Meet Joan
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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Tag Archives: businesses
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
1 Comment
Gift suggestions from Fluhrer the Jeweler: Wouldn’t you like some Vaseline jars?
Joan Concilio shows a handout card from Fluhrer the Jeweler, formerly of 17-19 West Market Street in York, PA, with gift suggestions for men and women.
Posted in Local memories, York City/Suburban
Tagged businesses, ephemera, estate sales, stores
2 Comments
Mail call: Crider’s memories from Yvonne Welt
Yvonne Welt, a former bookkeeper at Crider’s Store in downtown York in the 1950s and 1960s, shares her memories.
Mail call: Memories of 1940s get-together locales from Gloria Myers
Gloria Myers of Manchester Township shares her memories of the Ramona Restaurant, Melvin’s Drive-In, the Town Talk and Julius Dairy, all hangouts in York County, Pa., in the 1940s.
Ask Joan: Restaurants with many names edition
The Oct. 16, 2012, edition of Ask Joan follows up on Hap Miller’s restaurant on East Market Street in York, PA, later known as Seven Cousins, Cicero’s and Archie’s.
Posted in Ask Joan, York City/Suburban
Tagged ask joan, businesses, follow-ups, restaurants
4 Comments
Ask Joan: Old World Import Shop edition
The Oct. 9, 2012, edition of Ask Joan follows up on the Old World Import Shop, a former downtown York business.
Posted in Ask Joan, York City/Suburban
Tagged ask joan, businesses, downtown york, follow-ups, memories
2 Comments
Ask Joan: Impromptu beach edition
The Oct. 2, 2012, edition of Ask Joan seeks information on Wall to Wall Sound and Video, Ream’s Stationery Store and Gruver’s Pharmacy, all former York County businesses.
Mail call: Memories of Sievers & Devers, and Reineberg’s, from Joyce M. Rode
Reader Joyce Rode shared photos and memories of Sievers & Devers jewelry store and Reineberg’s shoe store, both formerly of South George Street in York.
Posted in Local memories, Northeastern, York City/Suburban
Tagged businesses, letter, memories
3 Comments
Mail call: Hobby store memories from Paul L. Schiding
Paul L. Schiding shares his memories of working at Schiding’s Yorktowne Service Shop, his family’s business, and looks to get in touch with his niece, another commenter.
Ask Joan: After the York Fair edition
The Sept. 18, 2012, edition of Ask Joan has readers wondering where The Pickets was, asking about home delivery of the York Daily Record newspaper, and providing more information on mountain oil and its creator.
