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note that locations listed above are from various sources and
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breezewood |
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March 2007: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Breezewood
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132 Post House Rd (Pa. Turnpike @ I-70) |
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Counted
among the Hospitality Motor Inns locations, Breezewood's Dutch
Pantry offered a unique layout with its lower level convenience/gas
station set up. Once one of the busier units, Breezewood had
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Above
& Lower: Note the recycled sign base and marquee,
and that the restaurant's exterior remained remarkably recognizable
and intact. |
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carlisle |
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Postcard
ca. 1970s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Carlisle
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1151 Carlisle Pike |
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Located
in a non-standard building, the Carlisle Dutch Pantry was
most likely a conversion of another restaurant. Moreover
it was not a part of SOHIO's empire of roadside red and
white roofed units.
In
addition to the non-standard building, note the roof's understated
cupola as well as the street sign with its lower portion
obviously recycled by the Dutch Pantry to read "Family
Restaurant." |
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clarion |
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Clarion
-- I-80
@ SR 68 |
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Clarion
was a HMI unit, but no other information is available. |
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clearfield |
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Clearfield
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I-80 @ SR 879 (128 High St.?) |
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Both
the Clearfield and DuBois units were originally owned and
operated by Hospitality Motor Inns. The Clearfield restaurant
was opened Monday November 26, 1973, seated 100, employed
35-40, and cost $300,000 to build. It was the 25th of SOHIO's
Dutch Pantrys and was first managed by Jeffery L. Knapp.
Incredibly
both of the units survived not only the sale of Hospitality
Motor Inns to Harley Hotels, but also the demise of Dutch
Pantry itself. The long-lived Pennsylvania Dutch themed
restaurants had become by 2007 the last two original Dutch
Pantrys in the Keystone State. Moreover they could well
be the last two functioning Dutch Pantry locations period. |
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Clearfield
County Brochure: 2007, 52: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
dubois |
DuBois
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I-80 @ US 219 (2044 Rich Hwy.?) |
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gettysburg |
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Card
circa 1980s: Courtesy of Dan Donahue |
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Gettysburg |
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No
doubt capitalizing on the area's tourist attractions,
the Gettysburg Dutch Pantry was a classic location offering
traditional fare and a large selection of Pennsylvania
Dutch themed gift items. The long-lived outlet was not
operated by SOHIO or its HMI subsidiary.
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Left:
Note the street sign's 'new' 1980 logo which while it
still included the wind mill reference had de-emphasized
it. Nonetheless the advertising card prominently reproduced
the early windmill version in its heading. |
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harrisburg |
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Postcards
ca. 1970s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Harrisburg
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5680 Allentown Blvd |
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With
its exceptionally exaggerated "Pennsylvania Dutch barn"
building, Harrisburg opened in July 1967. Like State College
which also opened in 1967, both included the only Dutch Pantry
Motor Inns. Harrisonburg's motel became a Quality Inn and
out-lived its adjacent over-the-top restaurant which was razed
by the middle 2000s. Neither location was affiliated with
SOHIO's Hospitality Motor Inns subsidiary. |
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Below:
Note that the blue arrow indicates where the Dutch Pantry
Restaurant had been located. |
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selinsgrove |
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Postcard
ca. 1950s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Selinsgrove
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U.S. 11 & 15 |
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Having
established a reputation for fresh produce and tasty baked
goods in the early 20th century, Lottie Kemberling and her
son Jess opened a highway outlet in 1945 anticipating the
post war automobile centered tourist boom. From that Selinsgrove
location, the first Dutch Pantry Restaurant was born. |
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Below:
As the chain grew and evolved, at least a couple of different
building types were tested before the familiar standard was
finalized. The original Selinsgrove unit was destroyed by
fire in 1963 and replaced with the "barn-moderne"
prototype seen below. |
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barnmoderne |
Postcard
ca. 1960s: Kummerlowe Archive |
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Speers |
1001
Guttman Ave |
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The
Speers restaurant was built, owned, and operated by
Hospitality Motor Inns. Newspaper accounts indicate
that the unit opened with fanfare on Monday May 29,
1978, cost $400,000, employed 35 to 40, and was first
managed by Walter H. Brauckmann.
Located immediately at an Interstate interchange and
at the Speers Industrial Park, the restaurant was
open 24 hours a day and proved to be a popular spot
for travelers and locals alike. In the early 1980s
after Hospitality Motor Inns became Harley Hotels,
Rains International Ltd. took over operation of the
site and Speers was renovated increasing sales by
33%.
Alas,
Rains failed to pay the rent, and the Dutch Pantry's
doors were abruptly and unexpectedly closed in March
of 1987. Lasting only nine years as a Dutch Pantry,
the building remained vacant for a period of time,
but it was operating as Lorraine’s Family Restaurant
by the middle 2000s. |
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The
Valley Independent: 6-8-78 |
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Above:
The full page newspaper ad announcing Speers' grand
opening enticed potential patrons with the lure
of free bottles of Sweet 'n Sour dressing! |
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Photo
March 2008: Courtesy of Joe Gaskill (& Ryan Branham) |
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The
Valley Independent: 10-10-80 |
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