Good Eats
Butler County has a rich and diverse food history, enhanced by immigrants from around the world. This tour explores the distinctive tastes and culinary delights to be found in Butler County - many are still available for sampling today, while others exist only in longtime residents' fond memories
Cummings Candy and Coffee
If you have walked down Main Street in Butler anytime within the last 110 years, you’ve most likely seen or passed under a red and white striped awning jutting out above the sidewalk. A look through the painted windows will tell you that this is Cummings Coffee and Candy, a Main Street business…
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Diehl's Baking
Family-owned bakery touted benefits of breads with innovative advertising
Diehl’s Bakery, originally located at 319 Center Avenue, was established on May 20, 1910 by Philip Diehl and his son. From its opening, the bakery boasted of the purity of its products and the modernity of its machinery. Huge ovens measuring 14' x 16' baked 300 loaves at once, producing…
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The Hot Dog Shop
“I really miss the Hot Dog Shop --- a day doesn't go by when I [do not] think about it and hope that it's only a dream and that soon I'll wake up. I always thought the Hot Dog Shop would be here forever.” Anonymous, 2005.
The connection between Butler and its Hot Dog Shop was about more than just…
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