Highsmith, Carol M.,, 1946-, photographer.

The remains of the distinctive neon sign for the old Distelfink drive-in restaurant in Heidelberg, a small Pennsylvania borough, near Gettysburg

2019-07-06.

1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.

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Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.

Named after Heidelberg, Germany, the native home of a large share of the early settlers. The restaurant, which closed in 2011, borrowed its name from the Pennsylvania Dutch symbol for good fortune: a yellow finch. In its heyday, it welcomed buses full of patrons on their way to attractions throughout the area, including the nearby Gettysburg Battlefield, scene of the decisive battle of the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s.

Gift/purchase; with support of the Pew Charitable Trusts; 2019; (DLC/PP-2019:012)

Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Subjects:

America--Distelfink Drive-in--Distelfinks--Old neon signs

United States--Pennsylvania--Heildelberg.

Format: Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive. (DLC) 00650024

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.58838

Call Number: LC-DIG-highsm- 58838

The remains of the distinctive neon sign for the old Distelfink drive-in restaurant in Heidelberg, a small Pennsylvania borough, near Gettysburg, named after Heidelberg, Germany, the native home of a large share of the early settlers. The restaurant, which closed in 2011, borrowed its name from the Pennsylvania Dutch symbol for good fortune: a yellow finch. In its heyday, it welcomed buses full of patrons on their way to attractions throughout the area, including the nearby Gettysburg Battlefield, scene of the decisive battle of the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s.