J. Willard �Bill� Marriott and business partner Hugh Colton open their first A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, D.C. After Bill marries Alice Sheets, the three open a second A&W stand on 9th Street; it is renamed Hot Shoppes after they begin serving food. The last Hot Shoppe closed in 1999.
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J. Willard �Bill� Marriott and business partner Hugh Colton open their first A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, D.C. After Bill marries Alice Sheets, the three open a second A&W stand on 9th Street; it is renamed Hot Shoppes after they begin serving food. The last Hot Shoppe closed in 1999.
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