TODAY IN HISTORY: Waffle House opened its doors 70 years ago in metro Atlanta

For decades, Waffle House has been serving us scattered, smothered and covered food we’ve all come to love. On Friday, it celebrates a pretty big birthday.

The first Waffle House opened its doors on this day 70 years ago on Sept. 5, 1955.

Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner founded the beloved restaurant at 2719 East College Avenue in Avondale Estates, Georgia…

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