File:TheCoffeePot.jpg

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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 5000097.

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From the exhibit sign: The increased number of automobiles during the Lincoln Highway era (1912-1940) led to the development of programmatic architecture. Proprietors took daring approaches to appeal to the new motoring public.

All across the country, over-sized buildings were being created in the likeness of objects. Some of the more famous were constructed in Pennsylvania along the Lincoln Highway route -- the Coffee Pot, the Ship Hotel, the Shoe House, etc. Many have fallen into disrepair.

In 1927, Bert Koontz designed and quickly erected the Coffee Pot on the wend end of Bedford. His intention was to attract visitors to his adjacent gas station. The early restaurant served ice cream, hamburgers and Coca=Cola. In 1937 it was converted to a bar and a hotel was built in the rear. The Coffee Pot became a regular stop for Greyhound bus passengers since the bus depot was next door. In an effort to save the Coffee Pot, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor moved it to this location and restored it in 2004.
Date Taken on 20 September 2008, 14:46
Source The Coffee Pot (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
Author Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland
Camera location40° 01′ 22.56″ N, 78° 31′ 02.46″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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