{"id":437,"date":"2014-12-29T15:16:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larry-johnston.com\/wordpress\/?p=437"},"modified":"2021-02-22T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T23:01:24","slug":"swensons-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larry-johnston.com\/?p=437","title":{"rendered":"Swenson’s Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Copyright Larry Johnston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swenson’s Ice Cream and Drive-in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Akron, Ohio<\/p>\n

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, I was busy taking photos of old restaurants and diners, to use as a subject for my paintings.\u00a0Some of them had been around for years and we lived with them on-a-daily- basis, but we never thought that one day they would be gone.<\/p>\n

Some of the\u00a0buildings were torn down literally days after taking pictures of them. \u00a0Others were remodeled and new signed installed. What I captured was the memories of the beginnings of many of these businesses.<\/p>\n

While exhibiting in Akron, Ohio, I found Swenson’s on Cuyahoga Falls Avenue and took photos of it. \u00a0After finishing the painting, the drive-in was remodeled with a canopy to park under while ordering and waiting for your order.<\/p>\n

It was\u00a0popular in North Akron when I was there, serving\u00a0Hamburgers, French Fries, Malts, Shakes and other great food, that became famous in the 1940s and 1950s.<\/p>\n

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ALL PRINTS<\/strong>\u00a0are printed on\u00a0canvas and stretched on wooden stretcher bars\u00a0<\/strong>and prices vary according to size ordered. Most are 2:3 proportion<\/div>\n
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Non-wrapped print-\u00a0<\/strong>The full image is on the face, with white or black edges<\/div>\n
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(frames and hardware are not included)<\/strong><\/div>\n

11″ x 14″Black Edge<\/strong>………. $148.82

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11″ x 14″ White Edge<\/strong>………. $148.82

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11″ x 14″ Wrapped Edge<\/strong>………. $148.82

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16″ x 20″ Black Edge<\/strong> ………. $204.72

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16″ x 20″\u00a0 White Edge<\/strong>………. $204.72

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16″ x 20″ Wrapped Edge<\/strong>………. $204.72

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16″ x 20″ ………. $375.00 original painting on stretched canvas not available.<\/p>\n

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