Long-time residents of the SF Peninsula will recall the name of Shaw's Ice Cream with great fondness. The ancient Millbrae store and factory was shuttered recently and is up for sale. I think it's been quite a while since Shaw's made their own ice cream, but they've been hanging on for years at the El Camino Real location and on West Portal Avenue in The City. They were peddling (the very good) Mitchell's Ice Cream and someone else's chocolate last I checked. The company was founded in 1947 and had, at one time, 50 licensed franchises, now long gone. The company's heyday was in the '50s, '60s and '70s. The original West Portal store remains in operation.
Was a time... oh well, I have some very nice memories of sitting on their wrought iron chairs and wolfing down banana splits. And I'll really miss that sign on El Camino.
