Tuesday, August 01, 2006

31 Flavors of Glendale

A little trivia to start your day. Did you know that the worlds largest ice-cream store chain got its humble beginnings in Glendale? Specifically the Adams Hill district. Irv Robbins started his own shop, Starbird, in 1945. Mr. Baskin opened up a shop in Pasadena a year later. In 1948 they join forces, and the Starbird shop becomes the first BR which steadily grows to thousands.31 flavors, one for every day of the month. Read more here.

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