Ron Jon's started simply enough. It was 1959, and on the New Jersey shore a kid named Ron DiMenna was discovering the sport of surfing with fiberglass surfboards. His pastime soon became a passion and his homemade surfboards would no longer do. When his father heard that Ron wanted his own custom surfboard from California, he suggested, "Buy three, sell two at a profit, then yours will be free." Dad was right, Ron Jon Surf Shop was born, and as they say, the rest is history.
Inside the hot flamingo pink and tropical green Ron Jon's in Cocoa Beach, two floors are packed with everything from bathing suits to boogie boards, sand pails to surfboards, jewelry, knickknacks, and lotions. All of it available 24-hours out of every day and most of it bearing the Ron Jon logo.
The Ron Jon logo is so valued that it is not unusual to see it on teenagers and beach goers all across the state.
Locations
Ron Jon's in Cocoa Beach is located one block from the beach on the corner of State Roads 520 and A1A.Ron Jon Surf Shop Ft. Lauderdale is located at 2610 Sawgrass Mills Circle, Suite 1415, Sunrise, FL, and Ron Jon Surf Shop Orlando is at 5160 International Drive, Orlando.
Ron Jon Surf Shop in Key West is located on Front Street in the heart of the Old Town Historic District and just steps away from Mallory Square and the cruise ship port. The two-story Conch House-style store is next to the world famous Conch Tour Train Depot.
Ron Jon surf shops are now location in airports! Ron Jon's opened at Orlando International Airport in April, 2004 and more recently at Tampa International Airport in February, 2005.
