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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ice cream’
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 »
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 [...]
Join in the West Chester Ice Cream Tattoo Quest Thurs June 26
Posted in current events, tagged chester county, events, ice cream, quest, tattoo, west chester on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The West Chester Guerilla Drive-In has teamed up with West Chester Dish to create a unique ice cream adventure in West Chester next Thursday evening. On June 26 at 6:30 PM, gather in front of the Chester County Courthouse The Lincoln Room around the corner from the Chester County Courthouse at 28 W. Market Street [...]
Did You Work at The Cow?
Posted in working life, tagged 1930s, exton pa, ice cream, labor, The Guernsey Cow, working on March 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Child Labor circa late 1930s Thanks to the brainstorming efforts of Uncle Pep (Joe Puliti/Polite), we have added a new page where you can add comments to let us know you worked at The Cow, what you did and when you did it. We would also love to hear what you ended up doing later [...]
Making Black Licorice Ice Cream
Posted in working life, tagged flavors, grasshopper, ice cream, licorice, making ice cream on February 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Cousin Kim Puliti sent along this photo of himself in the midst of making black licorice ice cream. His father Joe (Pep) Puliti left a comment on the Flavors page about licorice ice cream. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he was about to head up to the roof to patch a hole with [...]
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