In 1967, The Guernsey Cow added on to the existing structure to expand the dining room and kitchen area. The photo below is taken from behind the ice cram counter looking into the old dining area. Elmer Polite, brother and partner of Larry Polite and Joseph Pep Puliti (and later, owner of Mr. Sandwich in [...]
Archive for November, 2008
In 1967 The Guernsey Cow Grew Bigger
Posted in history, tagged 1960s, 1967, exton pa, Lincoln Highway, remodeling on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The World’s Largest Cow Makes Room for The Lincoln Highway
Posted in famous, history, tagged advertising, billboard, chester county pa, exton pa, Lincoln Highway, West Whiteland PA on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In 1972, The Lincoln Highway (Route 30) in Exton, PA was being widened and The Guernsey Cow signs needed to be moved back from the road to make room. As described previously, when the billboard was originally erected right after the end of World War II, the highway department visited Larry Polite and informed him [...]
At the sign of The Cow
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1940s, chester county, exton pa, lincon highway, signage on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is another nice photo from my grandmother’s photo albums taken in the Fall of 1941. My Aunt Saundra and mother, Wanda, stand out along the Lincoln Highway (Rte 30). In 1941, the business was called The Exton Dairy Grille. It was these smaller cow signs advertising “Golden Guernsey” products that would prompt customers to [...]
Fun & Profit-Making inside The Guernsey Cow in the 1970s
Posted in your memories, tagged 1970s, exton pa, The Guernsey Cow on November 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My sister, Erin, brother, Brian, and I (in snappy jacket and tie) pose in Amish hats in front of the grill inside The Guernsey Cow, Easter morning 1970. Every Easter after church at nearby Sts. Philip & James we would gather at The Cow for breakfast. An Easter basket hunt out behind The Cow among [...]
A Letter From a Tennessee Reader
Posted in your memories, tagged beer sandwiches, chester county pa, downingtown pa, exton pa, The Guernsey Cow, willie minor on November 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It’s been a while since my last post and I’m hoping to show some new things soon. In the meantime I received this email the other day from Tom Malloy of Memphis, TN that I thought was worth sharing: I grew up in Exton, Pa on Shoen road not far from the Cow. I remember [...]
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