Original Carvel shop serves up final cones

The original Carvel shop was serving its last cones yesterday, more than seven decades after becoming the suburban New York birthplace of an ice cream empire.

[fdz]

Very sad. Too bad he wasn't big enough for a government bailout.

[Eric]

The original Carvel is closing because of increasing taxes and expenses? Where's the Federal bailout?

[Todd Schuster]

Another ride down Memory Lane closes its doors forever. Just like Astroland at Coney Island. They're gone but the memories will live on. Lone live Tom Carvel & the LoYo's. Loved the vanille custard as well.

[moon dreamer]

Their ice cream is WAY too expensive...the last time I went in to get 2 cones, I said to my self, "Never again". It was almost or over 5 dollars, I don't remember which, an ice cream cone with one topping...And the ice cream is marginaly ok.

[NYStateOfMind]

I believe that Carvel location was on a show on the Food Network about soft serve ice cream...

Ever since Tom Carvel sold out to a Japanese concern, it hasn't been the same...

[Sailor Joe]

As a suburban kid from the '70s, I can truly say that Carvel was practically religion.

It was the best...a signature treat of our area. When growing up and travelling aborad it was one of the qualities of this region that all New Yorkers pined for...along with a real bagels, Yoo-Hoo and decent Italian food.

Of course, Tom Carvel's TV and radio ads drove us all bats.

Only finger nails on a blackboard sounded more blood curdling than that guys dumb, scratchy voice and god awful diction.

In any case, Flying Saucers, Lolapaloozas and Carvel shakes still beat the cr@p out of that hippy stuff made by those two silly Dead Heads from Vermont.

[John McCain]

Eric wrote:

The original Carvel is closing because of increasing taxes and expenses? Where's the Federal bailout?

Regulation is wrong, you liberal!...except when I do the regulating, dodge campaigns, go back on promises or hire folksy, dumb-as-dirt milfs.

[Outsider]

Years ago, Carvel was a nice family run company. It's now a large corporation and has lost its original charm. Carvel over expanded outside of the NorthEast too quickly, agressively selling franchises that failed virtually ovenight. They screwed their franchisees by selling ice cream cakes in grocery stores in the same markets. It's all about corporate money now.

[Sick of AP Articles]

Send a reporter to NYC to report on this. Enough with AP articles!

[one for the road]

fdz wrote:

Very sad. Too bad he wasn't big enough for a government bailout.

Yes i agree unless you have your testicles tied to wall street you do not stand a chance.

[Greetings From Texas]

Carvel is the best ice cream, It is one thing I miss most about living in New York, and everytime I go there I get some. I also got my kids loving it and the last time I was in NY my grandchildren came and got some and they loved it. Wish they would open up one where I live in Texas.

[HK Craig]

Sailor Joe wrote:

As a suburban kid from the '70s, I can truly say that Carvel was practically religion.
It was the best...a signature treat of our area. When growing up and travelling aborad it was one of the qualities of this region that all New Yorkers pined for...along with a real bagels, Yoo-Hoo and decent Italian food.
Of course, Tom Carvel's TV and radio ads drove us all bats.
Only finger nails on a blackboard sounded more blood curdling than that guys dumb, scratchy voice and god awful diction.
In any case, Flying Saucers, Lolapaloozas and Carvel shakes still beat the cr@p out of that hippy stuff made by those two silly Dead Heads from Vermont.

Real Italian food, you forgot good ole NY chinese food. Cant find that stuff over here!

[Pompano Beach Gail]

NYStateOfMind wrote:

I believe that Carvel location was on a show on the Food Network about soft serve ice cream...
Ever since Tom Carvel sold out to a Japanese concern, it hasn't been the same...

I believe it was on "Unwrapped". Love that show and I remember Carvel. I remember going to Carvel as a kid and getting the Brown Bonnet Cone. Another one of my childhood memories going down the tubes. Like Coney Island.

[NYStateOfMind]

Pompano Beach Gail wrote:

<quoted text>
I believe it was on "Unwrapped". Love that show and I remember Carvel. I remember going to Carvel as a kid and getting the Brown Bonnet Cone. Another one of my childhood memories going down the tubes. Like Coney Island.

I believe you are correct. I wasn't raised in the Northeast, but do remember Carvel when I relocated here and I have nothing but good memories...

[Sailor Joe]

HK Craig wrote:

<quoted text>Real Italian food, you forgot good ole NY chinese food. Cant find that stuff over here!

I almost mentioned real Chinese too but thought my posting got a little long.

But among other stuff that's better in NY than the rest of this country are: deli, Italian, Chinese, Carvel, Yoo-Hoo, museums, diners, and the women.(They're slightly crazier here but at least we have a larger variety to choose from.)

[Pompano Beach Gail]

Good thing you didn't mention the conditions of the roads and the traffic.

Yes. I do miss New York food, but I don't miss driving on roads full of potholes and so much traffic that the roads never do get properly repaired.

[Mike]

Lived in new york my whole life. Dirt, stress, rude people, crappy weather most of the year, not to mention the unemployment about to rock the city.

At least we have pizza and bagels, and it looks like the corporations can't touch them. They are that important.

Oh and we aren't surrounded by morons.

[Fudgie the Whale]

Tom, how could you leave me like this?

[Gary]

Mike wrote:

Oh and we aren't surrounded by morons.

Thats the best part about living in NY!!!

[Moe Litvak]

we'll all miss Fudgy the Whale, Hump me the Camel and Cookie Puss in the neighborhood.