Results tagged “White Rose City” from York Town Square

The decorative white rose from the facade of the White Rose Bar & Grill came down recently, to be replanted at nearby Sovereign Bank Stadium. Background posts: Revs will easily pass 1969's full-season attendance stats and Baseball's Methuselah played for White Roses and 'That's a stupid question;' Brooksie played second base.

The 12-foot-long white rose that hung above the main entrance of the White Rose Bar & Grill in York is no more.

It will be moved to a prominent place at Sovereign Bank Stadium.

The ongoing presence of a giant white rose somewhere in the White Rose City makes sense.

But how many people know the story of why York, Pa., is named the White Rose City? ...

Attractive white roses adorning the Leader Heights overpass abutments greet motorists driving north on Interstate 83.

There can be no mistaking it. Drivers are approaching the vicinity of York, Pa., the White Rose City, and the roses mark the start of the new and improved Dead Man's Curve.

Such highway enhancements are rare along the interstate in York County and might leave some wondering how York ever garnered such a symbol, a symbol fortunately discarded as the name of the city's new minor league baseball team. (The York White Roses, the longtime name of the now defunct York team, did not win the day in the 21st century. The York Revolution won that battle.)

Anyway, the following from Never to be Forgotten explains the origins of York, the White Rose City... .