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Dairy Queen
Rue Jarry
Montreal, QC
Dairy Queen
Rue De Bellechasse
Montreal, QC
Dairy Queen
Rue Sainte-Catherine
Montreal, QC
Dairy Queen
Rue Beaubien
Montreal, QC
Dairy Queen
Ile-Perrot, QC
former Dairy Queen
Montreal, QC
These Québec Dairy Queens have mini chateau style buildings and porcelain enamel with neon signs. The first Dairy Queen opened in Canada in 1953. These signs are probably from the 1950s or 1960s. They are all lit at night. I have never seen signs or buildings like these in the States. The signs at the Rue Beaubien and Rue De Bellechasse locations were replaced with modern signs but the chateau buildings are still there. The Rue Beaubien roof is now painted light blue. The Rue De Bellechasse location closed around 2020 and is now boarded up and behind fencing. [Rue Jarry map]; Rue De Bellechasse map; [Rue Sainte-Catherine map]; [Rue Beaubien map]

The Ile-Perrot location opened in 1956 and this sign is from then. Dairy Queen corporate contacted them recently and tried to persuade the store to replace the sign with a new one with the new logo. The owner got a letter from the city declaring the sign a local landmark and corporate backed off. For more, see this website. [map]

The Cornet Glace sign and building were obviously built originally for Dairy Queen. This photo is from 2009. By 2014, the sign had been repainted and the neon removed. In 2015, the sign was replaced. The gable roof building remains. [map]

More Canada:
Nelson, BC [map]
Mississauga, ON [map]
Ottawa, ON [gone]
Port Colborne, ON
Drummondville, QC
Montreal, QC [map]

Dairy Queen [gone]
Aurora, IL
former Dairy Queen [gone]
Mattituck, NY
Dairy Queen [gone]
Atlanta, GA

Dairy Queen [gone]
Sanford, ME
Dairy Queen
Saco, ME
Dairy Queen [gone]
Newton, NJ
Dairy Queen [gone]
Fraser, MI

Dairy Queen
Hibbing, MN

Dairy Queen [gone]
Junction City, OR
Dairy Queen
Peoria, IL
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of these barn-style buildings around the country that are either still operating as Dairy Queens or other ice cream stands. These buildings featured the now very rare Little Miss weathervane rooftop signs. They were first produced in 1961. At the time, female employees wore hats and aprons similar to those of the Little Miss. These signs are five feet tall. They were internally lit and revolved. Most of them are now missing the weathervane portion. There are only four of these signs left on public display.

This Aurora location remains a walk-up building. Most of these barn buildings feature dining rooms in front. These photos are from 2012. By 2016, the Little Miss sign had been removed and the sign on the front of the building was replaced with the modern logo. [map]

This Mattituck Dairy Queen became the Magic Fountain sometime before the 1970s and features homemade ice cream. The Little Miss sign was gone by 2018. [map]

This Atlanta Dairy Queen had a nicely preserved Little Miss sign. It was the only one that still had a complete weathervane. The sign and weathervane were removed in 2018.

The photo of this Sanford Little Miss is from 2009. The Dairy Queen was still there but the sign was gone by 2015.

This Little Miss sign in Saco is still backlit at night. For more, see this website. [map]

This photo of the Little Miss in Newton is from 2011. By 2015, the barn style building had been replaced with a modern box-like building. The Little Miss sign was gone.

The photos of the Dairy Queen in Fraser are from 2007. By 2011, the store was closed and all the signs were removed.

The Hibbing location opened as a flat-roofed, walk-up stand in 1948. The building was remodeled around 1973 into a barn-style building. These signs were added at that time. The drink and ice cream cup signs are very rare now. They were gone by 2022. The lips logo sign on the front of the building was removed around 2023 but returned in 2024. The Little Miss on the roof is still there. [map]

The Junction City location had two panels of a Little Miss sign in the window since at least 2007. This photo is from 2016. I assume that the sign was originally displayed outside at that location. The panels were gone by 2018.

The Little Miss sign in Peoria is located inside the Urban Artifacts store.

There was also a sign in Greenwood, IN which was apparently a replacement for the Little Miss sign.

More Little Miss signs:
Ocala, FL [gone]
Herrin, IL [gone]
St. Cloud, MN [map]
Kingston, PA [gone]
Amery, WI: 1, 2

If you know of any other Little Miss signs out there, I'd love to hear from you.

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