Thursday, January 31, 2013

Metropolitan Theatre

The Metropolitan Theatre at 5012 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland's Mid-town corridor opened on March 31, 1913 with an English production of Aida. During the early 1920's the theatre was used for stage presentations and later became a film house. By the early 1950's it became WHK's Studio One and was known as the WHK Auditorium. The late 1960's saw the theatre briefly remaned as the Grande, and used for rock shows. The theatre was sporadically used after that for graduations, talent shows, among other things. It was the scene of two benefit concerts for the Cleveland Urban Learning Community (CULC). The first was on Saturday April 10, 1976 with John Bassette, Mike “Mad Dog” Adams, Colleen Lilley, Wesley Malone, Dust, Odessa, Plus preview of Normal Jones Rock Operetta “What Must Be Must Bop.” and the second on Sunday March 13, 1977 with Robert Jr. Lockwood, Mr.Stress, Alex Bevan, John Bassette, Mike Carlozzi, Lighf, Winwood, Jim Ballard, and Murray Saul MC. For a brief period the theatre was renamed the "New Hippodrome" and showed films, but that was short lived. In the late 1980's it became a rock club called the Agora.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cedar Avenue

Cedar Avenue, looking north from Alder Street, from last Saturday morning.

Engine House 2

The former Engine House 2 on Cedar Avenue, just south of Birch Street.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Step Falls

A frozen Step Falls, from the Harrison Avenue bridge, last Sunday morning.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Cedar Avenue

Cedar Avenue, looking north from Birch Street, last Saturday morning.

Roaring Brook

Roaring Brook, looking upstream from the Nay Aug Park footbridge yesterday morning.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Nay Aug Falls

An icy Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Nay Aug Park Zoo

The closed Nay Aug Park Zoo.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Delaware - Lackawanna RR

Delaware - Lackawanna 211 and DL 2403, still in Adirondack colors, on the Strawberry Hill branch at the east end of Bridge 60 on Saturday morning.

Nay Aug Park

Nay Aug Park on a Sunday morning.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Nay Aug Tunnel

Line of freight cars on the siding at the west end of Nay Aug tunnel yesterday morning.

Nay Aug Park

Only a dusting of snow remains in this part of the park, but that could change.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013

Bridge 60

Freight car at the east end of Bridge 60 in the fog, from last Saturday morning.

Penn Avenue

Penn Avenue looking north from Lackawanna Avenue on a foggy Saturday morning.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Lackawanna County Courthouse

The Lackawanna County Courthouse on a foggy Saturday morning.

Wyoming & Spruce

In front of the Hotel Jermyn at Wyoming & Spruce on Saturday morning.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Harrison Avenue Bridge

The end of the Harrison Avenue bridge is beginning today. Drilling equipment is being moved into place to begin the replacement project.
Undated postcard.

This plaque was removed from the bridge a few years ago.

 Equipment at the south end of the bridge.



Sunday, January 13, 2013

Nay Aug Falls

A foggy Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Nay Aug Park

Davis Trail at Nay Aug Park this morning.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Cleveland Skyline

Cleveland skyline, from the Garfield monument in Lakeview Cemetery, May 27, 1996.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Laurel Line

Laurel Line schedule from a 1930 Official Guide.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Mulberry Street

Mulberry Street, looking west from Arthur Avenue, last Sunday morning.

Nay Aug Park

Davis Trail in Nay Aug Park last Sunday morning.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

Nay Aug Park

A snowy scene in the park last Sunday morning.

Roaring Brook

Looking downstream towards the Lackawanna Railroad bridge near Nay Aug tunnel, last Sunday morning.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Cedar Avenue

 Looking south from Alder Street, December 29th.
Looking north from Alder Street, December 29th.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year

Last night's fireworks in Downtown Scranton.