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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.
Tag Archives: Bury’s burgers
10 questions to test your York, Pa., smarts, 2011 edition
A crane lifts York, Pa.’s, 2007 Christmas tree from a trailer and temporarily plants it in Continental Square. Citizens Bank, formerly First National Bank among other predecessors, sits in the background. The bank is closing that office in February. Also of … Continue reading
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Bury burgers beat out Big Mac as first fast-food eatery in Downtown York
A hammerhead shark created a little stir some years ago at York, Pa.’s, South George Street MacDonald’s. But the store itself created bigger headlines after it did not meet city expectations when constructed in the mid-1980s. As for the shark, … Continue reading
Joe Bury: How wartime conditions lessened quality of hamburgers
A York Fair patrons enjoys a Bury’s hamburger outside the iconic restaurant chain’s stand. Dave Gulden wrote in his book ‘York Fair: Family Fun Since 1765:’ ‘Hotdogs were abundant at the 1943 Fair. But the local hamburger baron, Joe Bury, … Continue reading
Bury’s burgers slathered with that red sauce: It is its own thing
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. In fact, there’ s a new Bury’s stand this year. Also of … Continue reading
Bury’s Famous Hamburgers stand offers best burger in York Fair bout
This photograph ran in the York Sunday News right after New Year’s Day in 2000, and its caption noted that the last of the Bury’s 11 York-area restaurants closed in 1986. In a sense, Joe Bury’s popular hamburger stands out-McDonalded … Continue reading
