Big Wonder Show

Big Wonder Show at the Star, from The Plain Dealer, January 30, 1921.

Out A Window

Looking out a trainshed window, at Lackawanna Station over the weekend.

South Scranton Skyline

View of South Scranton from behind the Walmart in Taylor, from a few weeks ago.

Lehigh Valley 414

Lehigh Valley 414 at Bridge 60 tower on Friday morning.

Knickerbocker Theatre Disaster

Today is the 95th anniversary of the Knickerbocker Theatre disaster in Washington DC. A huge two day snowstorm dumped about two feet of snow on the nations capitol which led to a roof collapse on the theatre. 98 patrons were killed and 133 were injured. The theatre at 1800 Columbia Road was less than five years old.

From Exhibitors Herald, February 11, 1922.

 From Exhibitors Herald, February 11, 1922.

From Motion Picture News, February 11, 1922.

 From Exhibitors Herald, February 11, 1922.

From Exhibitors Herald, February 11, 1922. Crandall along with architect Reginald Geare were both acquitted of any wrong doing. Both ultimately commited suicide.

Martz Bus

A Martz bus departing the new bus depot a couple weeks ago.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

A few views of the Erie, between MP 13.3 and MP 12.6 from a couple weeks ago.

River Street

River Street, looking west from South Webster Avenue last Sunday afternoon.

Jersey Central 1554

CNJ 1554 at the South Side Shops last week.

Harrison Avenue Bridge

A few views of the ongoing Harrison Avenue bridge replacement project.

Iron Horse Movie Bistro

Ongoing work on the Iron Horse Movie Bistro, on Lackawanna Avenue opposite the Steamtown Mall, which was supposed to open last fall, but now will open in a few weeks.

Delaware-Lackawanna 3007

A new loc has arrived at the South Side Shops, DL3007, don't know anything about it's background yet.

Union Pacific 4012

UP 4012 at Steamtown a couple weeks ago.

South Washington

Looking south on South Washington Avenue last Saturday.

Jersey Central Freight Station

The CNJ freight station in Scranton from Saturday afternoon.

Lackawanna Station

A couple views of Lackawanna Station.

Lackawanna River

The Lackawanna River, looking upstream (top) and downstream (bottom) from Saturday afternoon on the Lackawanna Avenue bridge.

Scranton Life

Scranton Life building, from last week.

Stage Door Canteen

74 years ago tonight, January 14, 1943, Cleveland's Stage Door Canteen formally opened. The Canteen was located on the second floor of the Loew Building at 1515 Euclid Avenue above Loew's State Theatre. This space was originally occupied by the Carlton Terrace, which later became Tucker's Terrace and then the Music Box Cafe. Following the war the second floor was occupied by an Arthur Murray dance studio which lasted until the end of 1972. The canteen ran mostly on donations, the space was donated by Loew's Inc, the entertainment by local theatres and niteclubs. On Mondays the stage show from the neighboring RKO Palace was recreated on the tiny canteen stage. Local restaurants donated food and kitchen help, with dozens of volunteers doing everything else. This was one of eight canteens in the country, all operated by the American Theatre Wing, they were places for servicemen to go when in a strange city. They provided food, entertainment and companionship, all for free. The canteen remained open until October 26, 1945.

A general view, undated photo from the New York Public Library.

From The Plain Dealer, January 14, 1943.

From The Plain Dealer, January 15, 1943.

 From The Plain Dealer, January 15, 1943.

From The Plain Dealer, January 15, 1943.
The opening came after months of planning and work.

From Variety, October 21, 1942. Much of this is incorrect. The building didn't exist in pre-World War 1 days. Sophie Tucker did invest money into the failing Carlton Terrace, which was renamed Tucker Terrace before it went bankrupt. Niki Burnette's wife was named Helen, and his first name is spelled several different ways. He later became a program director at CBS in New York. And the mid-November preem was overly optimistic.

 From The Plain Dealer, December 29, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, December 29, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, January 10, 1943.

From The Plain Dealer, January 31, 1943.

From Motion Picture Herald, March 6, 1943.

Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna on the Canteen stage, undated photo from the New York Public Library.

From Motion Picture Daily, June 16, 1943.

From Variety, June 14, 1944.

From The Plain Dealer, August 3, 1944.

Undated postcard from the Cleveland Memory Project.