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| Frozen Custard Stands (page 3) |
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| Dairy Corner Winchester, VA |
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| The Dairy Corner opened in 1957. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Carl's Fredericksburg, VA |
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Carl's opened in 1947 in a former gas station and restaurant building in Fredericksburg. In 1950, a Falls Church, VA location was built. The building was designed by Ashton Skinner and featured a triangulated sign on the roof and other sign letters on the building. It was operated by Carl's brothers and known as the Frozen Dairy Bar.
The current Fredericksburg building was built in 1953 using a similar design and signs. Carl's continues to make its frozen custard with the original Electro-Freeze ice cream machines which were purchased in 1947 for the original location. There are only about a dozen known frozen custard stands around the country that still use these vintage machines including: Hank's Frozen Custard in Conneaut Lake, PA; Glen's Homemade Custard in Springdale, PA; Putz's Creamy Whip in Cincinnati, OH; Carl's offers vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Kitt's Frozen Custard Milwaukee, WI |
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| I believe Kitt's Frozen Custard opened in 1952 by Jon Kittridge. The sign was installed then. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Gilles Frozen Custard Fond du Lac, WI |
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| Gilles Frozen Custard was founded in Milwaukee in 1938. This was their second location which opened in 1950. However, the two places are independently operated now. This stand still features car hops. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Leon's Frozen Custard Oshkosh, WI |
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| This Leon's Frozen Custard opened in 1947. Although it was established by Leon's mother and modeled after the Milwaukee stand (see above), this location has always been a separate operation. This stand features car hop service. The custard machines bear the Carvel Custard King logo. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Leon's Frozen Custard Milwaukee, WI |
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Leon's Frozen Custard opened in 1942. The company had five locations in Wisconsin at one point and there were plans to expand all the way to Key West, FL. That never happened and the other locations have been sold. This walk-up stand is open year-round. About 90% of its sales comes from frozen custard. Leon's has also sold hot dogs from the beginning.
There was originally a neon skeleton sign of a howling dog installed in the window. The American flag sign was built in the 1940s. In 1955, the building was remodeled and the rooftop neon signs were installed. These non-animated signs remain and are lit at night. The dog sign is about six feet long. According to the sign shop that maintains Leon's signs, the dog sign would be the most difficult sign to replace because of the intricate neon bends. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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More Wisconsin:
Adrian's Frozen Custard (BurlingtonI) Kopp's Frozen Custard (Glendale) The Point Frozen Custard (Sheboygan Falls, WI) Various States:
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