Irvindale Way, which runs off Broad Street in Chamblee is named for Irvindale Dairy. P. E. Hyde started Irvindale Dairy in 1918. This was a time of tremendous growth for Chamblee with thousands of soldiers and employees at World War I Camp Gordon. The dairy was in the area along Broad Street and Irvindale Way near today’s Chamblee post office.
A 2024 Google map shows Irvindale Way in Chamblee, Georgia, a reminder of the dairy that was once in the area.
Hyde started out small, with just six cows and a horse and buggy for delivery. By 1931, the dairy had grown to 125 cows, producing 220 gallons of milk a day. Irvindale farm later moved to Duluth and the dairy operations to Spring Street and 14th Street in Atlanta.
Chris Feldt, wrote to me recently to tell me about his North Georgia History blog and a piece of history that ties Irvindale Dairy to Connahaynee Lodge in Pickens County. Feldt told me Irvindale Dairy products were served fresh at the Connahaynee Lodge in Pickens County. “This lodge was the pinnacle resort for a famous second home community for wealthy Atlantans from 1930-1946.”
The leaflet below specifies that milk and ice cream were delivered to Connahaynee Lodge daily from Irvindale Dairy in Chamblee, a certified dairy.
The last drop (no pun intended) of Irvindale Dairies history I found in my research was a connection they had with the 1967 Atlanta Braves. Scroll down to see the image.
It seems Irvindale teamed up with some of the 1967 Braves to make milk carton baseball cards. This is the image that would have appeared on one side of the carton. The other side also included Mack Jones and Denis Menke.