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| OHIO: ICE CREAM |
| Sweet Shop Doylestown, OH |
DG's Soft Cream Curtice, OH |
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The Sweet Shop has been here since at least the 1960s. For more, see this website.
DG's Soft Cream red, white and blue stand features ice cream, fast food, and this great giant cone. For more, see their website. |
| Dairy Freeze Mount Sterling, OH |
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| This Dairy Freeze building was built in 1942 in Columbus, OH. The neon sign is from 1952. In 1956, the building was moved here. The steel canopy, added in 1961, was built by a Louisville, KY bridge company (their "rock and roll" design). They might also have manufactured the canopy for this former drive-in in North Wilkesboro, NC. As far as I know, this Dairy Freeze was not part of a chain. For more, see their website. |
| Young's Jersey Dairy Yellow Springs, OH |
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| Young's Jersey Dairy started in 1948 when Hap Young bought the 60-acre farm with the red barn (built in 1869). In 1958, his three sons started selling milk directly to the public. In 1960, they opened a retail store on the farm. The Golden Jersey Inn (restaurant) opened in 1998. The complex now includes a bakery, a gift shop, a petting zoo, wagon rides, tractor shows, a picnic area and miniature golf. They also have a very popular ice cream stand offering 35 flavors of homemade ice cream. For more, see their website. |
| Honey Hut Cleveland, OH |
Zip Dip Cincinnati, OH |
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The Honey Hut opened in 1973. Their homemade ice cream is sweetened with honey rather than sugar. They now have three other locations in the Cleveland area. For more, see this website.
The Zip Dip has been around since 1950. This is the original building and sign. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Dari-Creme Portsmouth, OH |
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| The Dari-Creme is an old-fashioned walk-up stand. The sign and fluorescent tubes on the building are lit at light. Does anyone know when this place first opened? |
| Dixie Dairy Dreem Moraine, OH |
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| The Dixie Dairy Dreem opened here in the 1950s. |
| Tom's Ice Cream Bowl Zanesville, OH |
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| Tom's Ice Cream Bowl opened in 1948. It has a great original interior with glazed brick walls, counter stools and small tables. Tom's makes about 600 gallons of ice cream per week. They also feature a candy counter. For more, see this website. |
| Graeter's Ice Cream Columbus, OH |
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Graeter's Ice Cream started in Cincinnati in 1870 and claims to be the oldest continuous ice cream maker in the country. It uses a labor-intensive French Pot process, making only two gallons of ice cream at a time. They offer factory tours at their Bethel Rd. location in Columbus. There are 13 stores in Cincinnati, 10 in Columbus, one in Dayton, and four in Kentucky. Graeter's is also sold by the pint in area grocery stores.
This Graeter's outlet was originally a pharmacy in the 1910s. It became the Wentz Pharmacy in the 1920s and added an ice cream parlor. Wentz's closed in 1989 and Graeter's took over the space in 1991. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Aglamesis Brothers Cincinnati, OH |
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| The Aglamesis Brothers founded an ice cream company in 1908. This location opened in 1913. The store still features the original marble, tile floors, and lamps. They also produce their own candies. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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Elsewhere in this section:
Dairy Twist (Oberlin) Dairy Crest (Springfield) Dairy Isle (various cities) |
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More OH Ice Cream:
Pierre’s Ice Cream (various cities) Strickland's Frozen Custard (Akron) Ohio Ice Cream |
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