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Do you remember when the only thing to do when your small town was go roller skating? Rock Springs a gem of a roller rin...
27/01/2024

Do you remember when the only thing to do when your small town was go roller skating? Rock Springs a gem of a roller rink was built along a brick alignment of William Penn Hwy. US 22 in 1930. Delmont Pennsylvania. I took my kids here to rollerskate in the late 90s. It had this beautiful hard maple roller rink floor. You really felt like you're going back in time. does anybody know any other history of this place?can you remember an organist playing at your roller rink and banning wearing blue jeans?. Very different time.

So you want to rescue and repurpose a diner? With a core group of volunteers, great vendors and a supportive town, you ...
25/01/2024

So you want to rescue and repurpose a diner? With a core group of volunteers, great vendors and a supportive town, you can make it happen! lamptheater.org Irwin PA

Did you know that old phone books can be the greatest source of finding the locations of old businesses when you’re doin...
25/01/2024

Did you know that old phone books can be the greatest source of finding the locations of old businesses when you’re doing your history searching (especially car dealerships)? This one is extra cool because it had a picture of the newly opened Penn-Lincoln Parkway heading from the airport to Carnegie. I wonder where the town of Colonial is or was in the suburban Pittsburgh area? Having work for this company I can tell you later on they folded these towns into the main Pittsburgh directory. You can find phonebook on eBay all the time. I’ve actually sold some older ones for good money.

The last days of the SS Grandview ship Shellsburg PA. These were taken around 1999. Feel free to share your personal pic...
24/01/2024

The last days of the SS Grandview ship Shellsburg PA. These were taken around 1999. Feel free to share your personal pictures at the ship. Burned the ground by possible arson in October 2001.

... Let's see who knows their steel mills of the Pittsburgh region... it is on a river ( duhh .. ) it is completely go...
23/01/2024

... Let's see who knows their steel mills of the Pittsburgh region... it is on a river ( duhh .. ) it is completely gone... it was not the largest steel company...
... a huge clue is in the picture...

Pittsburgh was actually an early adopter of traffic circle/roundabouts. Banksville Road in front of what is now the Fort...
23/01/2024

Pittsburgh was actually an early adopter of traffic circle/roundabouts. Banksville Road in front of what is now the Fort Pitt tunnel was originally a traffic circle feeding onto Route 51. This one in front of the McKees rocks Bridge existed in 1931. This was replaced by a traffic light system probably when the road was widened. Do you believe the traffic circle would move the traffic more smoothly through this area?

Two of my favorite major building saves in the last couple of years. US Playing Card company closed their beautiful buil...
23/01/2024

Two of my favorite major building saves in the last couple of years. US Playing Card company closed their beautiful building in Norwood Ohio, and moved to Erlanger Kentucky. It sat abandoned for years. It has recently been repurposed as somewhat of a facade. And of course Ford motor companies big save of the Michigan central train station Detroit.
Was abandoned from 1988 until 2012, And was totally vandalized. Expected to open 2024.

2003. Philadelphia. Do you know anywhere else in the United States where five sports stadiums existed at the same time I...
21/01/2024

2003. Philadelphia. Do you know anywhere else in the United States where five sports stadiums existed at the same time In the same place?

Route 30 at Breezewood 1950s and 1975. Also, 1975 and today. Before and after the I 70 connection. Most of the business...
21/01/2024

Route 30 at Breezewood 1950s and 1975. Also, 1975 and today. Before and after the I 70 connection. Most of the businesses you see in this photograph except the Wilshire motel are gone. The area has become semi blighted.

Before J Corks Tavern and restaurant existed the old Elks club sat at Maple and Pittsburgh St., Lincoln Highway in Gree...
20/01/2024

Before J Corks Tavern and restaurant existed the old Elks club sat at Maple and Pittsburgh St., Lincoln Highway in Greensburg Pa

... zooming in on this 1910 photo of Pittsburgh's Point, we get a clear view of Exposition Park on the North Side... the...
20/01/2024

... zooming in on this 1910 photo of Pittsburgh's Point, we get a clear view of Exposition Park on the North Side... the Roller Coaster and Exposition halls are still standing... what is the most obvious structure missing ? ... which structure will be 'moving' ?

