Ice Cream Shop Memories

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Thank you for the memory!!!! I know Awful Awful shakes from Bond's Ice Cream. By the time I went there as a kid my parents called it Hippie Heaven for all the long haired young people. I remember when Friendly's was built too. The oldest ice cream place still in business from when I grew up is Holsteins. Notable for a wood plaque marking the booth where a Sopranos episode was shot. And they still make thick milkshakes and bring you the cup.
 

Me too, here's a virtual Bailey's and Double Fudge and some of it's friends, pass them around...


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I don't really have any ice cream shop memories from childhood, but I was able to instill some in my boys.

Here in PA there is a dairy that has an attached ice cream shop. Everything fresh, everything delicious and staffed by the family that runs the dairy. Blue Ribbon Dairies is the name, if you're ever in the neighborhood. :D
 
Many Scottish people, especially from round Glasgow, will remember Nardini's in Largs. That was a good day's outing - the train to Largs and an ice cream from Nardini's. The shop was closed for a number of years, but has re-opened in recent years and I enjoyed a 'cone' when I stopped there last year. The founder, Aldo Nardini, died last year aged 85.

Nearer home, there was a cafe owned by an Italian called Giuseppe and I loved to have an 'ice drink' - a tall glass of lemonade with a scoop of ice cream on top.
 
In the mid 60's Ice Cream shops were pretty much gone.. We had a burger joint across the street from Kelly HS... called the "Freeze"... and many of us cut class to hang out..listen to music and smoke cigarettes...
 
We have plenty of ice cream shops here in my city -- really lots and good ones too The 50s ice cream parlor wasn't something I am familiar with, mostly something seen on old tv shows.
 
When I was a teenager in the 60's,after school we would go to Whelan Drug Store for ice cream or a soda. The management told the waitresses to wait on the adults before the teenagers and not offer us a booth. A little old lady disregarded that rule and treated us with dignity and respect and waited on us in order and offered us a booth if one was available.. You could see she was not well off and obviously needed her job. I remember her name was Mary. When we were about to graduate and wouldn't be in the area, our little group decided to buy her a sweater. I have know idea why we decided on a sweater. When we presented her with the gift she was so touched,she cried and so did we. I'm not sure if the management got wind of this, but I wish he had,maybe he would have learned something about how to treat others.
 
I don't remember any dedicated ice cream shops either as a child..but drive-ins..yes. McDonalds was around when I was in high school..and the old Taco Bell built with brick and my fave was A&W Root Beer...they served up root beer in iced glass mugs.
 
I don't remember the names but there used to be a place the next town over. It had been there since probably the 1930's. They made ice cream sundaes that were works of art. Sadly it got turned into a Walgreens eventually. Another one was this big purple house with a huge side porch. In the summer you could carry your goodies out and let kids and dogs play on the porch. Those were privately owned businesses. The chains don't have the same charm.
 
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There is a Magic Fountain we go to. It's a chain but privately owned. They make the best banana splits, perfect to share between two people.
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A few years ago, I was introduced to Kohr's Frozen Custard, an east coast chain. I would probably run over my grandmother for a cone of Kohr's. They've finally come to Orlando, unluckily for my waistline. Unfortunately, it's miles and miles and miles away in an area I never have a reason to visit.

I also wish someone would learn to make Turkish ice cream here. Now there's thick ice cream.....you almost have to chew it. It's probably full of all kinds of terrible stuff, but OH MAMA!!!
 
We had a small store that we called the the Slop Shop. The owner made a few flavors and they were outstanding. There was nothing like his coffee ice cream cabinet as we called them. Once he died the store became a florist. His kind will never be seen again...
 
When I was growing up, my hometown had a place called McGarritys. It was the local bus stop and sold several different items. The best thing they were noted for, was their frozen custard. It was made fresh, using real ingredients, every day and it was absolutely delicious. For a dime, one got a nice size cone.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Many Scottish people, especially from round Glasgow, will remember Nardini's in Largs. That was a good day's outing - the train to Largs and an ice cream from Nardini's. The shop was closed for a number of years, but has re-opened in recent years and I enjoyed a 'cone' when I stopped there last year. The founder, Aldo Nardini, died last year aged 85.

Nearer home, there was a cafe owned by an Italian called Giuseppe and I loved to have an 'ice drink' - a tall glass of lemonade with a scoop of ice cream on top.
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I've been to Nardini's in Largs. Just a ferry then a 7 mile drive.
 

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