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Giant Ice Cream Statues (page 2)

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Sweets for
Sweeties [gone]
Paradise, PA		 Grandma
Daisy's [gone]
Boulder City, NV		 Crunchi Creme
Niagara Falls, ON		 Ice Cream
Cone [gone]
Minneapolis, MN		 Napoli
Pastry [gone]
Boston, MA		 Ice Cream Cone
San Diego, CA
Sweets for Sweeties had an ice cream cone mailbox when this photo was taken in 2010. The store is still there but by 2015, the place had a normal mailbox.

Grandma Daisy's is a candy store and ice cream parlor. This giant cone and cow were installed in front of the shop. I believe this cone was manufactured recently. I think the cow and cone are gone now.

Crunchi Creme features another giant modern cone. This photo is from 2007. By 2017, it had sprinkles. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Minneapolis was located in the Gaviidae Food Court when this photo was taken in 2008. I believe the food court and this statue are gone now.

Napoli Pastry featured a giant gelati cone over the entrance. This photo is from 2009. The store closed sometime after 2011 and the cone is gone.

The Ice Cream Cone in San Diego is installed on the roof of Oceans Ice Cream. [map]

Ice Cream Cone
Fullerton, CA		 Ice Cream Cone
Santa Cruz, CA		 Ice Cream Cone
San Francisco, CA		 Ice Cream Cone
San Francisco, CA		 Ice Cream Cone
Inyokern, CA		 Ice Cream Cone
Palisade, CO
The Ice Cream Cone in Fullerton is located at the Visual Arts Center at California State University. It is made of fiberglass and was created and installed here in 1973.

The Ice Cream Cone in Santa Cruz is installed on a building on the Boardwalk. [map]

The first Ice Cream Cone in San Francisco above is located at the Bi-Rite Creamery. It was installed around 2009. [map]

The second Ice Cream Cone in San Francisco above is located at Z Cioccolato. It was installed around 2018. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Inyokern has been abandoned for many years. There was once a gas station here which sold ice cream. There is no building now just a solitary, rusted pump.

The Ice Cream Cone in Palisade is located at the Palisade Peach Shack which opened around 2021. [map]

Ice Cream Cone
Brooklyn, NY		 Ice Cream Cone Molds
Sparta, WI		 Ice Cream Cone
Chambersburg, PA		 Ice Cream
Cone [gone]
Mason, MI
The Ice Cream Cone in Brooklyn is on top of a fast food place near the Boardwalk at Coney Island. [map]

These Ice Cream Cone molds in Sparta are located at FAST where most giant ice creams, like the Cone in Brooklyn, and other foods come from.

The Ice Cream Cone in Chambersburg is located at the Historic Ice Cream Station. I have not seen this design before. From its shape and condition, I suspect it is fairly modern. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Mason was mounted on the roof of the Super Twist ice cream stand. The stand closed around 2023 and the cone is gone.

Ice Cream Cone
Stockbridge, MI		 Ice Cream Cone
Eagle River, WI		 Ice Cream Cones
Gilbert, AZ
The Ice Cream Cone in Stockbridge is located at the Stage Stop Restaurant. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Eagle River hangs above the Country Store. [map]

These Ice Cream Cones in Gilbert are installed at the front and back entrances of Petersen's Ice Cream and Cafe. [map]

Double D's
Soft Serve
Pekin, IL		 Ice Cream Cone
Fort Pierre, SD		 Country Cream
Masonville, NY		 Scoops
Ice Cream Shoppe
Cutchogue, NY		 Big Lick
Dairy & Dogs [gone]
Kansas City, MO		 Ice Cream Cone
Suring, WI		 Ice Cream Cone
Clermont, FL
Double D's Soft Serve has this old-looking, giant cone which appears to have two eyes. In the early 1980s, it was located at the Velvet Freeze in Peoria, IL where it was installed on a pole. The Double D name comes from the owners' first names (Donna and Darrell). The stand opened in 1984 and acquired the cone around 1988. The stand was sold to new owners around 2004 but it is still known by the same name. Double D's painted the eyes on the cone to simulate the candy eyes that they put on the cones for children. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Fort Pierre is located at the Cool Spot. [map]

The Country Cream Cone is at the roadside stand next to the Hardwood Hills Golf Course. I believe the ice cream stand is closed now but the cone remains. [map]

Scoops Ice Cream Shoppe featured this giant cone above its entrance. This photo is from 2007. Scoops moved to a new location in 2017 and the cone is now on display there. The business is now known as Scoops & Grinds. [map]

The Big Lick Dairy & Dogs cone appeared to be from the same mold as the one at Scoops. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the store and cone were gone.

The Ice Cream Cone in Suring is located at the Cool Twist Depot. [map]

The Ice Cream Cone in Clermont looks like it was made from the same mold as the one in Suring. It is located at the Showcase of Citrus. [map]

Uranus Fudge Factory
St. Robert, MO		 Spooner's Frozen Custard
Eureka, MO
This Uranus Fudge Factory opened in 2015. These four ice cream cones were installed by 2018. [map]

Spooner's Frozen Custard and its ice cream mailbox have been there since at least 2008. The mailbox had a pointy cone prior to 2017. I suspect it was replaced after being hit by a car due to its location next to a busy road. The fiberglass ice cream cone on a pole was installed in 2011. [map]

Ice Cream Cone [gone]
Corpus Christi, TX		 Giant Cone
Wild Rose, WI		 Irish Hills
Fun Center [gone]
Tipton, MI		 PJ's Drive-in
Delaware, NJ
The Ice Cream Cone in Corpus Christi was installed on someone's front lawn by 2007. It was repainted and decorated for various holidays throughout the year. By 2022, it was gone. For more, see this website.

