Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Giant Tastykake Apple Pie
Philly's Tastykake Baking Company is known for their convenient, boxed apple pie-lets. Here's a big one mounted on two poles.
- Address:
- 2229 West Venango St., Philadelphia, PA
- Directions:
- From Rt. 95 exit onto Rt. 676 West, travel several blocks, then turn right onto Rt 611 North. Stay on 611 for a while. Turn left onto West Ontario Street. Take a right onto North 22nd Street. 4 blocks later turn left on West Venango St. Corner of Venango and 23rd St.
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Giant Tastykake Apple Pie Who doesn't love a giant cellophane-encased apple pie, especially a baked one from the famous Philly Tastykake Baking Company? My husband I happened upon it when we were taking the long way to a suburb just on the outskirts of the city. I yelped hysterically when my gaze flickered over the giant baked treat.
My grandmother had practically grown up toiling in their factory, wrapping each pie with wax paper by hand, or packing threesome Creamies into boxes. Why was it in the middle of urban/industrial land? Ah, there's a Tastykate outlet store it's advertising, right behind. Naturally I needed to purchase a few cakes after drooling over giant pie. Funny though, none of my choices included pie.
if you follow the same street a bit further, the old Tastykake factory pops up.
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