October 30, 2005

  • When Fentons Creamery was
    started in 1894, by an enterprising young man from Back East, named
    Elbridge Seth Fenton, the dairy maker delivered his product by
    horse-drawn wagon. From the large metal cans that rattled noisily
    behind him, he poured his prize-winning milk into the small bottles
    held by his customers. Historical continuity at Fentons seemed to be
    assured by the fact that Elbridge left behind thirteen children - all
    of them ice cream lovers! When the Creamery did pass out of the hands
    of Fenton family, it actually came back through the wife of the new
    owner, Bill Morrison - Virginia Fenton!
    In
    1961, the Creamery moved from its home of 65 years, on 41st and Howe
    Streets, to its present site on Piedmont Avenue, but little else has
    changed. The present owner, Scott Whidden, like the first, Elbridge
    Fenton, is an enterprising young man with an ageless idea. Keeping the
    tradition going and the product fresh has always been the motto at
    Fentons, and putting a smile on our customers' faces has always been
    our goal.

    and it has... 
    (Fentons Banana Special? was that what this monster was called )