The Ice Cream Cone in Wild Rose is installed in front of Roseville Mini-Golf & Shops. [map]

The Irish Hills Fun Center pole-mounted pink cone appeared to be from the same mold as the one in Wild Rose. This photo is from 2005. By 2014, the cone was gone and the Fun Center appeared to be closed. The Fun Center also had a giant bottle.

In 2004, PJ's Drive-in was known as the Humpty Dumpty Drive-in when this first photo was taken. It is know known as Humpty Junior's. This ice cream cone appears to be a match for a model sold by International Fiberglass [photo thanks Terry Nelson]. [map]

Sundaes
Afternoon
Omer, MI		 Starlight Frozen
Custard [gone]
Louisville, KY		 Andy's
Frozen Custard
Jonesboro, AR		 Andy's
Frozen Custard
Kansas City, MO		 Ice Cream Sundae
Le Mars, IA
Sundaes Afternoon features another ice cream pole sign. [map]

Starlight Frozen Custard featured a dripping cone. This photo is from 2007. The stand closed around 2009. The building was still vacant and the cone was still there in 2012. By 2014, the building and cone were gone.

The Andy's Frozen Custard in Jonesboro features the same modern dripping cone as the one that was at Starlight. This Andy's was built around 2012. [map]

The Andy's Frozen Custard in Kansas City was built in 2015. Most of the Andy's cones are installed on top of their revolving signs. This one is on the ground which might be because of local sign regulations. [map]

The 10 foot tall Ice Cream Sundae in Le Mars stands outside the Blue Bunny Visitors Center downtown. Le Mars is the self-proclaimed Ice Cream Capital of the World since Wells Dairy produces more ice cream here than any other city does. Wells has been using the name "Blue Bunny" for its ice cream since 1928. Around 2016, the ice cream dish had been painted blue. For more, see this website. [map]

Dairy
Queen [gone]
Raton, NM		 Dairy Queen
Grand Junction, CO		 Debi's Seashore
Delights [gone]
Keyport, NJ		 Magic Sundaes
[gone]
East Setauket, NY		 West's
Hayward Dairy
Hayward, WI		 Nut Bar
Kenosha, WI
The Dairy Queen locations in Raton and Grand Junction had identical ice cream cones. The one in Raton had been there since at least 2007. By 2019, the location had closed and the cone was gone. The one in Grand Junction is still there. [map]

Debi's Seashore Delights featured a concrete ice cream cone. Debi's opened in 2007 and this photo was taken later that year. The cone was installed here in 2006 by another ice cream shop, however, it might have been older than that. By 2013, the stand and the ice cream cone were gone.

The Magic Sundaes ice cream cone was secured to the roof with guy wire. This photo was taken in 2007. By 2013, the store and ice cream cone were gone.

The ice cream cone at West's Hayward Dairy was installed on the side of the building in 1969. It is about eight feet tall. [map]

This Nut Bar is located in front of Mac's Deli. The business started in 1937 with an ice cream stand selling Mac's Nut Bars. In 1946, the business opened here as Mac's Canteen. This ice cream sign is possibly from then. [map]

Fat Smitty's
Port Townsend, WA		 Hunters'
Dairy Freez
Danville, PA		 Hawkeye Dairy
Abbotsford, WI		 Horn of
Plenty [gone]
Kingston, NY		 The Scoop Ice
Cream Parlor
Pismo Beach, CA		 Di Dio's
Italian Ice [gone]
Santa Monica, CA
The ice cream cone at Fat Smitty's restaurant appears to be made of wood. [map]

The ice cream cone at Hunters' Dairy Freez looks very similar to the Carvel cones. [map]

The Hawkeye Dairy store sells ice cream, cheese, and other foods. It has been here since 1965. The ice cream cone has been here since at least 1989. [map]

The Horn of Plenty rooftop ice cream cone sign was built in 1980. The business was part produce stand, bakery, and garden shop. This photo is from 2007. By 2012, the place had been renamed Meredith's Bread. The sign disappeared later that year.

The Scoop Ice Cream Parlor ice cream cone has been there since at least 2008. [map]

Di Dio's Italian Ice opened in 1996. This giant Italian ice sign which hung above the entrance had probably been here since then. This photo is from 2013. In 2016, the giant ice was removed.

Dreyer's Grand
San Francisco, CA
2008: 2014:
This Dreyer's Grand store is located at Pier 39. The ice cream cone shown above on the left is gone now. The double dip cone and banana split have been installed over the entrance since at least 2007.

Mountain Mist
Custard
Lake Placid, NY		 Dairy Twist
Hill City, SD
The Mountain Mist Custard stand's giant cone was mass-produced. There are several others in New York state. The cones are usually mounted on the roof. This cone was displayed by the previous business, Custard, Mustard 'N Brew, which occupied the building since the 1970s. In 2005, the business became Mountain Mist Custard. This photo is from 2007. By 2014, this stand was still open but the cone was gone. It had been stolen, damaged, and then recovered. Around 2016, the cone was repaired and reinstalled. The original Mountain Mist location in Saranac Lake is still operating. It does not have a giant cone. [map]

The Dairy Twist has two other ice cream cones of this style. The owner says that the stand opened in the 1980s. Despite the similarity to the New York ice cream cones, she insists that they were built in 2000 and are not related. [map]