30 Restaurants Boomers Loved That Closed Their Doors

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour was founded in 1963 and brought back the nostalgia of ice cream parlors found early in the century. They even had self-playing pianos to class up the place without paying an actual pianist.

They gained success and were soon bought by Mariott, but the gimmick ran thin like a bad milkshake. Mariott sold the chain in 1982, and by 1990, it was hard to find a location. Surprisingly, a few independently run locations had longer success, but by 2019, there wasn’t a Farrell’s to be seen. I dedicate my next ice cream binge to them.