Another old Lindley Business

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State Line Restaurant 1961
Photo courtesy of Steuben County Historian-Eleanor Silliman

This was located where the present Brownie's Mini Mart is located in New York close to the New York - Pennsylvania State line. 

Check out those cars of yesterday!!!!!

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