Sunday, October 31, 2021

Little Library

 Little Library in the small park next to St. Luke's Church on Wyoming Avenue.

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Steamtown

 Just noticed this Steamtown sign, almost had to wonder why they didn't make it smaller. Signage has always been a challenge to the Park Service for some reason. I don't know how many people I directed to the park over the years who had been driving around lost.

Friday, October 29, 2021

Wabash 2409

 Wabash (DL) 2409 on the Carbondale main by Bridge 60 on Saturday afternoon.

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Step Falls

 Step Falls from the new Harrison Avenue Bridge on Saturday morning. 

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Scranton Skyline

 View from the new Harrison Avenue Bridge on Saturday morning. A lot more color than a week ago.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Brooks Scanlon 1

 Brooks Scanlon Corporation 1 rusting away at Steamtown, from last summer.

Monday, October 25, 2021

Reading Power

 Reading 2124, alongside RDG 903 - 902 last month at Steamtown.

Sunday, October 24, 2021

St. Mary's Byzantine Church

 A couple views of  St. Mary's Byzantine Church at Mifflin & Linden streets in downtown Scranton, from last week.

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Empty Space

 Empty storefront on Old River Road in Cleveland's Flats last month.

Friday, October 22, 2021

G.A.R. Building

 The G.A.R. Building at Penn Avenue & Linden Street on Saturday afternoon.

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Pocket Park

 They sure know how to waste taxpayers money in Scranton, in this case $500,000. A "needed mini park" on the corner of Wyoming and Linden Streets, a block from Courthouse Square, which is a large park. A building that should never have been razed to start with was here, Markowitz News, used to go here all the time. This was part of the failed Cathedral Square development, the city seized viable properties through eminent domain, handed them over to developers, that did nothing. This was in 2008, thirteen years ago, and that lot has been vacant ever since. This one is nothing compared to the huge empty space across Wyoming Avenue that was also part of this project. It supposedly was mitigated for the dry cleaning fluids from the adjacent business back when it was demolished. Then why is it being mitigated again now? Why are the taxpayers paying for this twice? Wonder why the local media doesn't ask these kinds of questions?

Markowitz Brothers, August 2008.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Lackawanna 426

 Lackawanna 426 at Steamtown, a couple weeks ago. The 426 is an Electro Motive switcher built in February 1935.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Nickel Plate 514

 NKP 514 in the Steamtown Yard a couple weeks ago, not sure what the status of the 514 is.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Nautica Queen

 The Nautica Queen on the Cuyahoga River a few weeks ago.

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Steamtown

 View from the Steamtown Mall walkway last Saturday afternoon.

Friday, October 15, 2021

Weedy Walk

 This stretch of Harrison Avenue is getting a little tricky to walk. Thanks so much Mayor Cognetti.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Delaware - Lackawanna 2452

 DL 2452 on the Carbondale main near Bridge 60 last Saturday afternoon.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Lift Bridge

 The New York Central drawbridge at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River last month. 

Tank Cars

 A line of tank cars on the Lackawanna mainline, seen from the new Harrison Avenue bridge last week.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Philadelphia Suburban 80

 Philadelphia Suburban 80 at the Steamtown boarding platform on Saturday afternoon. Electric City Trolley Museum excursions run:10:30 AM, 12:00 noon, 1:30 PM and 3:15 PM Thursday through Sunday until October 31st. Santa trolley trips are usually scheduled weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas as well.

Monday, October 11, 2021

Columbus Day

 Christopher Columbus statue on Courthouse Square a couple months ago.


Sunday, October 10, 2021

St. Procop's Church

 St. Procop's Church, West 41st & Trent, from the Catholic Universe Bulletin, December 17, 1937.

From the Plain Dealer, July 9, 1883.
From the Plain Dealer, September 4. 1899.
From the Plain Dealer, June 28, 1903.
From the Plain Dealer, July 1, 1903.
From the Plain Dealer, September 27, 1905.
From the Plain Dealer, September 28, 1912. I'm rather curious as to what Father Cerveny wrote, I'm also not a big fan of public schools.
From the Plain Dealer, October 1, 1912. 
From the Plain Dealer, October 2, 1912.
From the Plain Dealer, September 29, 1929.
From the Plain Dealer, November 4, 1942.
From the Plain Dealer, June 20, 1945.
From the Plain Dealer, November 14, 1949.
From the Plain Dealer, November 14, 1949.
From the Plain Dealer, August 31, 2009.
From the Plain Dealer, August 31, 2009.