Lone Gulf station off of the Bedford exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the late 1940s. And today. I’m not sure how so...
19/01/2024

Lone Gulf station off of the Bedford exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the late 1940s. And today. I’m not sure how something so small could accommodate traffic today. Sheetz is just to the left of the current picture. Interestingly enough, the exit itself and the sharp loop under the original bridge is still intact.

... even if you are not familiar with the town of New Kensington, this post is really about what movie-going and nightli...
19/01/2024

... even if you are not familiar with the town of New Kensington, this post is really about what movie-going and nightlife looked like in 1946... these theaters were on 5th Avenue... the Dattola is still there and has a chance of being restored...

... perhaps you heard of the 'Hoodlebug', the self-propelled railroad passenger coach that ran on the Blairsville-to-In...
19/01/2024

... perhaps you heard of the 'Hoodlebug', the self-propelled railroad passenger coach that ran on the Blairsville-to-Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad until 1940 ??? .. here is its cousin the Doodlebug from the Pittsburgh, Lisbon and Western Railroad which followed the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek and served the towns Lisbon OH to New Galilee PA.
.. from Mr. Cole -- "November 11, 1944, "the Doodlebug" made its last run from Signal OH to New Galilee PA. This was the last surviving passenger 'trolley' in Beaver County and perhaps the last interstate service in the nation. This picture was taken in New Galilee about 4:00 PM. Mr. Herbert Baumgartner (left) and Mr. George McClain, motorman and conductor.
.. and another cousin from the Chesapeake & Ohio RR in Durbin WV... .. the PRR version was called the 'Hoodlebug'... who knows why...
.. to provide Passenger Service and light freight, they reduced cost by not needing the separate engine and caboose... .. arguably they were not a 'trolley' or a 'streetcar' as they were self-propelled by diesel engines, not electricity...

Stuff that still here! I’m grateful that I’m now only an hour and 40 minutes away from Milford PA and the two famous din...
18/01/2024

Stuff that still here! I’m grateful that I’m now only an hour and 40 minutes away from Milford PA and the two famous diners that are only six minutes apart from each other. The Village diner with its original 1956 stainless design and the Milford Diner, which was a stainless Diner and replaced with the typical larger 70s Diner look. They did not cover the façade. The owner stated in a video that the stainless diner is actually buried in the parking lot. Both provide excellent food and value. The town is totally cool as well.

... more of the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh... a small city within a city... looking east on Penn Avenue... PAT T...
18/01/2024

... more of the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh... a small city within a city... looking east on Penn Avenue... PAT Transit did not take over until Marc h 1 1964, so this is private-company bus service with the familiar GM Coach urban bus... The impact of the misguided urban planning of 1960s is not evident, except for maybe the curved sidewalk...

courtesy of Howard Ehrlichman - "Deere Brothers Bus approaching Penn and Highland inbound. 1963ish. This route would eventually become PAT routes 77B and 77E." thanks Howard!

... do you remember the days of 1) no iPhone, 2) no FaceBook and 3) no 'living' on a Smartphone ? ... people's Internet...
17/01/2024

... do you remember the days of 1) no iPhone, 2) no FaceBook and 3) no 'living' on a Smartphone ? ... people's Internet access was limited via a desktop or laptop... that was sixteen years ago and Stuff Thats Gone was a popular WEBPAGE... remember those ?.. here is a trip back to 2008 when we were focused on coke ovens and coal towns... the photo of the Connellsville Coal Arch is what was called a 'Splash Page' with menu buttons... Do you know what the letters on the Arch stood for ?

... what did you think the first time you saw the original Dollar Bank on Fourth Aveenue in PIttsburgh's "Wall Street" ?...
17/01/2024

... what did you think the first time you saw the original Dollar Bank on Fourth Aveenue in PIttsburgh's "Wall Street" ? ... the lions might be one of the most photographed things after the Point and the stadiums ? ... I know I photographed them as a teenager ( and I am a Leo ! ) ... .. darnedest thing; I never went inside... my business meetings with Dollar were all at Gateway Center...

Most greyhound bus stations built in the 20s and 30s were art deco masterpieces. This was Ann Arbor Michigan and a piece...
15/01/2024

Most greyhound bus stations built in the 20s and 30s were art deco masterpieces. This was Ann Arbor Michigan and a piece of the original bus station survives to this day. It’s interesting to see the massive building that was next to it that they tried to modernize in the 60s with ugly facade panels, and then ultimately tore down the building. The small bus sign still survives to this day.

