Dairy Barn was a chain of regional convenience stores located on Long Island, New York, with headquarters in Elwood, New York. The stores were distinguished by their two canopied drive-through sections, a red barn appearance, and a little red silo.[1]
The peak number of operating Dairy Barn stores was approximately 70.[2][3] Some original Dairy Barn locations remain open as retail establishments retaining the red barn theme.[4]
History
editIn 1939 Edgar Cosman, a Swiss textile manufacturer with business interests in the United States, purchased the Oak Tree Dairy Farm on Long Island. In 1961 Cosman's son, Dieter Cosman, expanded the dairy's wholesale milk business into a chain of retail, drive-through convenience stores named "Dairy Barn."[5][3]
References
edit- ^ Cohen, Lon (2023-12-09). "Crazy Facts About Dairy Barn". Long Island Restaurants. LongIslandRestaurants.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Licata, Paula Ganzi (2005-04-03). "WHERE WE LIVE; One-Stop Shopping, Right in the Car". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ a b "Dairy Barn". Long Island 70s Kid. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ^ Scheidlower, Noah (2022-02-09). "The Barn and Other Drive-Through Grocery Stores of Long Island". Untapped New York. Untapped Cities LLC. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Bonar, Samantha B. (2015-08-12). "The Life Aquatic". Occidental Magazine. Occidental College. Retrieved 2017-07-03.