Historical Marker

The Waffle House

Avondale Estates · DeKalb County · Erected 2012

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The Story

Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner opened the very first Waffle House here on Labor Day 1955, launching the round-the-clock Southern diner chain. The original building reopened as a museum in 2008.

About this site

The Waffle House is a historical marker in Avondale Estates, DeKalb County, erected in 2012. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7744, -84.2783 near Avondale Estates. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Gutzon Borglum House (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Delafield Planetarium, Decatur Cemetery, and The Stoneman Raid.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7744, -84.2783 · Avondale Estates, DeKalb County

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