During the early 20th century, Adohr Farms (Adohr is Rhoda spelled backwards) had a big dairy farm not far from where I used to live in Tarzana, California. It was located at Ventura Blvd. and Lindley Ave.
They also had a creamery located in West Los Angeles. For about 40 years, the creamery on La Cienega Blvd. and 18th Street had a statue of the "Adohr Milkmaid and Cow" that as commissioned in the 1920s. It is the largest statue of its type. When the place was sold and demolished around 1969, the statue was saved and moved to Morningstar Foods' Tulare plant, now owned by Saputo Dairy Foods.
It has since been restored and stands at 620 N. J St., Tulare, CA.
The statue first caught my attention several years ago when I saw a vintage photo of it at the Tarzana Wells Fargo Bank. I am pleased to see that the statue had been saved.
For more on its current location, go here.
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