WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Flying Saucers were spotted on Friday in West Palm Beach as a historic Carvel ice cream shop celebrated the company's 75th anniversary.
The frozen treat flies over the classic, iconic store on South Dixie Highway, which has survived decades, with its slanted roof and two giant ice cream cones on top.
To celebrate, Carvel selected the classic shop to offer $0.75 chocolate and vanilla Flying Saucers.
WATCH BELOW: Historic Carvel ice cream shop celebrates 75th anniversary
We were there listening to the stories and sharing the memories being passed on from one generation to the next.
At this Carvel shop, not much has changed, and kids still come here for ice cream.
"Yeah, they're really good," visitor Natalie Alaman said.
This Americana structure is pretty much how it looked when it was built in 1958. Gina Mejia Stoppa's family has owned this Carvel since 1973.
"I grew up in this store. I started making flying saucers when I was 10 years old," Mejia Stoppa said.
Decades before, when Stoppa's parents were owners here, the chain's founder, Tom Carvel, would test new products at the location. The big cones on the roof had to be replaced after Hurricane Frances, but it's the neighborhood people and visitors who have kept the business going.
"I used to live right around there, and then I moved west, but this place has always been special to me," said William Caviedes, who bought a Flying Saucer ice cream sandwich on Friday.
"People love Carvel and the nostalgia of it. It's a New York brand, a lot of people come from New York, they recognize it, and I can tell you almost every time someone walks in that door, they tell me a story," Mejia Stoppa said.
In a state where things can go away quickly, many hope this building and this business will not be going away soon.
"The whole community has been wonderful to us, supporting us through the years," Mejia Stoppa said.
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