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Vic Wertz, York, Pa.’s, famous Major Leaguer, to be honored in Reading: Linked in to York County, Pa., history, 4/1/13
Vic Wertz was born in York, Pa., and spent his first 11 years here. He still has family here. And his name lives on, most famously as the Cleveland Indian who hit the massive long out that Willie Mays pulled down in the 1954 World Series. But his most spectacularly achievement was that he returned to a productive Major League Baseball career after contracting polio. His name is back in the news because of efforts to name a field after him at a Berks County youth sports facility.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Books & reading, Civil War, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Nostalgia & memories, People, Uncategorized, Women's history, York Revs/pros, York sports
Tagged Battle of Hanover, Central Market, Creativity Unleashed, Maxine Swann, Vic Wertz
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Can you ID the two girls dwarfed by the piled snow? Linked in to York County history, 3/26/13
Auntie Anne/Central Market’s birthday/Famed Civil War latrine These unidentified girls probably never forgot this moment when the plowed and shoveled snow in York was almost twice their height in place. The location of this photograph, from York City’s 225th anniversary … Continue reading
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Tagged Auntie Anne, big snows, Central Market, Civil War 150, Gettysburg, Spring Grove, York's 225 anniversary
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What was the name of the eatery in the alley behind York’s Central Market?
Mention the Ramona Restaurant, a noted York City eatery, and you get all kinds of memories in return.
York Central Market’s 125th birthday: ‘This is one story you won’t want to miss’
York’s Central Market is observing its 125th anniversary this year, and memories are flowing from those who have enjoyed its expanse and delicacies over the years
Posted in Archives, all posts, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, War, Wheels of York, World War II, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged back-in angle parking, Beaver Street, Broad Street, Central Market, Maple Donuts, Penn Street Farmers Market
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How to get your photographs before thousands of eyes: Linked in to York County history, Nov. 3, 2012
Yorktownsquare.com covers a longtime York County stained-glass window market, Avalong Restaurant, Camp Security and a source for penny postcards.
Posted in American Revolution, Archives, all posts, Bad weather, For photo fans, Linked in/neat stuff, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, Uncategorized, Unsung/obscure sites, War, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged arts district, Avalong Restaurant, Avalong's, Camp Security, Central Market, organ food, penny postcards, stained glass windows
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York’s Central Market should be used for all kinds of things, Part II
York’s Central Market was designed for food vendors but has always performed the larger function as a community gathering place.
What stood for 142 years came down in hours: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 26, 2012
This is a York County scene, although this five-arch Roman-style bridge does not seem to typify the county. But it stood at Straight Hill on the York-Carlisle Road between Dover and Rossville. A bulldozer took it down in 1954. What … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Market, Covered bridges, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Battlefield, James Carville, Manufacturer's Association of Southcentral Pennsylvania, Miller Plant Farm, Seven Valleys
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Central Market should be used for all kinds of things: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 19, 2012
York Mayor Kim Bracey addresses a large audience in giving her State of the City Address last week. She spoke at Central Market, its food court turned into an auditorium. This isn’t the first time the late 1800s market was … Continue reading
It is time for a York County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame
Jeff Koons and Kim Bracey meet before the mayor’s State of the City Address at Central Market in York. Koons, members of the rock band Live and playwright Dorothy King were honored with arts awards. (Click to enlarge image. See … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Market, Dorothy King, Jeff Koons, Kim Bracey, Live
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The art and soul of York from the air: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Dec. 15, 2011
No, this isn’t the same photograph from the Eddie Schaeberle collection we posted on yorktownsquare.com the other day: ‘A 1960s view of Continental Square from the air.’ But it tells a bit more about the story of York. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Market, Gettysburg, James Prendergast, Jamestown, Joan Concilio, Scott Mingus, Wanderin Woman, Yorktowne Hotel
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