9 Things You Might Not Know About Friendly's
The ice pick chain celebrated its 80th natal day this year ! 1. IT WAS FOUNDED BY A PAIR OF BROTHERS DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. Curtis and S. Prestley Blake — who were just 18 and 20 years former at the fourth dimension — opened Friendly Ice Cream in Springfield , Mass. in 1935 . The brothers borrowed$547from their parents for the shop , where they sold two - scoop cones at 5 penny each ....