Filer's Bakery - Glendale, AZ
N 33° 32.329 W 112° 11.015
12S E 390108 N 3711650
This lengthy, yet informative, plaque tells the fascinating tale of the Filer family's move to Arizona and the success that they enjoyed in this location.
Waymark Code: WMMB9J
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2014
Views: 2
FILER'S BAKERY
1939 - 1969
RAY AND LOTTIE FILER MOVED FROM IOWA TO
THE SMALL FARM TOWN OF GLENDALE IN 1939 TO
OPEN A BAKERY AT 7005 N. 58TH AVENUE. THEY
OPERATED THE BAKERY IN THIS BUILDING FOR 30
YEARS. IT WAS A TRUE "HOMETOWN BAKERY",
KNOWN FOR THEIR WEDDING CAKES. RAY DID THE
BAKING AND LOTTIE DID THE DECORATING. THEY
ALSO MADE DELICIOUS VARIETIES OF OF PIES, DONUTS,
BREADS, CAKES, BROWNIES, DANISH ROLLS AND
COOKIES. THEIR SONS, DEAN AND TED, WERE ALSO
BAKERS AND DAUGHTER CHARLOTTE WORKED
THE FRONT COUNTER. IT WAS A FAMILY BUSINESS.
LOTTIE NEVER TURNED AWAY A HUNGRY PERSON
IN NEED AND RAY TOOK A VARIETY OF BAKED
GOODS TO THE FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS EVERY
SATURDAY EVENING. RAY SERVED ON THE GLENDALE
SCHOOL BOARD AND THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL,
AS WELL AS BEING A ROTARIAN AND MASON, WHILE
LOTTIE WAS ACTIVE IN SOROPTIMISTS AND THE
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. THE BAKERY IS
GONE BUT NOT THE MEMORIES OF A CHERISHED
GLENDALE BUSINESS AND ITS OWNERS.
THIS PLAQUE IS PROVIDED BY THE GLENDALE
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND FUNDED BY
FRIENDS OF FILER'S BAKERY AND THE
GLENDALE CIVIC PRIDE AMBASSADORS
Marker Name: Filer's Bakery
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Maricopa
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker: - Glendale Historical Society
- Friends of Filer's Bakery
- Glendale Civic Pride Ambassadors
Year placed: Unknown
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