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[[Image:treanor.png|left|thumb|350px|]]TREANOR'S DAIRY. | [[Image:treanor.png|left|thumb|350px|]]TREANOR'S DAIRY. Peter and Anna (Hoffman) Treanor were the owners and operators of the Treanor Dairy at 928 Central Avenue. They had seven children (Carl [Duke], Opal, Meyrl, Versal [Curly], Dean, Donald (Mud) and Clifford) who all worked in the dairy as well. They all lived in the front and upstairs of the building. All of the equipment was located on the lower level. | ||
Before he opened the dairy, Peter Treanor began his business by taking the back seat out of a convertible Hudson car. He used this vehicle as his delivery truck. He drove daily to the Galena area to get the supplies he needed and then drove back to Dubuque to deliver milk, butter, and other dairy products. | |||
The Treanor Dairy pasturized milk and made it into cram, butter, buttermilk, and ice cream. During [[WORLD WAR II]] they also made kerosine in a 2,000 gallon vat. | |||
The business was opened around 1930 and it was sold to Meadow Gold in 1956. In 2001 the building was the home of Barth Realty. | |||
[[Image:treanors dairy 004.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Treanor's Dairy at 928 Central]] | |||
[[Image:Treanor Truck.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]] | [[Image:Treanor Truck.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]] | ||
[[Image:Dairy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The location of Treanor's Dairy.]] | [[Image:Dairy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The location of Treanor's Dairy.]] | ||
Information provided by Diane Cavanaugh Treanor. | Information and photographs provided by Diane Cavanaugh Treanor and Dave Treanor. | ||
[[Category: Company]] | [[Category: Company]] | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 20 January 2010
TREANOR'S DAIRY. Peter and Anna (Hoffman) Treanor were the owners and operators of the Treanor Dairy at 928 Central Avenue. They had seven children (Carl [Duke], Opal, Meyrl, Versal [Curly], Dean, Donald (Mud) and Clifford) who all worked in the dairy as well. They all lived in the front and upstairs of the building. All of the equipment was located on the lower level.
Before he opened the dairy, Peter Treanor began his business by taking the back seat out of a convertible Hudson car. He used this vehicle as his delivery truck. He drove daily to the Galena area to get the supplies he needed and then drove back to Dubuque to deliver milk, butter, and other dairy products.
The Treanor Dairy pasturized milk and made it into cram, butter, buttermilk, and ice cream. During WORLD WAR II they also made kerosine in a 2,000 gallon vat.
The business was opened around 1930 and it was sold to Meadow Gold in 1956. In 2001 the building was the home of Barth Realty.
Information and photographs provided by Diane Cavanaugh Treanor and Dave Treanor.