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| Carvel Ice Cream |
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| Carvel claims to have designed the pitched roof and sheet glass front which became the standard for ice cream stands. Carvel was founded in 1934 and has over 5,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada. They are best known for their "Fudgie the Whale" and "Cookiepuss" ice cream cakes. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Carvel [gone] Hartsdale, NY |
Carvel Kings Park, NY |
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This Hartsdale location was the first one built. It opened in 1936 and featured car hops. This all-glass front, pitched roof building was a later addition to the front of the original store. Carvel's developed this design in 1947. In 2008, this location closed and the building was demolished in 2009. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Kings Park Carvel features another original building. Although the building has been altered somewhat it still has the original neon lettering on the front. There is no freestanding pole sign. |
| Carvel Darien, CT |
Carvel West Haverstraw, NY |
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The Darien Carvel has an original rooftop cone sign.
The West Haverstraw Carvel has an old cone attached to its sign but its building is completely modern. I don't know whether the cone was originally on the roof or on a pole. |
| Carvel West Hempstead, NY |
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| Carvel Bethpage, NY |
Carvel Massapequa, NY |
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| Long Island, NY still has a lot of old Carvel signs and buildings. The West Hempstead building and signage are original. The Bethpage store is now part of a strip mall but the sign remains on a pole. The Massapequa building has been modernized and stucco-ed. However, it still has an old cone at the center of the roof and nicely preserved neon. |
| Carvel Hackensack, NJ |
Carvel Ridgewood, NY |
Carvel Yonkers, NY |
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The Hackensack Carvel features this spectacular old sign. These cones must have revolved originally. The store itself is nothing special, just part of a strip mall.
The Ridgewood Carvel features two rooftop signs. The building is original but somewhat covered with siding and more modern signage. For more, see this website. This Yonkers Carvel cone is on top of a modern strip mall style building. The sign must have been saved from their original building or salvaged from another location. |
| Carvel Flushing, NY |
Carvel Bronx, NY |
Dairy Castle Saugus, MA |
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The Flushing Carvel cone has been broken since at least 2006 and sitting behind the store. I doubt these signs are repairable. For more, see this website.
The Bronx Carvel still features the original neon channel letters and a rooftop cone. For more, see this website. The Dairy Castle is a former Carvel. It is part of Route 1 Miniature Golf which has been around since 1958. I don't know when this Carvel was built. |
| Kurver Kreme Albany, NY |
Lickety Split East Greenbush, NY |
Curly's Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts Riverdale, NJ |
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Kurver Kreme claims to have opened in 1952. I don't know if they were originally a Carvel or just copied their building style. The rooftop sign's lettering is also very Carvel-like. For more, see their website.
Lickety Split appears to be a former Carvel. Curly's Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts opened in 1958 as a Carvel. It became Curly's in the 1970s. |
| R.K. Motor Co. Highspire, PA |
Sea Swirl Mystic, CT |
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This R.K. Motor Co. building appears to be a former Carvel.
The Sea Swirl was originally a Carvel. This stand specializes in fried clams and soft-serve ice cream. For more, see their website. |
| former Carvel Long Branch, NJ |
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| This former Carvel was transformed into a Tasti D-Lite sometime in or after 2008. |
| Colonia Dairy Maid Colonia, NJ |
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| The Colonia Dairy Maid is apparently a former Carvel. |
| Carvel West Palm Beach, FL |
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| I believe this West Palm Beach Carvel opened in 1956 and was the first one in Florida. I don't know if this cut-out style roof was part of the building's original design or if it was altered later. The original giant cones were damaged in a hurricane and had to be replaced. These cones have a waffle pattern rather than the origial pleated style. They are now put in storage before hurricane season for protection. This stand continues to use its original soft serve machine. There are other Carvel locations in Florida but I don't believe any have old buildings or signs. |
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More Carvel Signs
Miami, FL [vintage] Astoria, NY [gone] Bronx, NY Fulton, NY Wantagh, NY [gone] I'd love to know about any others. Books:
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