- Isaly's &
Klondike Exhibit / Reunion
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- An Isaly's & Klondike exhibit debuted
at the Pittsburgh Regional History Center on Saturday, July 14,
2001. Approximately 1,000 Isaly's employees, family, and customers
enjoyed free ice cream, a Klondike car cruise, and reminiscing
about Isaly's. For some photos, visit my Isaly's
Reunion page. Below are some exhibit photos; visit the History Center web site
for location, hours, etc.
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- NOTE: It is scheduled to close in Summer
2003.
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- EXHIBIT PREP
- Here are the artifacts being prepared
in the History Center's "Clean Room."
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- EXHIBIT SPACE
- On June 18, the exhibit cases began arriving.
Here are some views of the History Center's Great Hall, which
will accommodate the exhibit and a related play area.
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- INSTALLATION
- The next day, museum staff was already
busy installing artifacts. It is a time-consuming task, as the
delicate objects must be placed so they are visually
appealing and logically arranged.
 
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- Since the exhibit opened, lots of former
employees and customers have visited. One from San Diego
- said that so many locals have moved to
southern Califormia that the Von's grocery chain there now
- sells chipped ham! Here are a couple pictures
of the exhibit from Doug Clewitt, grandson of Isaly's architect
Clyde "Shooey" Schuemacher.
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- VIDEO
- A 9-minute video produced by Rick Sebak
of WQED-TV is part of the exhibit (see the above photo). A lot
of filming was done at the West View Isaly's owned by Gail and
Tom Weisbecker. Left, cameraman Frank Caloiero had just finished
taping Gail chipping some ham; right, Rick watches as a Frosty
Flip is prepared at the Irwin Isaly's.
 
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