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I've been editor of the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News for 8 years and managing editor of the newspaper for 15 years before that. So, York Town Square explores the rapidly changing world of journalism. And I studied York/Adams' history in graduate school, have written six books about these fascinating southcentral Pennsylvania counties and serve on the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust board. So, this blog deals with regional history. Often, journalism and history meet here. They're part of a continuum anyway. My hope is that this site intrigues readers on both accounts in giving a daily dose of journalism/history. Or history/journalism. Contact me at jem@ydr.com or become friends on Facebook or follower on Twitter, @JamesMcClure.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
This REO Speedwagon delivery truck is thought to have rolled through the streets of York, Pa.
Recognize this REO Speedwagon panel delivery truck that may have rolled along the streets of York, Pa.? Also of interest: Was the Valley Inn Garage part of Springettsbury Township’s old York Valley Inn? and Is this a York County farm … Continue reading
E-mail query: Was the Valley Inn Garage part of Springettsbury Township’s old York Valley Inn?
York County (Pa.) resident Mike Spyker provided this old photo of the Valley Inn Garage and is seeking information about the now-demolished Springettsbury Township landmark. Also of interest: Just try to resist this memory-tugging aerial photograph of York Whitehull Airport … Continue reading
York’s West Princess Street in 1950s: ‘I knew there was something special about that area’
The 300 block of West Princess Street in York, Pa., seen in this 2001 photograph in the York Sunday News, was the childhood home of numerous achievers. Panelists at an upcoming Black History Month event will discuss growing up in … Continue reading
York County human trafficking: ‘Three years of … long hours, often seven days a week, for no pay’
York County’s most celebrated human trafficking case in recent years came in 1993 when nearly 300 Chinese men and women were smuggled into the United States aboard the Golden Venture. The steamer ran aground in New York and some of … Continue reading
Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Feb. 14, 2010
Winter storms – indeed, most big news events – produce memorable images. For the Blizzard of 1996, it was the York Ice machine sitting on Susquehanna River ice in Long Level, Pa. – Ice upon ice. This spray painted illustration … Continue reading
Beautiful First Moravian Church in York, known for its neat features – Part III
Rudy Art Studio produced this stained-glass window at York’s First Moravian Church, one of series made by this noted turn-of-the-20th century York art studio. This window was given in memoriam of George Small, who bore a common York-area name. Who … Continue reading
York County newspaper staff powers coverage through blizzard, electrical shutdown
Joe Palmieri of Conewago Township submitted this photos taken after the ‘ Blizzard of 2010.’ About the picture above, he writes, “Shot approximately 2 a.m. after snow downfall, 2/6/ 2010.’ (See how the York, Pa, Daily Record/Sunday News staff covered the storm below. … Continue reading
Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Feb. 11, 2010
Amy Staub shared this photo, from a family photo collection, of a Parafax gas company truck delivering fuel after the blizzard of March 1958. She submitted this photo on the Your Photo section of ydr.com. (See additional photo below.) Also … Continue reading
Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – Feb. 9, 2010
Bob Riese of Spring Garden Township submitted this photo, taken in 1982, to the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News’ Your Photos gallery. He wrote that this is a combined photo of the Codorus Creek area from the top of the … Continue reading
