Complaint about music forces Mister Softee to go elsewhere

The iconic ice cream truck's evolution is a story of American innovation meeting post-war suburbia. While Harry Burt is credited with the first dedicated ice cream truck in the 1920s, the concept truly flourished in the 1950s. The Conway brothers launched Mister Softee in Philadelphia in 1956, installing newly invented soft-serve machines directly into trucks, allowing them to make treats on the spot. This coincided with the boom of suburban neighborhoods, creating a perfect market for mobile de

From Good Humor bars to Mister Softee, this is how the modern ice cream truck began. | The History Page