History & local legend
The intersection of Skippack Pike and Penllyn–Blue Bell Pike in Montgomery County has a story about a young mother and child appearing in the road late at night. Their figures were associated with the crossing near the old stone tavern later called the Blue Horse.
Restaurant critic Craig LaBan repeated the legend in his November 21, 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer review. He had parked across the pike when the restaurant lot was full and found the traffic difficult to cross.
Sources
- Craig LaBan, The Blue Horse, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 21, 2004, restaurant-preserved contemporary copy, pp. 1–3
- Carol Kalos, president of the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society, December 2024 history of Panache and the former Blue Horse at 602 Skippack Pike
- Esri, exact Skippack and Penllyn–Blue Bell pikes public intersection
