West enders in Davenport aren't going to be happy when they read this. Happy Joe's has closed its location on Rockingham Road. The silver lining in this dark cloud is that the employees on Rockingham Road are still employed and the ovens from Rockingham are still being used.

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If you live on the west end of Davenport, your nearest Happy Joe's location just got a little bit further. Happy Joe's announced they have closed the location at 2630 Rockingham Rd. in Davenport.

In a social media post on Monday, the Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream - Rockingham page announced that the store is "relocating" to the Locust St. Happy Joe's (1616 W Locust St., Davenport). The closure/relocation happened today, August 10, 2022.

Happy Joe's officials say that the Locust St. location will be responsible for covering the same area going forward.

For those in the Rockingham Happy Joe's coverage area, here are a few things you need to know when ordering from Happy Joe's on W Locust St:

Founded in 1972, Lawrence Joseph "Happy Joe" Whitty opened the first of many Happy Joe's locations in the Village of East Davenport.

The location on Rockingham Road is believed to be one of the first locations to open after Happy Joe opened the first location in the Village. According to the Scott County Assessor's website, Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream bought the building and land at 2630 Rockingham Road on January 10, 1980.

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