I don’t doubt that parts of the house were imported. Neighbors in the area over the years have attached a fascinating “added history” to the home such as follows: “This house was one of the ‘Century of Progress’ homes in Chicago, and like the several homes in Beverly Shores that were also ‘Century of Progress’ homes, it was bought after the World’s Fair and then shipped across the lake on a Barge/Raft to its present location.”Īnother version of the house’s origin is relayed as: “This chalet was purchased in Europe, dismantled and brought here and rebuilt, with claims that neighbors knew relatives or contractors ‘who worked on it.’ “ĭespite the fun and fascinating lore, family member Deborah Mennen, who now owns the house, clarifies: “It’s my house and we’ve gone through all of these stories, and I have been told it was built on-site. The obit continues with, “in 1977 he received a patent for his invention of an instrument for detecting gonorrhea and his survivors include his wife, Rosemary, three daughters and a sister.”Īn imposing rock and stone Swiss chalet family home just north of Michigan City in Long Beach, where Mennen died, still stands at Stop 27. Mennen, “who died in March 1991 at the age of 62 at his home in Long Beach, Ind.” according to his New York Times obituary published March 22, 1991. Today, the Jiffy Pop brand is still sold and manufactured under the Conagra manufacturing brand, which also owns the Orville Redenbacher brand.Ī stately reminder local structure remains reminding of the popping innovative success of chemist Frederick C. stepped in for a similar TV commercial campaign in 1976, following the death of his magician father Harry Blackstone Sr., who had been the TV commercial cereal spokesman for Post Toasties and Post Sugar Crisp. While the E-Z Pop Popcorn brand faded from memory, Jiffy Pop continued to expand, including a national television commercial campaign started in 1967 with a live-action genie granting children’s wishes for Jiffy Pop Popcorn by sharing the magic spell slogan: “Jiffy Pop! Jiffy Pop! The magic treat! As much fun to make as it is to eat!”Ī decade later, magician Harry Blackstone Jr. Even though the district court originally ruled in favor of Taylor-Reed, describing both popcorn brands as manufacturing “equivalent products,” the case was later overturned. Mennen Food Products was sued in 1963 for patent infringement. Just over the state line, based in Berkley, Michigan, E-Z Pop was manufactured and marketed by Taylor-Reed Corporation. He teamed with American Home Products and pharmacologist Alvin Golub who further assisted fine-tuning the product and design.Īt the time of the product’s national unveiling, a similar popcorn foil pan product was also being released by Benjamin Coleman. Mennen originally hailed from LaPorte and had a successful career as a chemist before his later in life acclaim as an inventor and industrialist with his popping corn pan design and national launch of Jiffy Pop in 1959. Mennen from nearby LaPorte in 1958, Jiffy Pop was fun popping on the stovetop or a campfire, but beware of burning your fingers, or the popcorn, or both,” Jim recalls. Since theaters buy popcorn in bulk, according to a report in The Atlantic Monthly, the average mark-up price on popcorn is 1,275%! (Yep, that’s not an extra fourth digit added in by mistake!) Popcorn ranks at the top of the list for pure profit income. My college students always expressed surprise when learning that the concession sales of candy, soda and popcorn provide the true kernel of profit margin. While ticket prices at movie theaters might seem exorbitant ($25 or more if in downtown Chicago or a local giant IMAX screen), the ticket prices are usually just enough to cover the cost of paying movie studios the distribution cost for showing their latest films. When teaching my Introduction to Mass Media courses at Valparaiso University and Purdue University Northwest during the past 28 years, students were always amazed when our textbook movie industry chapter explained that cinemas and movie theaters do not profit from the cost of the box office ticket sales. Welcome to Oscars Weekend and the 96th annual Academy Awards airing Sunday night. Thursday, March 14th 2024 Home Page Close Menu
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