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Welcome to York Town Square, 9 years of daily posts about history/journalism, topics that can easily become plodding and self important. My goal is to keep this blog fun and accessible. And I try to say something in each post. I welcome your comments and respond to every one you write. Please contact me at jem@ydr.com.
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- Reader reveals secret Bury's burger recipe
- Seven Gates of Hell a history mystery of mythical proportions
- These 6 photos show what’s behind the gates at beautiful Shady Lane estate
- Well-known doctor, York, Pa.’s Edmund Meisenhelder, beat back Spanish flu
- York County still home to unvarnished beauty
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- See new York Town Square stories and photos at this link
- Oversized public art in York County, Pa.: ‘The green bike’s seat is a bit over 10′ high’
- York, Pa., artist J. Horace Rudy rediscovered: His stained glass work in pictures
- Cameron Mitchell scholarship work gets national plug: ‘They knew a great article when they saw one’
- Abe Lincoln was here: Really, he was – in Hanover Junction. This garden reminds you of his visit
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York’s Quaker Meetinghouse: Unusual view of this 1766 building’s green backyard
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Wrightsville’s history on display/Stage coach ticket from 1838 Many people aren’t familiar with the back side of the Friends Meetinghouse in York. But here it is – a green oasis in the city – courtesy of … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquing & artifacts, Archives, all posts, Art & artists, Cliff Satterthwaite, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, God & York County, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Unsung/obscure sites, Wheels of York
Tagged Columbia, ghost signs, Glen Rock, Historic Wrightsville, Hopewell Township, Northwest Triangle, Stewartstown, Stewartstown Historical Society, Wrightsville, York Friends Meetinghouse, York Quaker Meetinghouse
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New way of seeing York, Pa., Part 2: Rail trail opens up new vistas of city
Linked in/Neat stuff: Emig Mansion open house/Historians tour old bank building York, Pa., Daily Record photographer Paul Kuehnel wrote this view from the York County Heritage Rail Trail, north of York city (seen in background): ‘Moon, old willow, over the … Continue reading
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Tagged American holly tree, Camp Security, Continental Square, Emig Mansion, Emigsville, Horn Farm, J. Horace Rudy, McCrory's, Stewartstown Railroad, York County Heritage Rail Trail
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Change in Springettsbury Township, Pa. – Then: Near Avalong Farms. Now: BAM and Big Lots!
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Gov. Tom Wolf in portrait/York famous food quiz Artist Cliff Satterthwaite labeled this photo as Avalong Homestead. I thought the Meadowbrook, now Christmas Tree Hill in that popular corner of Springettsbury Township deserved that label. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Avalong Farms, Bricker's Fries, Central Market, Meadowbrook, Musclecar Madness, Tom Wolf, U.S. 30 Drag-O-Way, Utz
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Gettysburg 152: Commemorating the battle on land – and sea
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Fissel’s one-room school open house/Eagle Cam shutting down Gettysburg is landlocked, but The Evening Sun in Hanover found a neat way to tie this historic town and its battle to the sea: Several years ago, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Stough, Bloomingdale mansion, Codorus eagles, Eagle Cam, Fissel's School, Glen Rock, Glen Rock Historic Preservation Society, Spring Grove Area Historical Preservation Society, Susquehannock High School
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Springetts again focal point of preservationist-versus-developer debate, Part II
Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Golden Plough’s new shingles/5 things to see in Gettysburg Another developer v. preservationist debate is playing out in (where else?) Springettsbury Township. Bloomingdale (seen here) and the Modernaire Motel are significant structures that could be demolished … Continue reading
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Tagged Battlefield in a Box, Confederate flag, Gettysburg, Golden Plough Tavern, Springettsbury Township, St. John Episcopal Church
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About buses and Bear’s in York, Pa.’s Continental Square
This post-street-car view shows York’s Continental Square and its stand of buses. Buses became king when the last street car made its run in 1939. Public transit would become more important as wartime rationing kicked in. And there’s Bear’s, standing on the square’s angle that has been in the news recently. An interesting website, operated by David Sullivan, profiles York’s department stores.
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Tagged Bear's, Curtis Sipple, Police Heritage Museum, Red Lion-Felton Band, Rockview State Prison, Roland F. Seitz, William C. Goodridge, York's public art
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