About this blog
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.
Category Archives: York sports
Black Widow shoots old Alcazar Ballroom into the news: Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 27, 2012
A packed crowd at Cobblestone’s watched Pro billiards player Jeanette Lee’s game as part of the American Poolplayers Association’s Black Widow Tour. The evening was hardly historical, but it gives us a chance to spotlight the interior of the old … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Cops & courts, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Music and musicians, Nostalgia & memories, People, School days, York sports
Tagged Beaver Stadium, June Lloyd, Lee Wolovsky, Penn State University, Treasure Hunter's Road Show, York Water Company
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Two national celebs tied into York County, Pa.: Linked in with neat history stuff, Jan. 17, 2012
Olympic Gold Medal skier Diann Roffe’s home mountain stands in York County – Roundtop Mountain Resort in Warrington Township. In fact, she moved to the region about 12 years ago to teach clinics at Ski Roundtop and other affiliated … Continue reading
Check out the top 10 York Town Square posts in 2011
A post about the Warehime-Myers Mansion, now in the hands of the Hanover (Pa.) Area Historical Society, scored number seven on the most-viewed list on yorktownsquare.com blog in 2011. People must have loved the stories and photographs of this richly … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Cops & courts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Made in York, Pain & trauma, War, Women's history, World War II, York Revs/pros, York sports
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ebert Furniture, Hanover Shoe, John Kuhn, KKK, Klan, Ku Klux, Neil C. Roberts, New Oxfords
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Latinos keep York above 40,000 population threshold: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Dec. 22, 2011
William Arais kneels during Rosary prayer in an Our Lady of Guadalupe event at St. Mary’s Roman Church in York earlier this month. Latinos in church and around the city are more visible than a decade ago. In the past … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, God & York County, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, War, York sports
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Bury's Famous Hamburgers, Delone Catholic, Gettysburg, Hispanics, Joe Bury, June Lloyd, Latinos, Sierra Moore, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Trinity United Methodist Church
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Days of Christmas past: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Dec. 18, 2011
This photograph brings back memories of all sorts. The Christmas of old. Orphans and other disadvantaged children this time of year. And the old Children’s Home of York, at Pine and East Philadelphia, now a shopping center. Here, the children … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Civil War, Events, Explanations/controversy, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, War, York Revs/pros, York sports
Tagged Children's Home of York, East Berlin, Gettysburg Cyclorama, Hamilton Township, Littlestown, York Daily Record/Sunday News
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York teen delivered bad news about Pearl Harbor – Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Dec. 7, 2011
Frank Renda, right, experienced a memorable moment on the Sunday that Pearl Harbor was attacked, 70 years ago today. He delivered a Western Union telegram to York, Pa.’s City Hall about the Japanese attack on the American Naval base, Pearl … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Longtime York families, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, Uncategorized, War, World War II, York sports
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Beidler, Buchart-Horn, Pearl Harbor, Strickler
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Did Dr. J., Julius Erving, ever slam dunk in York, Pa.?
The Harlem Wizards played in York, Pa.’s Salvation Army’s gym in 1999. More than 30 years before, a young basketball player, performing for a visiting Salvation Army team, reportedly on that same floor. The youngster? Julius Erving, popularly known as … Continue reading
What’s with this odd-looking tower? Linked in with neat York County history stuff – Sept. 3, 2011
This tower rises from a farm near the Pickets – the beautiful Detters Mill area of Washington/Warrington Township area in western York county. Any ideas of what it is used for? It’s a strange-looking silo. Is this for drying hops, … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Events, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, York Revs/pros, York sports
Tagged Bermudian Creek, Conewago Creek, Long Level, Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Region
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Roadside Giant – Route 30′s largest billboard: Linked in with neat York County history stuff – July 30, 2011
“Visitors say they find Turkey Hill Experience a sweet stop,” the York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News headline read. It appeared over a story about the new Turkey Hill dairy museum, across the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County’s Columbia. Motorists along … Continue reading
York County, Pa.’s U.S. 30 Drag-O-Way, Part IV: ‘It kept me out of trouble’
Bill ‘Grumpy’ Jenkins and his Camaro appear at the York U.S. 30 Drag-O-Way, sometimes dragway, in the heyday. The dragway operated at York Airport for about 20 years, closing in 1979. But many people remember those weekends today. Background posts: … Continue reading
