Wally’s preparing to open first Indiana location
WHITESTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — Wally’s, a popular family-focused travel center known as “the great American road trip,” is opening it’s first Indiana location in Whitestown.
Wally’s CEO Michael Rubenstein, joined News 8 on Daybreak Sunday morning to share why the chain decided to expand to the Hoosier state, and what travelers can expect at the nation’s third location. “Our first store is between Chicago and St. Louis. So, naturally, we were looking for another location,” Rubenstein said.
The location will expand to almost 54,000 square feet and will include 50 gas pumps, 20 electric charging stations, a ‘massive’ prepared food section, and of course, merchandise.
Rubenstein shared with News 8 that he and his cousin started the business together. ‘We grew up about an hour southwest of St. Louis in a small rural town on Route 66. So, we’re used to road trips,” he said. “The idea kind of evolved from just ‘hey, we could make this really fun road trip experience’, really tap into what we remember from road trips.”
Rubenstein says that’s why Wally’s focuses on Route 66. “We have a 1984 Winnebago Bravo in our retail section. So very authentically Midwest.”
The massive gas station is set to open to the public on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The store is located right off I-65 at 4155 Albert South White Drive.
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