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My name is Joan and I'm a lifelong Yorker. Throughout high school and college, I swore I was getting out of here as soon as possible. Now, a few years later, I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be. I love my town. And, as a local editor, I hear every day how much you love your towns, too. So please, connect with me and let's share what makes life in York County great. I'm here to help you enjoy this place as much as I do!
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Category Archives: Reader photos
Business advertisements from the York High Weekly in the early 1940s
Reader Jo Ott shares advertisements for former downtown York theaters and businesses taken from 1941 and 1942 copies of the York-High Weekly magazine that she found at an auction.
Posted in Local memories, Reader photos, York City/Suburban
Tagged businesses, downtown york, memories, photos, theaters
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Library card memories from Joann Hano
Reader Joann Hano shares a photo of her 1983 Martin Library card – with a 5-cents-per-day late fee on overdue books!
Even more photos and memories of southern York County’s Besser’s
Betsy Baird shares a photo postcard of the former Besser’s Department Store in the Jacobus area, along the Susquehanna Trail south of York.
Photo memories from inside some former downtown York businesses
Betsy Baird shares photos of the interiors of several former downtown York, PA, businesses, including Dale & Co., P. Wiest’s, McCrory’s and James McLean & Son.
Posted in Local memories, Reader photos, York City/Suburban
Tagged downtown york, mccrory's, memories, photos, wiest's
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Photo memories from the Zeigler’s Drug Store soda fountain
Wayne Breighner of Red Lion shares a photo of his mother working at the former Zeigler’s Drug Store soda fountain at Market and Penn streets in York, PA.
Posted in Local memories, Reader photos
Tagged memories, photos, soda fountain, zeigler's drug store
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Mail call: Downtown York photos from Charles V. Goodwin
Charles V. Goodwin of Windsor shares photos of York, Pa.’s downtown area through the years.
Posted in Local memories, Reader photos, York City/Suburban
Tagged downtown york, memories, photos
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Collectors’ stamps of Historic York
A reader shared some of a series of Historic York, Pa., collectors’ stamps with Joan Concilio. They include the Warrington Meeting House, McCulloch Mill, Bentzel’s Mill Bridge, the John Schultz House and more.
Reader photos: Memory Lane businesses in the 1960s
Steve Kohler shared several photos of restaurants of York County’s past, including Ernie McCall’s North Pole drive-in, The Dog House and more.
Posted in Local memories, Reader photos, York City/Suburban
Tagged memories, photos, restaurants
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Photos from York County’s past: A collection of the work of Jim Goodling
The late Jim Goodling took several photos in and around York County during the 1960s and 1970s that were previously unpublished; his wife shared them with Joan Concilio and Only in York County, and we’re hoping they will jog some memories.
The best piece of Only in York County mail I’ve ever received
The photo above arrived at the YDR offices a few weeks ago with a letter from Norma Jean Scott-Mitzel. I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say this is truly the best Only in York County mail I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Dover/West York, Only in York County, Reader photos
Tagged dover township, family, Joan, only in york county, photos
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