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| Dairy Twist Connersville, IN |
Dairy Dream Dunkirk, OH |
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| Dairy Twist Oberlin, OH |
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| These Dairy Twists and the Dairy Dream are probably adapted Dairy Queens with altered signs. For more, see this website. |
| Dairy Delite/Gyro King Frederick, MD |
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| The Dairy Delite/Gyro King was probably a rehabbed Dairy Queen or Dairy Twist. This free-standing pole sign was most likely originally a rooftop sign. I suspect that Route 40 was widened, or for some other reason, the stores were rebuilt further back from the road. This combo ice cream/gyro shop is part of a strip mall now. |
| York Street Treat Hanover, PA |
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| York Street Treat is probably an altered Dairy Queen based on the sign and building design. However, I have been told that this was originally Farley's Twistee-Treat. |
| Frigid Whip Tell City, IN |
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| This Frigid Whip was home to the Christian Connections religious store when these photos were taken in 2006. There have been several small businesses there since. The building's owner lives out of state now but has a fondness for the rooftop sign and has no plans to remove it. |
| Dairy Freeze Alta Vista, VA |
Taylor-Maid Drive-in Sandoval, IL |
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I don't know if this Dairy Freeze has always had this name or if it was part of a chain. [Photo thanks Robby Delius]
The Taylor-Maid Drive-in features two ice cream images. Perhaps Taylor-Maid was a chain? |
| Baskin-Robbins Ventura, CA |
Baskin-Robbins Oxnard, CA |
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Baskin-Robbins was founded in CA in 1953. By the mid-1960s, there were more than 400 stores nationwide. Today, there are nearly 6,000 locations globally. The company is now owned by Dunkin' Brands which also owns Dunkin' Donuts. Baskin-Robbins' surviving, early A-frame buildings have become extremely rare. The three shown here are the only ones that I know still exist. I'm not sure exactly when the company started using A-frames but they were definitely built in the 1960s.
The Ventura Baskin-Robbins building was originally striped. By 2006, the building was painted yellow and an addition was made to the back part of the building. For more, see this website. The Oxnard Baskin-Robbins metal roof has now been covered with shingles. |
| Baskin-Robbins Gardena, CA |
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| The Gardena Baskin-Robbins is the most intact example of their A-frame buildings. If you know of any others, I'd love to know about them. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Victoria's Delite Parma, OH |
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| Victoria's Delite may have been part of a chain but I don't recognize this signage or building. Does anyone know more about this place? |
| Dari-Delite Swissvale, PA |
Dari-Delite Lake Isabella, CA |
Dari-Delite Somerset, NJ |
Garner Drive-in Berryville, AR |
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Dari-Delite was apparently a nationwide chain with other locations near Pittsburgh (Trafford, Glassport, and Turtle Creek), as well as in AL (Clanton), GA, OH, AR, FL, CA and most likely other states.
The Swissvale Dari-Delite was recently renovated and the sign repainted. The Lake Isabella and Somerset Dari-Delites have other examples of the chain's signs. This stand in Cleveland, OH appears to have a repainted sign. I would love to find more info and see photos of other old Dari-Delites out there. The Garner Drive-in is a former Dari-Delite. The embossed lettering still shows through the repainted sign. |
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