flipped to Hardees or became something else by 1973 or perhaps they were inadvertantly omitted from the list.
Robby continues with the great discoveries. This time with an arial shot of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Sandy's! This Sandy's is the Moon Township Sandy's mentioned as one of the three Pittsburgh locations in the above Sandy's girl article!
The Sandy's I went to was what I think you have listed as Pittsburgh #2 Coraopolis. It is actually in Moon Township on what was then Beers School Road (now University Blvd.). It was located across from where the old Pittsburgh airport was located. I loved the hamburgers there, and still miss them. Thought they were superior to McDonalds.
The original building is still there. It has gone from Sandy's, to Hardee's, then a Chinese restaurant or two. Now it is a Quizno's.
Any chance for a Sandy's resurrection?
Thanks,
Tony Zupancic in Pittsburgh
If you have any memorabilia, pictures or stories of Sandy's dynasty in Pennsylvania or elsewhere, please email me!