... on Sixth Ave. looking toward Wood in downtown Pittsburg(h) in the 1900's showed the transportation transition; elect...
15/01/2024

... on Sixth Ave. looking toward Wood in downtown Pittsburg(h) in the 1900's showed the transportation transition; electric streetcar, horse-drawn carriages and the newfangled automobile... along German National Bank...

Remember, when supermarkets were on city streets? This is the 400 block of Penn Street Reading 1952. This is what we get...
14/01/2024

Remember, when supermarkets were on city streets? This is the 400 block of Penn Street Reading 1952. This is what we get today. (And “Bodegas”).

The colonial diner at 745 Main St., Stroudsburg was a beautiful paramount design and the second Diner in that location. ...
10/01/2024

The colonial diner at 745 Main St., Stroudsburg was a beautiful paramount design and the second Diner in that location. It was still there in 1964. Demolished later and now stands a brick building. Did you ever eat there?

East liberty Penn Avenue Pittsburgh 1950’s and the 90s almost abandoned before Center Avenue was made two-way and other...
10/01/2024

East liberty Penn Avenue Pittsburgh 1950’s and the 90s almost abandoned before Center Avenue was made two-way and other improvements were made. The housing project high-rise was still in place over the road. Both are now gone. One is a target.

When you eat at a classic 40s or 50s diner, the one thing you will never see is what modern 50s Diners tend to do put do...
09/01/2024

When you eat at a classic 40s or 50s diner, the one thing you will never see is what modern 50s Diners tend to do put down black and white checkerboard tile. That’s blasphemous to Diner buffs. Here are some interiors of Diners that I’ve been to recently.

OK Fayette county and surrounding areas followers, I need your help. Does anybody know where the Dr Pepper sales office ...
08/01/2024

OK Fayette county and surrounding areas followers, I need your help. Does anybody know where the Dr Pepper sales office was in Uniontown. My father-in-law worked here in 1946 after the war and is actually in this picture. Any ideas on the address?

... built in 1890, the German National Bank Building still stands today at the corner of Wood St and Sixth Avenue in dow...
08/01/2024

... built in 1890, the German National Bank Building still stands today at the corner of Wood St and Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh... the original but long-gone teller stations exemplify 'The Gilded Age'...

"By 2005, when Shaler native, journalist and author Holly Brubach bought the building, it was vacant except for a beauty supply store. She had it gutted for upscale condos; then came the recession. Efforts to make it a boutique hotel could not secure financing, so Brubach plans to turn it back into offices next year, with a restaurant or retail space on the ground floor. " - from the December 2018 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine. (c)2018

I guess the Strand theater on Main St., Zelienople PA was the first theater to have a Diner next to it. Although they we...
07/01/2024

I guess the Strand theater on Main St., Zelienople PA was the first theater to have a Diner next to it. Although they were completely unrelated. Ours is a concession stand for the Lamp theater.

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Joliet Road route 66 bypassed, 1998 near Chicago
Joliet Road route 66 bypassed, 1998 near Chicago

Joliet Rd south of Chicago. The quarry that’s around the original route 66 cuts so close to the road that they finally had to close it because it was unstable in 1998. Here’s an AI generated Birdseye view of the section.

Took this Video of the Skyview Drive in Carmichaels PA few years back.. Covid claimed the lives of both owners, and the Drive in has since closed. :-(

Our military at Stone cleaning project is coming along great. Your continued donations are appreciated. This is in Zionsville PA south of Allentown.

Our head stone project is coming along wonderfully. Won’t you help? How would you like to sponsor a military headstones going back to the revolutionary war. Click here to learn more. https://gofund.me/529b3798

Old 9’ wide lane road alignment
Old 9’ wide lane road alignment

Route 66 has a lot of these original Portland cement Road alignments through Oklahoma. When they were built, they were only 9 feet wide.  here is a pristine section of old PA route 145 heading to Walnutport pa. The town of Cementon  nearby made Portland cement at the turn of the century.

I‘Ve only been in the Phila. area for four months and I am sad to see the final broadcast from Jim Gardner who sat in the Philadelphia ABC anchor seat for an amazing 45 years. Might be a record.

The STG boys are always on the hunt for diners and train stations :-). Recently restored 1963 aurora model motoring set

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