Wow! What an amazing colorized photo. This shows a Wilkins Coffee truck being loaded on location, somewhere on the 500 block of Rhode Island Ave. NE. Click on it to take a closer look at the guy. He looks just like Robert DeNiro. Creepy.
I think this certainly warrants further investigation to learn more about Wilkins Coffee.
Any idea where this was located?
I believe it was 525 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Does anyone know what happen to Wilkins coffee? It was great. I last saw it in local Safeway stores in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Like the new system and layout. I’m guessing it is new since I don’t remember it a few days ago?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxLyuw5bdyk
Wilkins Coffee and early Kermit.
Love the old fashioned emergency brake. Still see them used even now – once in awhile. Can also use it to open windows real fast!
Neat pic!
Halco Products purchased Wilkins in 1974. The Wilkins Division Of Halco was sold again in 1983.
During my 32 years association with Wilkins, twelve years as President/CO, I witnessed many memorable
events, such as Jim Henson’s Muppets. The circa 1925 delivery Ford truck pictured with the add “Just
Wonderful” is priceless.
525 Rhode Island Ave, NE is correct – just west of the present Rhode Island Metro station. During the 60’s and 70’s I worked at a warehouse near the Wilkins plant and every morning the entire neighborhood smelled of roasting coffee. Mr. Wilkins also owned a large farm in Remington, VA called Chestnut Farms. His friend, Mr. Winthrop Rockefeller, who was then developing Williamsburg into a modern tourist attraction, sent a crew to Chestnut Farms to plant imported Chestnut trees around a 1/4 mile circular driveway. The trees are still there and put out a huge crop edible chestnuts every autumn.