People were lining up down the block to join Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District in ringing in the 2020 new year, 1920s style. The parlor, which opened in 1923, is turning back the clocks and prices to when ice cream cones cost a penny, five cents for a sundae, a dime for a banana split. The event continues through Friday, Jan. 3.
General Manager Maya Johnson laughs as she passes out banana splits to customers for 10 cents each during a 1920s event to ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District. The parlor, which opened in 1923, is turning back the clocks and prices to when ice cream cones cost a penny, five cents for a sundae, a dime for a banana split. The event continues through Friday, Jan. 3. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)James Kiger of the South Side reaches for his 5-cent sundae as JShaun Williams, 8, Jalaya Williams, 6, and Jayla Williams, 13, wait for their sundaes during a 1920s event to ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Nevaeh Bober, 9, of Penn Hills reacts as she drips ice cream on her chin next to her brother Liam Orlic, 3, of Penn Hills during a 1920s event to ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)People line up outside Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor during a 1920s event to ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in the Strip District. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)London Mercado, 12, Braydon Bober, 6, Nevaeh Bober, 9, Liam Orlic, 3,and Mason Mercado, 16, all of Penn Hills, eat ice cream together during a 1920s event to ring in the new year on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
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