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York Barbell spawned celebrity weightlifters: Can you ID this iconic lifter?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Jim McClure

Look, mom, one hand. This is one of ‪‎York Barbell‬’s iconic weightlifters in one of the iconic photos of those days when York was know as Muscletown U.S.A.

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B.F. Willis design + J. Horace Rudy stained glass windows = Beautiful Zion Church on York’s Penn Park

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jim McClure

Linked in/Neat stuff, below: Skateboard deck art?/When Devers paraded through York, Pa. Ah, a beautiful site from the camera of the York, Pa., Daily Record’s Jason Plotkin. Those are Zion United Church of Christ’s windows made a century ago by … Continue reading →

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Change in York, Pa.: Compelling photo tells the story of an old neighborhood coming down

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Jim McClure

Linked in/Neat stuff: Jacob Devers & Ike Eisenhower/Reuse for Met Ed’s old steam plant We hear from former Yorkers living elsewhere that photos of change in real time – like this one by the York, Pa., Daily Record’s Paul Kuehnel … Continue reading →

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This York, Pa., building, mysterious for years, now is used as a crematorium

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Jim McClure

This York County, Pa., building and its smokestack have brought up all kinds of stories, often spooky, over the years. It’s now used as a crematorium. So where does this building stand? Btw, what was its original use?

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The Haineses of York County: Many have been prominent, so how is this Harry L. Haines known?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Jim McClure

History Mystery: Harry L. Haines is known to history for many things. For example, he was a major #YorkCountyPa… Posted by York Daily Record/Sunday News on Sunday, May 3, 2015 When this quiz appeared on YDR Facebook and my own … Continue reading →

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Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers in WW II: Did his quick smile count against him?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Jim McClure

Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers, a York High and West Point graduate, talks to Army Chief of Staff George Marshall in World War II. Devers carried three stars then but gained a fourth star later in the war. He is the highest ranking military man to come from York County, Pa.

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Royal Square extending its realm northward on Duke Street in York, Pa.

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jim McClure

Linked in/Neat stuff: Antique road show rolling in/Whitewater on the Susquehanna Not all Royal Square buildings are, well, in Royal Square. This one sits at 101 E. Market St., a short distance north from the Duke and King Street epicenter … Continue reading →

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The Roosevelts: A York County, Pa., history

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Jim McClure

Eleanor Roosevelt is among the First Ladies – or First Ladies to be – who have stayed at the Yorktowne Hotel over the decades. She’s pictured in the venerable hotel in 1942, in the early months of World War II.

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Quiet Arles Park teaches active lessons about York, Pa.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jim McClure

This marker, with plaque, marks Arles Park in York, Pa.’s, east end. The plaque gives a brief history of the city park at East King and Pattison streets. It was dedicated in 1961, six years after the formation of York … Continue reading →

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Highpoint, as few have seen it: At dawn during summer solstice

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jim McClure

‘Local Lens’, a photo show to benefit Olivia’s House is tonight. The work of photographers from the York Daily Record and Hanover Evening Sun will be on display tonight and available for purchase.

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