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"My grandparents use to own the Isaly's in Irwin PA and I have so many good memories of making the donuts and selling all the good products."
Melissa Lewis |
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"I grew up with Isaly's in Sewickley, PA. My family lived only 4 doors away from the local store. What a treat it was to buy a rainbow or a maricopa skyscraper cone! My Dad loved the chocolate chip with the jimmies inside. I've never seen another CC like it. And my favorite lunch was, and always will be, a fresh chipped ham sandwich and a vanilla milkshake!"
Cathy Kroepil |
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"I first went to work at store #22 on Forbes Street in Oakland in 1944. I left to enter the merchant marine (World War II} then worked from 1945 to 1962. I am pleased and proud to have worked all those years in such a fine company. Any work ethic my parents failed to teach me, I sure learned at Isaly's. Loads of good memories."
H. Ron Campbell, Ormond Beach, Florida. |
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"In pre-WW2 days, Isaly's was the place to go for chipped pressed ham and for their large ice cream cones, after movies and shopping in East Liberty. But above all, I remember the Squirrel Hill store at Forbes and Murray, immediately above which was one of the locations in the Thirties of The Gene Kelly Dance Studio. My sister and I had weekly lessons there and before taking the #60 street car back to East Liberty, we always bought a Klondike and immediately looked to see if ours had a strawberry center which would get us a coupon for a free Klondkie on our next visit. For a while, Gene had us perform at local theaters on Saturday mornings and we were called Gene Kelly's Brother and Sister Team."
Fred G. Baur |
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"I was an Isaly Blue Ribbon Baby when I was 2 years old and living in Marion OH. I have a newspaper clipping with my photo in it and have attached a copy of the letter to my parents. I was recently in Marion and looked for the original Isaly's on Center Street, but couldn't find it. I have fond memories of going to Isaly's for ice cream."
Cindy Burdge Aloise |
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"When I was growing up in Wadsworth, Ohio we had our own Isaly's there. The ice cream counter with the hand-dipped ice cream, and not to forget the great shakes that went with the juicy burgers & hot fries! I remember an individual jukebox on each table top. It was so much fun pushing the buttons, I think we drove our parents nuts on that! Your chipped chopped ham was a lunch staple for school. My brother to this day, still buys it when he is near an Isaly's provider.
Thank you for letting me share my memories!"
Elizabeth Leedy |
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In the 1950's we lived in Franklin, Penna. Our family had 8 girls and 2 boys. As with large families, the oldest girls took care of us young ones. A special treat was to be taken to Isaly's for a five cent "skyscraper". My favorite was White House.
Dottie Murphy |
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I remember visiting our gradparents in Youngstown, Ohio in the 1950s. On a summer evening, we'd all get in the car and drive to Isaly's for an ice cream cone. I always got maricopa ice cream. Those were great memories.
Linda Stutler |
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I grew up in Dormont. Isaly's was my very first job. I was hired when I was 16 and worked for about 7 years. All the locals hung out there and just talked for hours. It was like being at a family reunion only everyday. All of my co-workers and managers were good friends which is why it was probably the best job I've ever had. I recently went back to work in Dormont and now the people who come into my place of employment still remember me when I worked at Isaly's. I still see and hear from some of my old co-workers and that is very special to me.
