The City of Presidents

That's a nickname giving to Quincy Massachusetts, yes, pronounced with a Z, even though it ends with a CY.

Quincy is the home of two commanders in chief, the second president, John Adams, and the sixth, his son, John Quincy Adams.

First settled back in 1625 this posturing suburb has had an impact on American history beyond its proximity to power.

It boasted that the nation's first railway station, its first iron furnace, and one of the world's first airports.

And it's also the town where a pastry and coffee chain was founded shortly after the Second World War.

In 1948, William Rosenberg, who'd observed the popularity of donuts and coffee being sold on site to factory and construction workers, established an eatery called Open Kettle.

In 1950, Rosenberg renamed the business to its famous trademark that endures today, and five years later, he began selling franchises as the chain grew across the Eastern Seaboard.

With his distinct takes on caffeinated beverages, breakfast sandwiches, and sweet treats, it's become as tightly associated with Boston as Larry Bird and Mark Wahlberg.

And then in the 2000s, it began expanding across the United States and all over the globe.

Now with over 11,000 stores in 36 countries, when measuring Quincy's modern global impact, the city of presidents, which is perhaps now more accurately described as the city of Duncan.

This week on Doe Boys, Duncan Donuts.

So is the Donuts!

Welcome to Doe Boys, the podcast about chain restaurants, we're a production of FaroLadio.com.

I'm Nick Weiger alongside my co-host, Blabby Orr, the Spoon Man, Mike Mitchell.

I was surprised you were kind of nice. You weren't mean to Quincy.

I thought about it and I was like, why take a shot?

Why take the high road here? And you're part of the reason...

You'll take the high road against the city?

No, I mean, like, yeah, there's no reason to take a shot. Quincy and Massachusetts has a lot of history to it.

I feel like if you did an entry or a little cold read about Lakewood, California, you wouldn't choose to go harsh against it.

I also feel like we should tell the listeners that there's a bunch of Quincy people here today listening.

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