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17-688: The Klondike bar was created by the Isaly Dairy Company of Mansfield, Ohio in the early 1920s and named after the Klondike River of Yukon , Canada. Rights to the name were eventually sold to Good Humor-Breyers , a division of Unilever . The first recorded advertisement for the Klondike was on February 5, 1922, in the Youngstown Vindicator . The bars are generally wrapped with a silver-colored wrapper depicting

34-545: A polar bear mascot for the brand. Unlike a traditional frozen ice pop , or traditional ice cream bar , the Klondike bar does not have a stick due to its size, a point often touted in advertising. In 1976, Henry Clarke , owner of the Clabir company, purchased the rights to the Klondike bar, which had been manufactured and sold by the Isaly's restaurant chain since the 1930s. Clarke introduced Klondike bars to consumers throughout

51-531: A convenience store and cafe, Main Street Market. Buffalo Silents The Buffalo Silents of Buffalo, New York were a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were deaf and/or mute. The team barnstormed across Pennsylvania , New York and Ohio , playing teams such as Jim Thorpe and His World-Famous Indians basketball team. This article about a basketball team in New York

68-550: A dairy and new headquarters on Mahoning Ave. The Youngstown area was the largest Isaly's market, boasting at one time almost 130 stores. In 1929 they expanded to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , (on the Blvd. of the Allies ). Expansion continued through the 1930s and 1940s with additional dairies built from Columbus, Ohio (at North High Street and Arcadia Avenue) west to Iowa and 310 stores. Pittsburgh residents regarded Isaly's so highly that

85-606: Is now owned by Unilever . There are at least three Isaly's still in operation in southwestern Pennsylvania in the areas of West View , Turtle Creek , and East Allegheny (city neighborhood of Pittsburgh), all retaining most of the classic interior. In June 2012, ownership of the West View Isaly's changed hands. The new owners have kept everything in the store intact but slightly changed the name to "I Shall Always Love You Sweetie", reflecting on Isaly's acronym. To punctuate this, periods have been added after each letter in

102-517: The Klondike Bar , the dairies were also known for their Skyscraper Cones, created in Youngstown by plant supervisor Sam Jennings which eschewed round ice cream scoops, instead using a patented design that resulted in a long, inverse-cone-shaped dip. The company also had great success in selling chipped chopped ham , sliced (shaved) razor-thin for sandwiches. The sandwich was featured on

119-609: The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the lower court ruling. In 1988, Kraft settled a trademark dispute with Ambrit Inc., as the former Isaly Company, Inc. was then known, for $ 8.5 million. Isaly Dairy Company Isaly's ( / ˈ aɪ z l iː z / ) was a chain of family-owned dairies and restaurants started in Mansfield , Ohio , with locations throughout the American Midwest from

136-681: The "Isaly Shoppe" name until the mid-1990s when the final outlet closed in Marion, Ohio. Since 1984, the Isaly's name has enjoyed a comeback of sorts, but one not overseen by members of the Isaly family. Delicatessen Distributing Incorporated of Evans City, Pennsylvania purchased the Isaly trademark name and markets luncheon meats, cheeses and sauces under the Isaly name in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The concern also distributes Isaly brand ice cream (except Klondikes) to stores in Western Pennsylvania. The Klondike Bar product line

153-435: The 1930s, Isaly's began a commercial building program that employed high style Art Deco / Art Moderne designed production facilities and retail outlets, most of which were designed by architect Vincent (Shooey) Schoeneman. The Youngstown dairy facility represented the apex of this project, with the streamlined building (with exterior by architect Charles F. Owsley) dominated by a five-story glass block tower. In addition to

170-561: The Isaly's storefront. The Isaly's in Turtle Creek was recently renamed Turtle Creek Market, but still retains the Isaly's name on the front facade and most of the interior motif. A former Isaly's franchise in New Brighton, Pennsylvania , which operated under the name "Bricker's Restaurant" after its Isaly's contract ended and continued to serve much of the Isaly's menu, closed in 2012 but reopened in late 2016 under new ownership as

187-482: The PBS special Sandwiches That You Will Like . The company also marketed "immunized milk for infants, supplied by special isolated herds of cattle". Shifting consumer demands, declining sales for home-delivered milk, as well as corporate consolidation led to the closing of Isaly facilities beginning in the 1960s. According to Brian Butko, author of Klondikes, Chipped Ham, & Skyscraper Cones: The Story of Isaly's , it

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204-524: The United States during the 1980s. Under Clarke, sales of the Klondike bar increased from $ 800,000 annually at the time of the 1976 acquisition by Clabir to more than $ 60 million. In 1986, the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals prohibited Kraft Foods from using a wrapper resembling the distinctive Klondike bar wrapper (its " trade dress ") for Kraft's "Polar B'ar" brand ice cream bars. The following year,

221-504: The company was and still is mistakenly considered a Pittsburgh original. In its advertising, the dairies used the mnemonic phrase " I S hall A lways L ove Y ou S weetheart" to help with the spelling of the Isaly's name. In Marion, Ohio, Isaly's fielded an amateur basketball team that played against the Buffalo Silents – a team composed of deaf/mute players and LaRue, Ohio -based World-Famous Indians with Jim Thorpe . In

238-529: The early 20th century until the 1970s. It is known today for its chipped chopped ham and for creating the Klondike Bar ice cream treat, popularized by the slogan "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" The company was founded by William Isaly, grandson of Swiss immigrants who settled in Monroe County, Ohio , in the 19th century. By the early 1960s, the company boasted retail outlets that stretched from Pennsylvania to Iowa . Isaly's early success

255-492: The idea of the modern convenience store by opening at least one outlet that also sold gasoline to motorists. The first expansion of the business took the company to Marion, Ohio , after acquiring the Marion Pure Milk Company in 1914. Operated by Charles Isaly, the Marion operation was quickly modernized, and business grew accordingly. From Marion, the company expanded to Youngstown, Ohio , and by 1918 had

272-500: Was attributed to its loose company structure, which allowed for easy expansion without corporate overhead. William Isaly's first dairy was established in Mansfield, Ohio , where he acquired the Mansfield Pure Milk Company. Isaly expanded the core business from processing milk for sale to other grocers, to operating his own retail stores with milk, ice cream, bread and lunch counter service. Isaly also pioneered

289-424: Was the loose company structure – in an era of growing corporate homogeneity – that left Isaly's unable to compete on the wholesale and retail levels, leading to the closure of its dairies beginning in the mid-1960s. Several members of the Isaly family attempted to continue to operate food-service operations. In Pittsburgh, Isaly outlets were converted to the "Sweet William" brand. In Ohio, restaurants operated under

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