Debbie Cherosky
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| I was employed at Isalys from 1941 to 1971, in retail home delivery. I was sales manager, working under William Isaly. Great memories remain... Leonard Shaw |
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| One of my foundest memories was as a little girl my Daddy would take me to the local Isaly's Store(Turtle Creek,Pa.) for ice cream. It always tasted so good and was the best in the area. I remember I wanted to try every flavor that there was so everytime we went I got a different flavor. I don't think I ever got to try them all because there was just so many. By far ISALY'S is the best in my book. Now when I go home to visit my family I take my children to Isaly's for some good old fashioned ice cream. Beth Wheeler |
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| I can remember going to Isaly's when I was a young girl. We would get Ice Cream and my favorite chipped chopped ham. I loved it. I haven't been able to find chipped chopped ham as good anywhere else. Theresa Sestito |
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| I am one of the great grandsons of the one and only William Isaly. Born and raised in a small Montana town, I have never tasted Isaly's chipped chopped ham. However I have read the many and passionate testimonies of the chipped chopped fans, and the simple thought of it makes my mouth water!!! Keegan Isaly |
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| When I was a little girl, my grandparents lived in Englewood, PA. While visiting them from Wisconsin, I fell down a big hill in the back of their house and my grandmother gave me some Isaly's chipped ham to lessen my tears and ease my pain! From that point forward, I was hooked. If I would get sick, my mom would always say, "How about a ham sandwich, Kay Ann?" She knew I was feeling better when I would eagerly say, "Yes, please!" Kay Wightman |
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I LOVE ISALY'S!! It brings back such wonderful memories of my dad and me going to German Village in Columbus, OH and going to the Isaly's store. My favorite was ice cream and and vanilla phosphate drink. It was a special treat.
Kristi Bonkowski |
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| Isaly's was part of our growing up in Pittsburgh, Pa. We boys would ride our bikes to the main Isaly's in Pittsburgh and it was a little trip. I remember the Skyscraper cones and the Klondikes and some had a coupon in them to get a free one. The chipped ham was our favorite, too. It is no longer there, but we can get Isaly's chipped ham at our grocery market. Stephen R. Ecsedy |
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I worked at Isaly's in Austintown, Ohio 1964. My father worked at the big Isaly's in Youngstown, Ohio 1948. I now live in upstate NY, & I went into a hobby shop that has train models. There was a tanker with "Isaly's" on it. I also can never spell "Isaly's" with out saying the " i shall always love you sweetheart "
I still have my badge from Isaly's with my name on it. I bet I could make the tallest sky scraper ice cream cone ever on earth.
Good, happy memories.
Angela Barbone St. Regis Falls, NY |
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We lived near the Isaly's in Bethel Park, PA. My mom, step-brother and myself would go in on a Saturday and wait in a long line for chipped ham and all the other foods Isaly's sold that was so good. I think we got a pink free klondike once. As we rounded the bend waiting to get to the counter my eyes got so big looking at all the goodies on the shelves. Also, my Mom and I would go down to Isaly's get our Skyscraper ice cream cones and park the car in the parking lot and watch the South Park drive-in movie.
My grandparents and I would go in when I was little, sit at the tables, and eat our ice cream. My grandma would get rainbow and I know I would almost always get chocolate chip, my favorite. Kim Vagni |
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| My family and I love the Isaly's chipped ham. I was originally from Pittsburgh and moved to Sarasota when I was three. Over many visits to the South Hills area to see my family I realized there was something special about the ham. I loved it!!!!! I asked my grandma what was different about the ham, and she explained to me the Isaly's story. Going forward in life my two son's have also grown to love the ham and it is the first thing we look for on our vacation. We always bring a cooler of ham back with us to Florida and let everyone we know savor the flavor of ham barbeque!!!! Tara Nissen |
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| I now live in Independence, LA, and every time I come to Pittsburgh to visit my family, I either bring a small ice chest, or buy one...and load up on chipped ham and sauce. My daughter and I look forward to it every time we come to PA. Robin Drago |
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There once was an Isaly's located in Columbus Ohio, on the corner of Mt. Vernon Ave. and 20th. My Grandmother, Sarah Bishop, used to walk my two brothers and myself down there once a week and allow us to order what we wanted. I used to always order a slice of a chocolate ice cream roll up cake. Once it was sliced it looked like a chocolate pin wheel. It was the richest choclate with the creamiest ice cream in the center. I don't care to do a commercial but I do want you to know how thrilled I am that Isaly's still exists. I am 65 years of age now, but the name "Isaly's" triggers wonderful and endearing memories.
