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
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
Part II: Former Baltimore Colt Lenny Moore: ‘God has blessed me with talent and ability which I never knew I had’
Former NFL Pro Bowler Chris Doleman meets William Penn star athlete Kelvin Parker before the mayor’s annual state of the city speech at William Penn High School in April. Parker introduced Doleman, a star athlete at York High 30 years … Continue reading
Former Baltimore Colt Lenny Moore: ‘God has blessed me with talent and ability which I never knew I had’
Former Baltimore Colt Lenny Moore greets Maryland football coach Randy Edsall as celebratries line up for a photo. The group played in the 23rd annual York County Special Olympics Celebrity Golf Classic at the Outdoor Country Club in Manchester Township, … Continue reading
When propaganda was not a bad thing: Linked in with neat York County history stuff – June 16, 2011
Posters, specifically called propaganda posters, designed to raise morale and reinforce defense themes, cropped up in public places in World Wars I and II. Many were colorful and attractive, undertaken by name-brand artists. They reminded Americans why they were fighting … Continue reading
What type of uniform is he wearing? Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – May 8, 2010
Thomasville’s Bill Schmeer posed an interesting question recently: What type of uniform is he wearing in the photograph? A Civil War uniform or maybe that of a firefighter or some other organization? He wrote: “This is a picture of my … Continue reading
Bury’s Famous Hamburgers are a standard treat at York Little League games
The printing on this photograph shows the consumption of Bury’s Famous Hamburgers at the York Fair circa 1940. Bury’s burger stands remain a staple of the York Fair. And those red-sauced covered burgers are available in another season in York … Continue reading
Ever hear of the Coliseum Ballroom? Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff – April 16, 2010
York countian Joe Stein emailed this photograph of an S. Morgan Smith (‘World’s Largest Builders of Hydraulic Turbines”) float in an unidentified parade. The industrial progeny of pastor/industrialist S. Morgan Smith still operates around York County: Johnson Controls, American Hydro, … Continue reading
