No, H. P. Lau Co., roasters of Milady Coffee, is long gone. The building was built in 1904, by the company, and the sign shortly after. It's a ghost sign.
I asked Milady about Milady Coffee and she had never heard the name. Is that sign a blast from the past or is there still a coffee named Milady around?
Milady Coffee was roasted and distributed by the H. P. Lau Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska, a wholesale grocer. This company operated from 1870 until it was sold to Nash Finch in 1963. The building was built on 1904 by H. P. Lau Co. The coffee brand may have stopped decades before the sale to Nash Finch.
Well not having tasted Milady I can't say .. but I do appreciate the vintage sign :)
ReplyDeleteI do love seeing old signs like this!
ReplyDeleteI am trying to decide if it's a ghost sign or are they still located there.
ReplyDeleteNo, H. P. Lau Co., roasters of Milady Coffee, is long gone. The building was built in 1904, by the company, and the sign shortly after. It's a ghost sign.
DeleteWhen I read Milady my mind goes to the Three Musketeers...
ReplyDeleteI also thought about the Three Musketeers when I saw the name.
DeleteLove the sign!
ReplyDeletewow, how interesting, I love that sign, for obvious reasons, I think!
ReplyDeleteA really awesome vintage sign. Love the font!
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What a neat name for the coffee. Love that you found the writing still in good shape on the old building. These are becoming fewer and fewer.
ReplyDeleteThe sign looks to be in good condition. Sadly, I've never heard of Milady, so cannot comment on the taste.
ReplyDeleteI asked Milady about Milady Coffee and she had never heard the name. Is that sign a blast from the past or is there still a coffee named Milady around?
ReplyDeleteWonderful ghost sign!
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Milady Coffee was roasted and distributed by the H. P. Lau Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska, a wholesale grocer. This company operated from 1870 until it was sold to Nash Finch in 1963. The building was built on 1904 by H. P. Lau Co. The coffee brand may have stopped decades before the sale to Nash Finch.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful old building!
ReplyDeleteThis could be a Hopper painting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful ghost sign! Getting a good one of those is on my photo wish list! This is a wonderful one.
ReplyDeleteA very well preserved ghost sign. I imagine that it still presides grandly over the streetscape.
ReplyDeleteGreat sign!
ReplyDeletelovely sign
ReplyDeleteLovely old sign!
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