Title	Remember When...ice cream was a nickel a dish?
Description	Jens Confectionery Shop, 1503 Green Bay Ave. (later 3431 N. Green Bay Ave.) had everything a good sweets shop should have in 1916. A long counter with stools for customers to enjoy fountain creations was on one side of the store. The fancy glass jars contained mixed fruits and toppings for sundaes. On the opposite side of the store were cases of bakery products. A small delicatessen next to the bakery sold various items, from Fels-Naptha soap to fresh fruit and dairy products. The shop was a popular neighborhood spot for couples to stop after a movie and sit at tables in the back under hanging plants. A sign there listed a few of the traditional ice cream flavors available at a nickel or a dime a dish. Irene Jens Mohr, who is pictured here with a girlfriend in the back of the store, tells us the store was lucky enough to serve the "exclusive" Luick ice cream. Her father, Herman Jens, who owned the store is at the right. The little girl in the center is Esther Jens Reid, Herman’s other daughter. Photograph courtesy Mrs. Robert Wolf and information courtesy Mrs. Mohr and the Milwaukee Public Library local history collection.
Library of Congress Subject Headings	Green Bay Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jens Confectionery Shop (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jens, Herman; Mohr, Irene Jens; Reid, Esther Jens; Ice cream parlors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Publisher	Milwaukee Public Library
Contributor	Mrs. Robert Wolf; Irene Jens Mohr
Date Original	1916
Source	Milwaukee Journal
Newspaper Publication Date	06-11-1977
Date Copyrighted	2005
Type	Image
Has Format	Photograph
Relation	RW 1410
Collection	Remember When, F. P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
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Date created	09-20-2006