Wright Brothers Coffee Emporium

First Flight – 1903

In 1900, while working on early versions of their aeroplane, Wilbur and Orville Wright noted the increased difficulty in finding a quiet café for an early morning cup of coffee. Their ever-inquisitive minds traced the problem to the demise of local coffee roasting and coffee milling operations.

Temporarily setting their work on flight on the back burner, so to speak, the brothers opened The Wright Brothers Coffee Emporium at the front of their bicycle shop, perfecting the roasting and grinding process.

Coffee is available whole bean or ground, in 1-pound bags like this.

These are just some of the roasts available: