Little Library in the small park next to St. Luke's Church on Wyoming Avenue.
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Steamtown
Just noticed this Steamtown sign, almost had to wonder why they didn't make it smaller. Signage has always been a challenge to the Park Service for some reason. I don't know how many people I directed to the park over the years who had been driving around lost.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Monday, October 25, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021
St. Mary's Byzantine Church
A couple views of St. Mary's Byzantine Church at Mifflin & Linden streets in downtown Scranton, from last week.
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Friday, October 22, 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Pocket Park
They sure know how to waste taxpayers money in Scranton, in this case $500,000. A "needed mini park" on the corner of Wyoming and Linden Streets, a block from Courthouse Square, which is a large park. A building that should never have been razed to start with was here, Markowitz News, used to go here all the time. This was part of the failed Cathedral Square development, the city seized viable properties through eminent domain, handed them over to developers, that did nothing. This was in 2008, thirteen years ago, and that lot has been vacant ever since. This one is nothing compared to the huge empty space across Wyoming Avenue that was also part of this project. It supposedly was mitigated for the dry cleaning fluids from the adjacent business back when it was demolished. Then why is it being mitigated again now? Why are the taxpayers paying for this twice? Wonder why the local media doesn't ask these kinds of questions?
Markowitz Brothers, August 2008.Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Lackawanna 426
Lackawanna 426 at Steamtown, a couple weeks ago. The 426 is an Electro Motive switcher built in February 1935.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Monday, October 18, 2021
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Philadelphia Suburban 80
Philadelphia Suburban 80 at the Steamtown boarding platform on Saturday afternoon. Electric City Trolley Museum excursions run:10:30 AM, 12:00 noon, 1:30 PM and 3:15 PM Thursday through Sunday until October 31st. Santa trolley trips are usually scheduled weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas as well.
Monday, October 11, 2021
Sunday, October 10, 2021
St. Procop's Church
St. Procop's Church, West 41st & Trent, from the Catholic Universe Bulletin, December 17, 1937.
From the Plain Dealer, July 9, 1883.From the Plain Dealer, September 4. 1899.From the Plain Dealer, June 28, 1903.From the Plain Dealer, July 1, 1903.From the Plain Dealer, September 27, 1905.From the Plain Dealer, September 28, 1912. I'm rather curious as to what Father Cerveny wrote, I'm also not a big fan of public schools.
From the Plain Dealer, October 1, 1912. From the Plain Dealer, October 2, 1912.From the Plain Dealer, September 29, 1929.From the Plain Dealer, November 4, 1942.From the Plain Dealer, June 20, 1945.From the Plain Dealer, November 14, 1949.From the Plain Dealer, November 14, 1949.From the Plain Dealer, August 31, 2009.From the Plain Dealer, August 31, 2009.