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Farr's Candy Co.
Idaho Falls, ID
The Farr's Candy Co. was established in 1911. The company moved to this location around 2011 and brought the sign along. The neon at the bottom of the sign alternates between "Candy" and "Ice Cream." They continue to produce candy and ice cream at the new factory location. The candy is sold at the factory, by mail order, or to wholesale customers. Farr Better Ice Cream in Ogden was owned by a relative. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Riverside Chocolate Factory
McHenry, IL
The Riverside Chocolate Factory building was constructed in the 1930s as the Pine Tree Tower. It was originally a dairy farm's ice cream store. Later, it housed a real estate office and a pet shop. The Riverside Chocolate Factory was established in 1986 and moved to this location in 1990. [map]

Lagomarcino's
Moline, IL
Lagomarcino's was established here in 1908. It is a candy store and ice cream parlor. Lagomarcino's opened a second location in Davenport, IA in 1997. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Margie's Candies
Chicago, IL
The Margie's Candies ice cream parlor and candy shop opened in 1921. The sign was built in 1954. The store features hand-dipped candies, homemade ice cream, sandwiches as well as breakfast foods, and a collection of dolls and other memorabilia. Margie's Candies opened a second location in 2006. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Fannie May Candies [gone]
Lansing, IL		 Fannie May Candies
La Grange, IL		 Fannie May Candies
Moline, IL
Fannie May Candies
Champaign, IL		 Fannie May Candies
Downers Grove, IL
Fannie May Candies
Homewood, IL		 Fannie May Candies
Michigan City, IN
Fannie May Candies
W. 95th St.
Oak Lawn, IL		 Fannie May Candies
Cicero Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL
Fannie May Candies
Skokie, IL
Fannie May Candies is a chocolate and candy store chain, founded in Chicago in 1920. By 1935, there were nearly four dozen shops in Illinois and nearby states. The chain later opened other stores in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This building in Lansing featured the chain's standard white porcelain enamel exterior with red and white awnings. The building was demolished around 2020.

The stores in Moline and La Grange appeared to be older than the one in Lansing was. These two storefronts were faced with vitrolite glass tiles. They were the only locations left that still had the glass tiles. The La Grange store is still open. However, around 2020, the tile was removed and plastic letters were installed on the painted facade. The Moline location housed a jewelry and ceramics store when this photo was taken in 2012. After that, more tiles were missing. By 2023, all the tiles were gone and the storefront was just a vacant, white stucco box. [La Grange map]; [Moline map]

The Champaign store opened around 1955. [map]

The Downers Grove store's painted letters were replaced with this backlit plastic sign by 2017. [map]

The Homewood store has been there since at least 1976. [map]

The Michigan City store is the only one of the six locations in Indiana that occupies a freestanding building. The rest are in shopping centers or malls. [map]

The Oak Lawn store on W. 95th may have been built in 1966. The one on Cicero may have been built in 1976. [W. 95th St. map]; [Cicero Ave. map]

The Skokie store opened in 1956. I don't know if any other locations were built in this colonial style. [map]

For more about Fannie May, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

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