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Farrell’s comeback

Posted on September 17th, 2010 by steve

Before Chuck E. Cheese existed, Victorian-themed Farrell’s was THE place to go for ice cream and birthday parties. And they’ve been making a comeback. Starting in Southern California.

Always enjoyed the original menus printed on newsprint and featuring some Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) characters (below) on its cover.

Last time I ate at an original Farrell’s, the place was filled with gang members. And each one of them just happened to have a ‘birthday’ (which resulted in free ice cream) every ten minutes or so.

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