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Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour is an American ice cream parlor chain founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1963. ==History== Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour was started in Portland, Oregon, by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy in 1963. Farrell's became known for their offer of a free ice cream sundae to children on their birthday. The parlors have an 1890s theme, with employees wearing period dress and straw boater hats, and each location features a player piano. In 1972, the Farrell's chain was purchased by the Marriott Corporation. By 1975, there were 120 Farrell's nationwide. Thereafter, sales dropped and most of the parlors were sold off in the 1980s. In 1982, Marriott sold the chain to a group of private investors.〔 By 1990 almost all Farrell's locations had closed.〔 One of the last original Farrell's locations in Portland, located near the Lloyd Center mall, closed in 2001. At the time of its closing, it was privately owned and known as The Original Portland Ice Cream Parlor.〔 The final original location closed in 2006 in Eugene, Oregon. At the time, it was operating under the name of Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour. In 2008, after a years-long legal battle over rights to the brand, Parlour Enterprises of Lake Forest, California, was confirmed as the owner and operator of Farrell's properties on the U.S. mainland. The company established a franchise model with original founder Bob Farrell as an advisor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Franchise information )〕 They promptly opened seven Farrell's locations in California, including the Mountasia Family Fun Center in Santa Clarita; The Shops at Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo; Rancho Cucamonga; downtown Brea; Riverside (opened January 2013); Sacramento (opened August 2013); and Buena Park (opened February 2014). There has also been discussion of an eventual return to Portland, Oregon. At one time, there were eight Farrell's locations in Hawaii. , the only Farrell's still operating in Hawaii is located in Pearlridge shopping center in Aiea, Hawaii, operated by E Noa Corporation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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