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| Dairy Queen (page 8) |
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| Dairy Queen Naples, FL |
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| Dairy Queen Pinecrest, FL |
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| former Dairy Queen Bonita Springs, FL |
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These three buildings are examples of Dairy Queen's A-Frame design. It seems that these buildings were only built in Florida since I have found no evidence of them anywhere else.
The Naples location was built in 1963. In 2012, the business moved to a new building. From 2014-2016, the building housed the All American Shake Shop. Since 2019, the building has housed Turco Taco. [first photo above, thanks Eavenson Art] [map] This Pinecrest location was supposedly built in 1954. I suspect it was more likely built in the 1960s. By 2012, the roof was painted red and the front of the building was blue. This location closed in 2022 and remains vacant. For more, see this website. [map] The Bonita Springs building now houses Trackside Donuts & Cafe. I believe that this location was built in 1968. [map] There was another one of these buildings in Bradenton, FL which has been replaced with a modern building. |
| Dairy Queen Miami, FL |
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| Dairy Queen Port Charlotte, FL |
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These two Dairy Queen locations have squattier A-frame designs than those mentioned above. I don't believe these were built outside of Florida.
The Miami location was built in 1967. The building has housed Bird Road Car Accessories since at least 2014. [map] The Port Charlotte location was built in 1961. I suspect that this building may have been adapted from another business. The signs were updated by 2013, but the building remains the same. [map] If you know of any other Dairy Queen A-frame buildings that still exist, I'd love to hear from you. |
| Dairy Queen Sanibel, FL |
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| This Dairy Queen was built in 1971 and has a unique shape. I don't know if it was a one-off remodeling or if it was actually built this way. In 2022, the roof was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian and remains vacant. In 2023, the property was sold and it was announced that it will return as a fast food place but it may or may not be a Dairy Queen. [map] |
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| This former Dairy Queen was designed by Haver & Nunn and built in 1964. It was part of the Polynesian Plaza tiki strip mall. The building was referred to as the Polynesian Dairy Queen in phone books at that time. It originally had a thatched roof. As far as I know, this was the only location built like this. The mall itself was demolished in the 1990s. This building housed an Enterprise Rent A Car for many years but it had been vacant since 2009. In 2014, the building was put to use as office space for Scottsdale RV. In 2019, the building was dismantled. The A-frame structure was recreated at a different location in 2022 for Oliver's restaurant. Some of the rocks were used from the previous location. [map] |
| Dairy Queen [gone] Richfield, OH |
Dairy Queen Detroit, MI |
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This Dairy Queen in Richfield has a tiki-like roof element. I have never seen another one like it. I assume the building was adapted for the Dairy Queen. This photo is from 2009. There was also a mini golf next door. By 2013, the building and mini golf had been demolished and replaced with a Subway.
This Dairy Queen in Detroit has a small, box-like building. I suspect this is an old building with a newer pole sign. By 2018, the letters had been removed from the front of the building and modern signs had replaced them. The pole sign had also been replaced with modern "swoosh" panels. [map] |
| Dairy Queen Paris, TX |
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| This Dairy Queen has an extended canopy that I have not seen anywhere else except the one shown below in Sherman, TX. It may have been a regional variation to offer more shade to customers and their vehicles. [map] |
| Dairy Queen Sherman, TX |
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| This Dairy Queen has updated its signage as per corporate branding. Up until at least 2016, there were letters on the front of the canopy that read "'Live a Little!' at Dairy Queen Burgers Shakes." There were letters on the side of the building which read "Sundaes Burgers." These photos are from 2018. [map] |
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