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| Dairy Queen (page 2) |
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| The next several pages in this section document early Dairy Queens, typically with walk-up windows and neon rooftop signs. The locations are organized alphabetically by state. |
| Dairy Queen Andalusia, AL |
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| This Dairy Queen is still operating. At some point by 2008, one side of the classic rooftop panel was installed on the building next door. The other side of the sign is now located inside that building which serves as additional dining space. In 2017 and 2018, the original Dairy Queen building was remodeled and the "lips" pole sign was replaced with the modern swoosh logo sign. These photos above are from 2019. [map] |
| Dairy Queen Riverside, CA |
former Dairy Queen Carmichael, CA |
former Dairy Queen Huntington Beach, CA |
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The Dairy Queen in Riverside was built in 1958. There was another location in town which was built the same year. That one was demolished in 2011. There must have been a rooftop neon sign at this building originally. The pole sign was a later addition. Dairy Queen's "lips" logo was developed in 1960. This photo is from 2013. In 2018, the panel was changed to read "DQ". [map]
The former Dairy Queen in Carmichael has housed a Tugboat Fish & Chips since at least 2007. [map] This Dairy Queen sign in Huntington Beach is located outside Hot Rods & Handguns, a private club, which opened around 2020. I don't know what location the sign came from. It has been there since at least 2011 when the property was used by the Surf City Garage which had a lot of vintage signs. [map] |
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More California:
North Hollywood [vintage] |
| Dairy Queen Pawcatuck, CT |
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| This Dairy Queen has been here since 1954. [map] |
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Delaware:
New Castle [map] |
| Dairy Queen Miramar, FL |
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| This Dairy Queen was built in 1956. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Dairy Queen New Smyrna Beach, FL |
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| This Dairy Queen opened in 1953. It 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. [map] |
| former Dairy Queen Tampa, FL |
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| By 2007, this Dairy Queen sign had been adapted by Sooo Good Southern BarB-Que. The business closed around 2013. In 2015, the building was still vacant and the sign was painted white. Later that year, Cajun in a Truck moved in and new wording and an ice cream were painted back onto the sign. By 2018, Andrew Pandrew's Jerk Hut had moved in and the sign was painted over again. [map] |
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Georgia:
Augusta |
| Dairy Queen Iowa City, IA |
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| This Dairy Queen opened around 1952. It was hit by a tornado in 2006. The original sign on the building was destroyed. Later that year, the stand was rebuilt and reopened with this replica sign. The two ice cream cone pole signs by the road survived the tornado. In 2008, the stand was then hit by flooding but the damage was less extensive. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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More Iowa:
Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs [vintage; gone] Des Moines [vintage; gone] Solon Quad Cities: Iowa and Illinois [vintage] |
| Dairy Queen Carbondale, IL 2010: |
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| The Dairy Queen opened in 1952 and closed in 2023. In 2024, the sign had been replaced with this new one for the Big Chill. It was built by Garrett Betts' Neon Road. I don't know what became of the old sign. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Dairy Queen Gibson City, IL |
Dairy Queen Lombard, IL |
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This Dairy Queen in Gibson City had opened by 1956. This sign was probably installed on their original building. It has been installed on top of a storage shed behind the main building since at least 2007. The building must have been updated with a split gable roof at some point. There is now a modern pole sign in front of it by the road. [map]
This Dairy Queen in Lombard was built in 1955. [map] |
| Dairy Queen Paxton, IL |
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| This Dairy Queen location was built in 1954. The sign has been missing neon since at least 2007 and has been painted a lighter shade of blue. This rooftop sign and some others throughout this section do not have the curved piece at the back. The cones are larger and do not have the circles behind them. There is also no horizontal line. I assume that these signs were a later design. [map] |
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More Illinois:
Bourbonnais |
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