Sperry's - 530 S. Ohio

1950 - Sperry's Bait shop c. 1950-c1964 James W. 'Wally' & arguerite Sperry

It was built in 1950 by Sperry's as just a bait shop and then expanded to include a grill for sandwichs; about Sperrys Restaurant was built by the family in 1964

1966 - March 17 - Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that Mr. & Mrs. James W. Sperry have filed with the Culver Zoning Board of Zoning Appeals a request for a variance to allow them to put a Sandwich Shop in the East End of their present business establishment known as the Sperry Bait Shop. Interested parties will be heard on said petition at a public hearing to be held by the Culver Board of Zoning Appeals in the Town Hall, March 28, 1966 at 7:30 p.m. ROBERT BOSWELL , Secretary Culver Zoning Board of Appeals

A June 16, 1966 ad - proclaiming Sperry's Drive Inn

Sperry's Restaurant --1966- 1973 - James W. & Margaret Sperry

At first they had just a window and no seating.

Margeurite Sperry done the cooking and customers liked the sandwiches so the expanded to have a kitchen and a little dinning room area that seated about 40 people and began serving breakfast for the fisherman who traded there and then finally to a full restaurant ; which Sperry's operated for 9 years.

1967 - Sperry Restaurant Adds Attractive And Spacious Dining Area
The Sperry Restaurant, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sperry at 545 South Ohio Street, has recently opened an enlarged dining room. Attractively paneled and carpeted in red, this new dining area adds inviting space to their counter service.

Specials offered on their menus include buckets of chicken and homemade pies.

The Sperry Restaurant maintains daily hours from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is closed on Tuesdays. Carry out service is available by calling 842-3415. - SEPTEMBER 14, 1967 - Citizen




1969 - May 9 - Verl McFeely related a request in regard to the street condition in front of Sperry's Restaurant.... Mr. Sperry also requested permission to dig a well on his property in as much as the fish bait he sells cannot survive in town's water. He was advised to contact the State Board of Health since the town has no authority in this matter...

It is said the it was Wally who approached Ed Pinder about owning a resturant - Margeurite did not want to sell

Marguerite Sperry stayed on after the Pinder's bought the resturant.