And it’s not just ice cream shops and trucks — Shake Shack and other chains ... The average household size has dropped from 3.5 people to 2.5 people since 1940, according to the US Census ...

Excited children run through parks and race down blocks to get cones, bars and soft serve on sweltering summer days as the sound of the iconic jingle gets louder and the ice cream truck nears.

of Americana: According to a study by Good Humor, nearly 70% of respondents said they noticed fewer ice cream trucks in their neighborhood, and two-thirds of them said they would be upset or sad ...

Nothing feels more sum-sum-summertime than scoring a frozen treat from an ice-cream truck. They are less ubiquitous than they once were, but mobile popsicle sellers still cause kids to abandon the ...