Near the Circus Stage remains is this, not sure what it was from. There's no indication on the map. Maybe it was part of a walkway border?
Friday, March 30, 2012
Luna Park
Near the Circus Stage remains is this, not sure what it was from. There's no indication on the map. Maybe it was part of a walkway border?
Luna Park
Remains of the Luna Park Circus Stage. This area is heavily overgrown in the summer, so early spring is the best time to visit.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Luna Park
Near the Shoot-the-Chute remains we spotted this, not sure what it's from, but it's pretty solidly in the ground.
Luna Park
Remains of the Shoot-the-Chute at Luna Park in Scranton. In the distance are houses on Myrtle Street.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Allen Theatre
The first two shows I worked at the Allen Theatre on Playhouse Square, 40 years ago this weekend!
From my memoir:
...Saturday, March 25, 1972, Richard Harris the well known actor, and singer was the main attraction that day. The first thing I did, was they sent me up to the balcony, and had me dust off seats, then fill numerous boxes of popcorn. As showtime neared, Ray Shepardson, gave me a cashbox, and put me in charge of the mezzanine concession stand. I had to ask what the prices were. “Everything’s a quarter,” was the reply. So here I was a wide eyed 15 years old, with a box full of money, and these people hadn’t laid eyes on me until that morning. Once the doors opened, a friend of Ray’s, Gordon Bell came up to actually supervise. It was a big show that night, capacity crowd, and Harris didn’t disappoint. Although he was a bit on the tipsy side, to say the least, he narrated clips of his films, including Camelot, recited poetry, and sang some songs, including MacArthur Park. Over the next week, numerous calls came in, asking when he would return.
Sunday March 26, brought a different type of show, Dave Mason, and Jo Jo Gunn. A big rock show. It was the first, of what would be many times I would witness the lights going out, followed by 2,800 people lighting marihuana cigarettes. The other thing I would remember is how loud the music was.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Steamtown
A group of surveyors along the track behind the Steamtown Mall yesterday morning. Are they going to put a new track here?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Buffalo Central Terminal
Buffalo Central Terminal was designed by architects Alfred T. Fellheimer and Steward Wagner and opened on Saturday, June 22, 1929. It was used by the New York Central, and later Amtrak until it closed on Sunday, October 28, 1979.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Plane Number 5
Tree growing out of foundation remains. Ruins of Plane Number 5 on East Mountain. This was used to haul coal from Pittston to a connection in Hawley on the D&H Canal. Last used in 1884.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
Looking west along the Erie, at about mile 12.4 yesterday morning. Soon the tracks will be overgrown.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Nickle Plate 44
Nickle Plate 44 at Steamtown. The 44 was built by ALCO in 1905, and was later sold, in 1920, to the Akron. Canton & Youngstown, and 1n 1929 went to the Dansville & Mount Morris. The locomotive was retired in 1956 and was sold to Steamtown in 1963.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Elysium
The Elysium at 107th & Euclid, built in 1907 as an ice skating rink. This was the former home of the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey league, prior to the construction of the Cleveland Arena. The building was razed in 1951 for the widening of Chester Avenue.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Meadow River Lumber Company No. 1
Meadow River Lumber Company Number one, built by Lima in 1910. This locomotive has some fairly extensive damage, some of it caused by a fire in the 1980's.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Nay Aug Tunnel
Eastbound Delaware - Lackawanna freight approaching Nay Aug Tunnel yesterday morning.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Long Island RR Snowplow 193
Long Island Railroad rotary snowplow 193, built by Cooke in Patterson N.J. in 1898. This remained in service until 1965.
