Downtown in Mount Airy in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Olde Town Restaurant

1934

— Historic Downtown Mount Airy —

Olde Town Restaurant Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2022

1. Olde Town Restaurant Marker

Inscription.
This was the site of the original American Store before it moved to another downtown location. It has been home to several food related establishments since then, most notably the Olde Town Restaurant. Other businesses that have been located here include restaurants with various owners.

Restaurant owners and operators included:

• Smith and Wagner
• Myrtle Thompson
• Floyd Hulver
• Francis & Marshall McDonough
• Dorothy and Bas Gosnell
• Butch Fritz
• Dan & Staci Caiola

One residential apartment has been located above the restaurant since the building was constructed.

Erected 2014.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings.

Location. 39° 22.569′ N, 77° 9.314′ W. Marker is in Mount Airy, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Maryland Route 808) and Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 S Main St, Mount Airy MD 21771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Flat Iron Building (a few steps from this marker); Bohn-Sponseller Building

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(a few steps from this marker); Simpson Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Riddlemoser Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Rudy & - Burdette Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Condon Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorsey's Store - Vacant Lot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Runkles and Resnick Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Airy.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2022

2. Olde Town Restaurant Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.