At some time during World War II Exton apparently suffered a significant flood. The Valley Creek that runs along the road across from what was then The Exton Dairy Grill looks to have overflowed its banks. A Brandywine Farms truck navigates the waters along with two cars. Before there was The Guernsey Cow billboard, during [...]
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Flooded World War II Era Exton, PA
Posted in chester county, exton pa, history, tagged 1940s, chester county pa, exton pa, history, Lincoln Highway, roadside, signage on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A Sign of Summer
Posted in memorabilia, tagged chester county pa, exton pa, signage, The Guernsey Cow, typography on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This sign is one of my favorite relics of The Guernsey Cow. Hand-lettered on a stiff board, it is a sign of times gone by. I love the use of four different typefaces and the decorative border. More than that, it speaks to the kind of business my grandfather wanted to run and represent. I [...]
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