Dainty Pastry Shoppe

The first building on this site was the Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1856. From 1886 to 1952, a number of businesses occupied that building until it was razed. By 1954, the present building had been built for the Theron C. Smith Mercury Dealership. Robert N. Colaianne had started Dainty Pastry in 1947, baking out of his home on Miller St., while his son, Robert J. (Bob), drove the truck for retail and wholesale deliveries. In 1950, he bought the building on Ligonier St. pictured here. In 1971, Bob bought the business, and in 1975 he and his wife, Juanita, purchased the building from Theron C. Smith, after which it continued as a successful family-operated business.

Latrobe, Pennsylvania · United States