Last week, I received an email from Frank Lavin who worked for Horn & Hardart and managed The Guernsey Cow for a few years in the late 1970s. I’ve edited the letter a bit for length: I worked for Horn & Hardart from 1973 ( during High school ) through 1978 ( as a Restaurant [...]
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Reader Mail: Horn & Hardart Years
Posted in history, working life, tagged 1970s, caramels, chester county pa, exton pa, Horn & Hardart, ice cream, Lincoln Highway, willie minor on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pipers at The Guernsey Cow
Posted in history, tagged 1940s, bagpipers, exton pa on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The awning behind the pipers reads “The Guernsey Cow” which puts this event in the 1940s after the name was changed from The Exton Dairy Grille. There ‘s no explanation for the gathering of pipers — perhaps lunch after a morning parade?
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Guernsey Cow as it appeared in the 1940s
Posted in history, tagged 1940s, chester county pa, exton pa, ice cream, Lincoln Highway, The Guernsey Cow on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is another photo my grandmother had in her files. I believe it’s The Guernsey Cow circa post World War II. That’s when my grandfather changed the name of the business from The Exton Dairy Grille to The Guernsey Cow. I really like the detail of this pastoral scene atop the roof. I don’t know [...]
Chester County Tours & Walks: The Guernsey Cow, Sleepy Hollow Hall & the Zook House Aug 21
Posted in current events, history, tagged chester county pa, exton pa, history, ice cream, tours, walking tours, West Whiteland PA on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Chester County Parks & Recreation page and hosted by the West Whiteland Historic Commission (edits are mine): “Tour three of West Whiteland’s most prominent historical structures located on Lincoln Highway at the intersection of Pottstown Pike, the crossroads of Chester County. The resources, all located at the perimeter of the Exton Square Mall [...]
The World’s Largest Guernsey Cow
Posted in famous, history, memorabilia, tagged 1940s, americana, billboard, chester county pa, Daily Local News, exton pa, immaculata college, Lincoln Highway, Rte 30, wallet card, West Whiteland PA on July 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been meaning for a long time to post a photo of the actual Guernsey Cow sign since, for many (or most), it is what defined The Guernsey Cow. I actually have very few photos of the famous sign. While it was still known as The Exton Dairy Grille, in 1927, Frank B. Foster, the [...]
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