Irv Robbins

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Irv Robbins (born 1918 in Tacoma, Washington) founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1946 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin. His father, Aaron Ernie, owned a dairy and ice cream business in Tacoma. The ice cream store was called The Olympic Store and was located at 954 Court C in Tacoma. Irv Robbins attended the University of Washington (Seattle). Upon graduating, he moved to Chicago and opened a men’s store in the Palmer House Hotel. Burt and Irv met in 1941 when Burt began courting Irv’s sister Shirley. Irv and his wife Irma had three children: Erin, John, and Marsha.

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