Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Steamtown Mall

New sign and a new name for the Steamtown Mall, "Marketplace at Steamtown." The official announcement is expected later this morning.

Monday, May 30, 2016

Memorial Day

Cover of Liberty magazine, June 6, 1942.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Reading 467

Reading 467 at Steamtown Yard a few weeks ago.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Scranton Public Library

A couple views of the Scranton Public Library, from last month.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Tank Car

An old tank car in front of the Oil House at Steamtown.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Baldwin Locomotive Works 26

A few views of BLW 26 from the last couple weeks.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Claremont and Concord RR 60

Claremont and Concord Railroad Snowplow no. 60 rotting away at Steamtown.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Scranton Skyline

View from the Harrison Avenue Bridge, from a couple weeks ago.

Monday, May 23, 2016

Lackawanna 663

Lackawanna 663 at Steamtown, from a couple weeks ago.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

D&H Signal Mast

An old D&H signal mast along the Penn Division.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Lackawanna River

The Lackawanna River, looking upstream from near the Marvine Colliery site.

Friday, May 20, 2016

Warner's Vogue Theatre

69 years ago tonight Warner Brother's Vogue Theatre opened. The theatre at 20200 South Moreland (Van Aken) Boulevard in Shaker Heights had a capacity of 1,564 was in operation until 1986.
From The Plain Dealer, May 20, 1947.
From Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Lobby, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Foyer, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Ladies lounge, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Men's lounge, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Foyer at rear of auditorium, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
Auditorium, from Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1947.
 From Box Office, June 7, 1947.
From Box Office, August 7, 1961.
From The Plain Dealer, February 12, 1967. Blow Up is one of the best films ever made.
From The Plain Dealer, July 30, 1967.
 From The Plain Dealer, July 19, 1968.
From The Plain Dealer, July 20, 1969.
From The Plain Dealer, February 24, 1970.
Opening coverage, from Showmen's Trade Review, July 19, 1947.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Kiss Robber

70 years ago the "Kiss Robber" prowled the streets of the east side of Cleveland.
From The Plain Dealer, May 17, 1946.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Lehigh Valley 414

A couple views of Lehigh Valley 414 from last Sunday at Steamtown.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Marvine Colliery

A few views of remnants of the Marvine Colliery. Not much left, portions of a walkway and a tramway, along with some large culm piles.

Monday, May 16, 2016

New York Ontario & Western

A few views of the remnants of O&W's Bridge 24 along the D&H tracks, just south of Bowman Street.