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Frozen Custard Stands (page 1)

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Frozen custard is made with more eggs than ice cream. It is also smoother and softer since it is produced with a continous freeze method and contains less air.

The pages in this section are organized alphabetically by state.

Krekel's Kustard
Main St.
Decatur, IL

2009:
2024:
Krekel's Kustard was established in Decatur in 1949 as a hamburger stand serving Krekelburgers. The name was changed to Krekel's Kustard in 1953. The chain now has three locations in Decatur. The Oakland Ave. location was built around 2016 and is not included here. There are also four locations in Pawnee, Springfield (below), Forsyth, and Macon. A Champaign location only lasted from 2018-2019. The Decatur locations spell custard with a "K" but the company website spells it the traditional way with a "C."

This Main St. stand was originally a custard stand know as the Dairy Maid. In 1982, it became Krekel's Dairy Maid. The Krekel's name was added to the top of the plastic pole sign then. By 2012, the neon rooftop sign was replaced with a more modern one with plastic letters and LED rope. [map]

Krekel's Kustard
Wood St.
Decatur, IL
2009: 2024:
This Wood St. Krekel's Kustard opened in the 1950s. The rooftop sign was updated by 2012 with plastic letters and LED rope. [map]

Krekel's Kustard
Mount Zion, IL
I believe this Krekel's Kustard in Mount Zion was built in 1969. This location features a bull statue on the roof and two Chicken Cars. [map]

Krekel's Custard
Springfield, IL
The Krekel's Custard in Springfield opened in 1993. The building has an unusual slanted roof. I don't know if that was built for Krekel's or a previous occupant. [map]

Bobby's Frozen Custard
Marysville, IL
Bobby's Frozen Custard opened in 1990. In 2021, the owners sold the stand to Andy's Frozen Custard but the Bobby's name and custard recipe remain the same. [map]

Custard Cup
Danville, IL
Jarling's Custard Cup
Champaign, IL
The Jarling's Custard Cup in Danville opened in 1949 as Potter's Custard Cup. The owner of this building was good friends with the owner of the Original Frozen Custard in Lafayette, IN (see below) and was given the plans to build this stand. At some point, it became part of the Jarling's chain. Around 2024, the "Jarling's" was dropped from the name. [map]

The Jarling's Custard Cup in Champaign opened in 1983. The building originally housed a Marty K Hamburgers (see other buildings with the same design below). For more, see this website. [map]

former Marty K Hamburgers
Danville, IL		 former Marty K Hamburgers
Danville, IL
This former Marty K Hamburgers on the left above now houses Vips restaurant. [map]

This former Marty K Hamburgers on the right above appears to be vacant now. [map]

There were other Marty K Hamburgers from the 1960s in Illinois including another one in Danville and one in Hoopeston, IL. They did not all have the same building design. For more, see this website.

Original Frozen Custard
Lafayette, IN
Original Frozen Custard started out in 1932 with an igloo-shaped stand known as The Igloo. That building was replaced with this one in 1947. In 1969, the business was renamed "The Original Frozen Custard." For more, see this website. [map]

Frozen Custard Igloo
Lafayette, IN		 Sycamore Drive-in
Logansport, IN
The Frozen Custard Igloo is a modern stand. I don't know if there is any relationship with Original Frozen Custard (see above) but the Igloo's signs were obviously inspired by the older stand. [map]

The Sycamore Drive-in has been selling homemade frozen custard since the 1950s. [map]

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