Veronica Turner |
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| I remember when I was a little girl and lived in PA. My mom and dad would take us to the Isaly's Deli. I remember those little buns and the chipped chopped ham. It was the best. I am now 54 years old and I can still remember it vividly. Ice cream, too! Cindy Lohiser |
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During WWII the Youngstown Isaly's plant had 25 horses for our home delivery routes. We had 100 routes at our high point. We sold a lot of that good Isaly's milk. It was great to have been part of it. Leonard Shaw
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| When I was a little boy my grandparents lived on Welsford Street in Oakland, PA. I have fond memories of my grandfather and I walking to the Isaly's on the Boulevard of the Allies for a huge ice cream cone. We would then walk across the street to a small park and sit on the park bench where granddad would enjoy his pipe while I savored my ice cream cone. Manny Romanias |
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| I live in Florida now and have yet to meet anyone from here who has heard of chipped ham barbeque. Sounds impossible!! I grew up in New Kensington, PA, and have very fond memories of the Isaly's on 5th Ave. I dearly loved the chipped ham and Rainbow Skyscrapers. I have got to find some chipped ham!!! Vicki Mansfield |
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| Oh my gosh. My dad who is "77" and born and raised in Pittsburgh just made som ham barbecue the other night. I hadn't cooked and he offered some to take home. Boy does that bring back many memories. We, a family of 10, grew up on chipped ham and to this day I buy it and love it. I like to make hot ham and cheese sandwiches with it. We would go to the Boulevard of the Allies and get our ham and "skyscraper cones". What a day. I have passed the tradition on to my children with hopes they will do the same. Christin Gamble |
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| My Dad and Uncle both worked at Isaly's on the Blvd. of the Allies in Pittsburgh, and they loved working there! We would stop for ice cream, chipped ham and other tasty treats!!! Kathy |
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When I was a grade schooler us boys would ride our bikes to Isaly's, about a mile or so from our houses, for the Ice Cream. You could buy a Klondike and there might be a coupon in it for a free one. My family would buy the chipped ham, and it was a treat for us.
Stephen Ecsedy |
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I live in Mansfield,Ohio. When I was a kid in the 60s, there were several Isaly's Stores in town. We even had an Isaly's Dairy Plant in town. My wife's Grandmother worked as a waitress at an Isaly's store. I sure miss those good ham sandwiches. I liked my ham fried and served on a toasted bun with Heinz Spicy Brown Mustard.
Timothy D.Ling |
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We moved to Mars,PA from West View.....but LOVED our dentist appoitments because we always knew we could have Isaly''s for a treat. How I so looked forward to those visits. Strange ....how a kid could have good memories of a doctor or dentist vist. THANKS ISALY'S!!!!!
I now am grown and live in KY with my own family......but continue to order from you. Don't ever stop!!!!!
Diane Coleman |
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I remember going to Isaly's on Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, with my Dad when I was little (I'm now 59!) We'd buy chipped chopped ham and longhorn cheese for sandwiches. Yum! I'm so excited to find that my local Giant Eagle has it!
Debbie Waggoner, Westerville, Ohio |
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Growing up in Canton, Ohio in the 50's and early 60's it was always a treat to go to Isaly's for ice cream cones. My sister Cindy always ordered maricopa (I think that's the flavor) and I thought that sounded so exotic. Our family moved to Maryland in the mid 60's and that ended our trips to Isaly's, but for some mysterious reason (our parent's won't reveal it) that is their secret code word to each other whenever they are going somewhere without the other. They are in their early 80's now and I don't think they will ever reveal to us what the word Isaly's means to them. We find it kind fascinating!
Tracy Lawrence |
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I grew up in Beaver Falls, PA and going downtown to Isaly's was quite the treat for my sisters and I. Mom and dad would pile us in the car, pick up my grandma and aunt, and away we would go. I remember hot fudge sundaes, and banana splits. We wouldn't leave without getting a pound of chipped ham to take home. My mom was originally from Jeannette, PA and when we would go back to visit her family we would stop at the shop there! What memories!
Terri Lynn Noss-Hagen |
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