New Years Eve 1977

Ann Corio at the Palace the week of December 27, 1977 - January 1, 1978. Miss Corio wasn't the most pleasant individual to grace the Palace stage. I do remember a few of us guzzling champagne from the bottle during the NYE party.

Ad from The Plain Dealer, December 25, 1977.

Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine on a visit to Steamtown, December 1997.

E. Stroudsburg: Lackawanna Station

Lackawanna Station in East Stroudsburg, May 1998. This station was heavily damaged by fire several years ago, and was subsequently moved and rebuilt in a nearby park.

Lowville & Beaver River 1923

Lowville & Beaver River 1923 at Steamtown, January 14, 2012.

Delaware & Hudson Caboose

An abandoned D&H caboose, near the Jersey Central station in Wilkes-Barre, August 19, 1997.

Loew's Ohio: Mary Poppins

50 years ago yesterday, Loew's Ohio re-opened a little over 5 months after the fire that destroyed the grand lobby.

From The Plain Dealer, December 21, 1964.

From The Plain Dealer, December 26, 1964.

Info on the disastrous fire can be found here.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Above, Liberty Magazine, December 23, 1939.

Cleveland, Playhouse Square, 1934, photo from the Cleveland Public Library.

Railway Express Agency ad, from time, December 11, 1939.

Chesterfield ad, from Photoplay, December 1943.

Steam at Steamtown

Back when there was steam at Steamtown, Canadian National 3254 and Canadian Pacific 2317, from December 6, 2008.

Scranton Police Memorial

The Samuel W. Pennypacker Police Memorial outside of Scranton Police headquarters, November 11, 2011.

Cleveland: Max Mink & RKO Employees Save Christmas

A heartwarming story from the pages of Box Office magazine.

Above, Box Office, January 9, 1954.

Above, Box Office, January 2, 1954.

Max Mink sells first Cinerama ticket to Marlene Lurie at the Palace 1956. Cleveland Press photo from the Cleveland Memory Project. 

Canadian Pacific 2317

CP 2317 at Steamtown from September 26, 2009.

Cleveland: Neighborhood Theatres

At your neighborhood theatre, from The Plain Dealer, December 22, 1939.
This can be enlarged by clicking the image.

Loew's Stillman: White Christmas

White Christmas re-release, at Loew's Stillman, from the Plain Dealer, October 27, 1961.

Mt Pleasant Breaker and Washery

A couple postcards of the Mt Pleasant Breaker and Washery.

Above, undated.

Below, November 13, 1907.

Playhouse Square 1938

Looking east on Euclid Avenue at Playhouse Square, December 1938, Cleveland Railway photo.

Sleep Like A Kitten

C&O ad from Time magazine, December 11, 1939.

Number 5 Dam

A few views of the Number 5 Dam, from November 24, 2009.

The John Bull

The replica of the John Bull, the first locomotive to run in New Jersey, at Steamtown, September 1999.

Nickel Plate 514

Nickel Plate 514 masquerading as Lackawanna 514, from September 1995,

Hotel Jermyn

The Hotel Jermyn from January 5, 2012.

Allen Theatre Robbery, 1959

A rather shocking incident where manager Howard Higley was shot and wounded in a robbery at the theatre, December 12, 1959.

From The Plain Dealer, December 13, 1959.

A brief update in Box Office, January 4, 1960. 

Allen rotunda, from Architectural Record, November, 1921. 

Eckley Pa.

A few views of Eckley from October 1998.

Chick's Diner

Chick's Diner on Moosic Street, a South Scranton landmark, on July 4, 2008.