Maine, Waldo County, Belfast
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Originally a cigar making factory, the building shown became Perry's Tropical Nut House when owner Irving Perry started selling pecans in 1926. The business flourished as automobile traffic along Route 1 grew and it soon became Maine's #1 tourist destination. The reverse of this card reads "Most Interesting Place on the Maine Coast." Many travelers, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, have stopped to purchase nuts, homemade fudge, jams, jellies and souvenir trinkets. A nut museum and menagerie of exotic, stuffed animals also drew in customers. Changes in the late 1990s saw the dispersal of the museum and animal collection.
Inset:
Many colorful, humorous and oversized sculptures once decorated the grounds. The elephant has long been the official trademark of Perry's Nut House.
(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Originally a cigar making factory, the building shown became Perry's Tropical Nut House when owner Irving Perry started selling pecans in 1926. The business flourished as automobile traffic along Route 1 grew and it soon became Maine's #1 tourist destination. The reverse of this card reads "Most Interesting Place on the Maine Coast." Many travelers, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, have stopped to purchase nuts, homemade fudge, jams, jellies and souvenir trinkets. A nut museum and menagerie of exotic, stuffed animals also drew in customers. Changes in the late 1990s saw the dispersal of the museum and animal collection.Inset:
Many colorful, humorous and oversized sculptures once decorated the grounds. The elephant has long been the official trademark of Perry's Nut House.
(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
