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| DAIRY ISLE |
| The Dairy Isle chain was based in Wooster, OH. Their stands featured giant cones as the building's central element. The design was created by Clarence S. Shank and patented in 1957. The buildings were shipped as prefabricated kits to be assembled on-site by the owner. |
| Dairy Isle Newburgh, NY |
Dairy Inn Saegertown, PA |
Dairy Ace Circleville, OH |
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| Dairy Bar Fonda, NY |
Young's Drive-in Mount Vernon, NY |
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| Fetter's Dairy Isle (west side) Newark, OH |
Fetter's Dairy Isle (east side) Newark, OH |
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| Dairy Dell South Boston, VA |
closed stand Ovid, MI |
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| Dairy Korner St. Joseph, MI |
Burk's Igloo Hamtramck, MI |
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| Singers Kreemy Deelite Oil City, PA |
K&K Dairy Corner Belle Center, OH |
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| Bidinger's Ice Cream Wadsworth, OH |
closed stand Medina, OH |
Miller's Drive-in Bellevue, OH |
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| Weir's Dairy Bar Salisbury Mills, NY |
Dairy Supreme Edinboro, PA |
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Fetter's Dairy Isle opened in 1965. They have enclosed the front part of their building around the cone. They also have an old neon sign that I have not seen at any other location. There are three Fetter's Dairy Isle locations but I don't believe the 30th St. location has this style building.
The Dairy Ace became Ritter's Scoops after this photos was taken. The Dairy Supreme has one of the nicest cone repaints that I have seen. For more, see this website. Weir's Dairy Bar opened as a Dairy Isle in 1956. For more, see their website. [photo of Dairy Dell thanks Robby Delius] |
| Strickland's Streetsboro, OH |
King Kar Motors Austintown, OH |
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This Strickland's location is another former Dairy Isle. It was previously the Coney Shoppe as evidenced in the left-hand photo. Before that, it was called "Smiley's". I don't know what became of the wonderful rooftop sign. Strickland's Frozen Custard was founded in 1936 in Akron, OH. Today, they have 13 locations in Ohio, two in Colorado, and one in California. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
This Austintown Dairy Isle has been home to King Kar Motors since 1968. The top of the cone was removed and the roof was built up. [photo thanks Shawn Reagle] |
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More Dairy Isles:
Gus's Dari-Bar (Marion, IN) Southern Delight (Marion, IN) Rosati's Frozen Custard (Macedonia OH) Colleen's Drive-in (Arrington, VA) If you know of others, I'd love to hear about them and see photos. |
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