We have a Sandy's building in Belleville, Illinois (on the Belt Line).
Prior to buying into Sandy's, Cosmo Rosciglione (who in addition to being owner is listed as manager of the Belleville location on both the 1968 and 1973 Sandy's directories) and his family owned a small eatery/soda fountain called the Green Teapot.
He was definitely an entrepeneur type but with hard working values which made this Sandy's a success. The Green Teapot was known for selling burgers "by the sack" so it was a natural progression to branch into Sandy's.
Mr Rosciglione and his whole family were involved in store operations. Tony was the oldest girl and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1968. The building has been remodeled but the classic Sandy's architectural outline is still there!
Unlike many Sandy's, the location was not near the high schools and was never a hangout for the kids. I always considered it a notch above Burger Chef and McDonald's.
Mr. Rosciglione was a friendly man and highly thought of in the Belleville community and would welcome all. The Burger Chef and McDonalds were miles away on the other side of this town of about 35,000. As with many other Sandy's cities, we also had a Henry's franchise here at one time.
from - A (former) kid from the neighborhood.