{"id":11954,"date":"2023-08-24T02:33:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/?p=11954"},"modified":"2023-08-24T02:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:33:38","slug":"rutters-avalong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/rutters-avalong\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutter’s Restaurants at the Avalong corner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dick Moore submitted photos of the buildings housing Rutter\u2019s Family Restaurant in Springettsbury Township. He wrote: \u201cI have good memories of the Avalong Family Restaurant for several years before it was sold to Rutter\u2019s. After which many Moore family meals were taken at both of Rutter\u2019s places at the Avalong corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Moore continued: \u201cThe company I worked for transferred my family to South Carolina in 1996. It brought back many wonderful memories when I discovered your YorksPast posts about Avalong<\/a>: especially the photo of the curb service Drive-In.\u201d Answers to a few related Rutter\u2019s questions, posed by Dick, are shared in this post.<\/p>\n

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View looks east along Whiteford Road towards Curb Service area of Avalong Farms Dairy Bar Drive-In. (August 12, 1965 Photo from Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation Committee Archives; Colorized by S. H. Smith 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cRutter\u2019s purchases Avalong restaurant\u201d was the headline in the July 17, 1984 issue of the York Daily Record<\/em>. Quoting the opening paragraphs:<\/p>\n

\u201cAvalong Family Restaurant, a Springettsbury Township fixture for 30 years, has been acquired by the Rutter\u2019s Restaurants chain, the old and new owners announced jointly Monday [July 16th]. Rutter\u2019s will take over operation of the restaurant at Mt. Zion and Whiteford roads on August 27, Rutter\u2019s President Jay Crist said.\u201d The purchase included the restaurant and banquet facilities, plus four acres of land suitable for expansion.<\/p>\n

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Photo accompanying July 17, 1984 York Daily Record<\/em> article with the headline “Rutter’s purchases Avalong restaurant.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In October of 1986, Rutter\u2019s broke ground for a larger $1.5 million restaurant and banquet facility, that would replace the original Avalong Dairy Bar \/ Family Restaurant and Banquet Facility. This is when the roofed Curb Service area was demolished. However Rutter\u2019s continued to operate the former Avalong Restaurant and Banquet Room during construction, since the new facility was located just to the west of the old building.<\/p>\n

There is a difference of opinion if Rutter\u2019s continued offering curb service for the two years following the acquisition from Avalong; i.e. between August 27, 1984 and October of 1986. If you know the answer, contact me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following 2003 aerial photo at corner of Mt. Zion and Whiteford Roads shows the locations of Rutter’s structures following their 1984 acquisition from Avalong.<\/p>\n

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2003 Aerial Photo at corner of Mt. Zion and Whiteford Roads showing locations of Rutter’s structures following their 1984 acquisition from Avalong. (Annotated by S.H. Smith, 2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new Rutter\u2019s Family Restaurant featured colonial architecture and opened for business on August 12, 1987. It offered seating for 168 people in the restaurant. The banquet room could be broken down into three separate rooms, with seating anywhere from 40 to 200 people. Parking was provided for tour buses.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the new Rutter\u2019s Family Restaurant opened, the original Avalong facilities were demolished; providing additional parking. Then in 1988, a Rutter’s Farm Store opened at 1450 Mt. Zion Road; just north of the new restaurant. That farm store was demolished in August of 2023, and is now being replaced with a larger 2-story Rutter\u2019s Farm Store. It is being replaced in stages, such that it has remained open during construction.<\/p>\n

The Rutter\u2019s Family Restaurant on the corner of Mt. Zion and Whiteford Roads closed in 2002, as Rutter\u2019s scaled back their restaurant business; to focus on growing the convenience store part of the business. After sitting idle for many months, the restaurant building was demolished to build a branch bank building on that corner.<\/p>\n

On April 30, 2005 the bank building opened as a branch of Commerce Bank. In June of 2009, a bank name change resulted in this being Metro Bank. A bank acquisition in February of 2016, resulted in the present First National Bank.<\/p>\n

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On April 30, 2005, this branch bank building opened at 1400 Mt. Zion Road; replacing a Rutter’s Family Restaurant on that corner of Mt. Zion & Whiteford Roads. It opened as a branch of Commerce Bank. In June of 2009, a bank name change resulted in this being Metro Bank. A bank acquisition in February of 2016, resulted in the present First National Bank. Since the opening in 2005, the Avalong Farms Dairy Bar mural has been featured in the building. (S.H. Smith photo, 2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the bank opened in 2005, the Avalong Farms Dairy Bar mural has been featured in the 1400 Mt. Zion Road building. The pictured Dairy Bar opened at this spot in 1954. The mural is based upon a photo taken March 24, 1956 by J. David Allen. <\/p>\n

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S.H. Smith 2023 photo of the Avalong Farms Dairy Bar mural within the First National Bank building at 1400 Mt. Zion Road. The pictured Dairy Bar opened at this spot in 1954. The mural is based upon photo taken March 24, 1956 by J. David Allen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click on this LINK<\/a> for a yorkblog.com Full View of the photos in this post.<\/p>\n

Links to related posts include:<\/p>\n

Working in the Family Business; Avalong Farms Dairy Bar<\/a><\/p>\n

Avalong Farms Miniature Golf & Arnold Palmer Driving Range<\/a><\/p>\nReading the Headlines: A Quick Index to All YorksPast Posts<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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