Embassy Vinyl

We stopped by Embassy Vinyl at 352 Adams Avenue yesterday for Record Store Day. Always worth a visit.

Jersey Central 1023

Jersey Central 1023 rusting away at Steamtown. I have to wonder if this will be one of the next cars they scrap.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 26

Baldwin Locomotive Works 26 at Steamtown last Saturday morning. Now that the warmer weather is here we'll be seeing more of BLW 26.

New York Ontario & Western 105

New York Ontario & Western 105 at Steamtown on Saturday morning.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 making a bunny run the day before Easter at Cedar Avenue. The regular excursion season begins on Thursday April 27, 2017 and runs until Sunday October 29, 2017. The excursions run Thursdays through Sundays at 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM. There are also some select baseball excursions to the ballpark in Moosic. For more info see the ECTM website.

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

44 years ago today Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris opened in the Playhouse Square Cabaret, which was in the lobby of Loew's State Theatre. We hoped the show would run for 3-4 weeks, it ran for over two years. Later it became known as "the show that saved the theatres."

The cast (l-r) David O. Frazier, Providence Hollander, musical director David Gooding,Terry Piteo and Cliff Bemis.

 From The Plain Dealer, April 19. 1973.

 From The Plain Dealer, April 19. 1973.

 From The Plain Dealer, June 1, 1973.

 From The Plain Dealer, June 1, 1973.

From The Plain Dealer Action Tab, July 12, 1974.

The lobby of Loew's State Theatre during the run of Brel.

Much more info can be found here in the 40th anniversary post.

All photos by William Gesten/Foto Arts Inc.

Unusual Load

On Saturday we spotted this unusual load along Ridge Row. This may be headed to the new power plant in Jessup, or maybe not, don't know for sure.