Tag Archives: York County Shopping Center

Abe Lincoln post leads the pack in yorktownsquare.com’s Top 10 most viewed of 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jim McClure

Abe Lincoln leads the pack of yorktownsquare.com’s Top 10 most viewed posts of 2012

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Among recent celebrity visitors, Brooks Robinson topped them all: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, Sept. 6, 2012

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jim McClure

Yorktownsquare.com covers visits by Joe Biden, Roger Clemens, and not to be overlooked, Brooks Robinson.

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John F. Kennedy lunched on Lincoln Woods Inn’s expensive fare in 1960

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jim McClure

President Kennedy’s motorcade passed by North Hills Elementary School in Springettsbury Township as students waved. Now, there’s a search on for photographs of that moment.

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How a bird saw the York Mall/York County Shopping Center in 1971

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Jim McClure

This is the view of the York Mall/York County Shopping Center area of Springettsbury Township in 1971, courtesy of York County, Pa., resident Stephen H. Smith. Stephen helps us understands what’s where with his neat notations. And he has the … Continue reading →

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About shopping for food and Edsels in Springettsbury Township: Linked in with neat York County history stuff, April 18, 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jim McClure

Many York countians will remember this is York County Shopping Center sign. Stephen Smith of York, Pa., provided this image, circa 1962. He noted that you can see part of Food Fair, one of the retailers at the center, the … Continue reading →

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How a bird saw the York Mall/York County Shopping Center in 1970

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Jim McClure

This J. David Allen photograph appearing in a 1970 Gazette and Daily calendar looks west to the point where Market Street (Old Lincoln Highway, Route 462), intersects with Interstate 83. That’s the new Route 30 running past the Caterpillar plant, … Continue reading →

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Building No. 11 in Springettsbury Township. What was it then and what is it now?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jim McClure

                                    This aerial view shows the York County Shopping Center in the late 1950s. Check out building No. 11, still standing today. What was it built for originally? And what is it used for now? For a key to the … Continue reading →

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Just try to resist studying this memory-tugging Sears photograph, Part II

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Jim McClure

This area view, courtesy of J. David Allen & Son Photography and from Buchart-Horn Inc./BASCO Associates’ files, shows the York County Shopping Center in the late 1950s. Background posts: Before Geno’s made news in Philly, Gino’s headlined in York, Bury’s … Continue reading →

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York, Pa. in the 50s: Just try to resist studying this memory-tugging photograph

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Jim McClure

A post-World War II baby boom caused families to spill from York city to form suburbs. The entry of Caterpillar and other industries in the early 1950s also attracted families to that part of Springettsbury Township. These new factories brought … Continue reading →

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Columnist still has memories of a bustling downtown York business district

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Jim McClure

Newswanger’s, seen in this drawing from “Greater York in Action,” was a landmark shoe store on York’s Continental Square and typical of the small retail shops that prospered in the downtown in the middle part of the 20th century. These … Continue reading →

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