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| Dairy Queen Charlotte, NC |
Dairy Queen Charlotte, NC |
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The first Dairy Queen opened in 1940 in Joliet, IL, serving only soft-serve ice cream. Expansion was exponential: by 1947, there were about 100 stores and by 1955, there were 2,600. Today, there are more than 5,900 DQs worldwide. In the early 1950s, Dairy Queen developed its slanted roof, rounded corners walkup with the classic tilted cone signage. In 1960, the company dropped this design for its barn-like building. For more about Dairy Queen, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
The Dairy Queen at the left was built in 1947. It is the oldest location left in NC and the third oldest in the Southeast. The Eskimo sign on the roof appears to be a recreation. The person represented is a little older and more Eskimo-y than the original (see the signs below) and the sign's shape is a little different. For more, see this website. The Dairy Queen at the right is from 1951. It has the name "Dairy Queen" in neon script above the awning in front. For more, see this website. I'd love to know of any other examples of these signs. |
| Dairy Freeze Quincy, MA |
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| This Dairy Freeze must have originally been a Dairy Queen. The sign is a well-preserved original. |
| Dairy Queen Grafton, WV |
Circus Conies & Cones Seelyville, IN |
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The Grafton DQ features another original sign. For more, see this website.
All that remains of Circus Conies & Cones is this sign. It was originally a 1950s Dairy Queen Curly the Clown sign. The cup label originally read "Dairy Queen' and there were strawberries, not syrup, on the ice cream. To notify passing motorists when the store was open, the clown's arm moved up and down and the light behind the cone in his hand was turned on. There was another one of these signs in Richland, MO. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Dairy Queen Pawcatuck, CT |
Dairy Queen Riverside, CA |
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The Pawcatuck Dairy Queen has been here since 1954.
The Riverside Dairy Queen is from the 1950s. It sounds like their "sister" location in town from the same era will be demolished, if it hasn't been already. For more, see this website. |
| Dairy Queen Janesville, WI |
Dairy Queen Butler, PA |
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This sign in Janesville appears to be old while the building itself seems to be modern (not the slant-roofed stand).
The Butler Dairy Queen looks like an oldie. |
| Dairy Queen Perryopolis, PA |
Dairy Queen Carbondale, IL |
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The Perryopolis Dairy Queen was built in 1963. The roof sign is from 1953, brought from an older location in Masontown, PA. For more, see their website.
The Cardondale Dairy Queen opened in 1952. For more, see this website. |
| Dairy Queen Buckhannon, WV |
Dairy Queen Lombard, IL |
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| Dairy Queen Shelbyville, IN |
Dairy Queen Janesville, MN |
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The Buckhannon, Lombard, and Shelbyville DQs look to be from the late 1950s or early 1960s. For more, see this website.
This Janesville DQ features an intact rooftop sign while the stand has been updated. |
| Dairy Queen Worthington, OH |
Dairy Queen New Smyrna Beach, FL |
Dairy Queen Minneapolis, MN |
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This Worthington DQ sign was most likely installed on the roof originally before being moved to poles in front of the building. This sign is lit at night. For more, see this website.
The New Smyrna Beach DQ features an old rooftop sign as well as a later freestanding pole sign. The rooftop sign was refurbished sometime after 2007. There is now only a singular "DQ" on the cone. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. This Minneapolis DQ has been here since 1957 or 1960 (conflicting sources). The signage has been updated to reflect its partnership with Orange Julius. The vintage rooftop sign remains. |
| former Dairy Queen Tampa, FL |
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| This Tampa Dairy Queen sign has been adapted by Sooo Good Southern Barbeque. |
| Dairy Queen Huntington, IN |
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| This Huntington Dairy Queen sign features a sundae instead of a cone. I guess this was an option although I have never seen another sign like this one. It appears to be original and untampered with. The sign is lit at night. For more, see this website. |
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