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The Cottage Inn was known to have been in existence from at least 1967 until 1974.
Lois Wolff owned and operated the business from 1967 until 1969.[1]
Cottage Inn Restaurant, early 1970s.
The sign at the front of the building boasted "home style cooking" and "truckers welcome."
Brenda (Schieffer) Robb, patron of the former restaurant, recalls, "I remember spinning on the round counter seats, eating chocolate cake donuts, and drinking chocolate milk there."
Cottage Inn Restaurant (right), circa early 1970s.
After the Cottage Inn Restaurant closed, it became the original Yankee Kitchen location in 1975. The building stood in the area where the Pitt Stop Brew Thru sits today (2026).
Contributor: Christine Novicky
Updated 3/29/2026
Images contributed by Starshine Archives.
[1] Information from Lois Wolff's obituary. Her Find a Grave memorial may be found here.
[1] Information from Lois Wolff's obituary. Her Find a Grave memorial may be found here.
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