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Mail call: Downtown York photos from Charles V. Goodwin
I recently received a series of photos of York’s downtown area from Charles V. Goodwin of Windsor, who wrote that he thought I might enjoy seeing them. I did – and I hope other readers will enjoy them...
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Ask Joan: One week to go edition
That’s right, at this time next week, if you’re doing Christmas, you’ll either be opening gifts, or, if you have really little kids, you’ll be FINISHED with them by now! You ready? What’s inside 1....
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More Hochberger’s memories from a former customer
In mid-2012, I shared a letter from Greta London about her family’s clothing store, Hochberger’s, which was in business at 237 W. Market St. from the early 1900s until about early 1980s. After that was...
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Photo memories from inside some former downtown York businesses
My friend Betsy Baird shared these with me a while back – a neat look at the interiors of some of York’s downtown stores. Included are Dale & Co. on North George Street, where Betsy mentioned the...
View ArticleBusiness advertisements from the York High Weekly in the early 1940s
Longtime reader friend Jo Ott shared with me some time ago a large collection of advertisements from former York theaters and businesses. She wrote, “These are photos of actual advertisements in the...
View ArticleYet more memories of downtown York from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s
Continuing on with my attempt this spring to share as many of the memories I’ve received by mail and email as possible, today I have some follow-up thoughts on downtown York in the 1940s, 1950s and...
View ArticleEven more York hobby shop memories
After sharing some memories on local hobby shops from shop owner Paul Schiding in September, I received a few more thoughts on these local stores – and the Schiding family – that I would like to share...
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More memories of downtown York cafeterias
Fellow Yorkblogger June Lloyd shared this Golden Glow Cafeteria advertisement – as well as many memories of that eatery – in a 2012 post on her Universal York blog. Click the photo to read more about...
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Some more memories of downtown York, PA
The late Betsy Baird, who grew up in York and later lived in Springettsbury Township, shared these photos a couple of years ago featuring the interiors of some former downtown York businesses,...
View ArticleMail call: Yet more downtown York memories
About this time last month, I shared another selection of readers’ memories of downtown York, PA. Guess what? (You’ll never guess.) I have more memories to share today! Oh, wait, you guessed that?...
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Living at the YWCA in York
Annemarie Baker of West York shared the 1954 newspaper clipping seen above about the YWCA. She wrote, “I came across this one in my box of old stuff. The original is rather brown by now. I am...
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Ask Joan: Happy Thanksgiving edition
I’m writing this week’s Ask Joan a bit early because of the Thanksgiving holiday (coincidentally, next weekend is also my birthday, so I’ll be out of town after the holiday as well. I’m grateful as...
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More memories of Ziegler’s Drug Store
Terry Clay shared this image of a Ziegler’s Drug Store castor oil bottle picked up some years ago at an antique shop. Today, I’d like to share just a couple more memories of the former Ziegler’s Drug...
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Downtown York memories of Regal Clothiers, Red Klinedinst, Flinchbaugh...
This photo shows employees of C.B. ‘Red’ Klinedinst’s bicycle store, 113-117 S. Duke St., in about 1950. The store continued to sell bicycle for decades after that before closing in 2012. Today, I have...
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More memories of York in the ’50s and ’60s
Charles V. Goodwin of Windsor submitted several photos of York’s downtown area through the years, including this one. Memories of York’s downtown and surrounding parts of the city are a topic that I...
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Remembering drug store, Walker’s Menswear and other downtown York businesses
Wayne Breighner of Red Lion shared this photo, saying, ‘This is the soda fountain at Ziegler’s Drug Store… on the southwest corner of Market and Penn Sts. My mother, Alverta M. Breighner nee Smith...
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Recalling Hershey’s Bakery and Hershey’s 5&10
Don Goodling shared this newspaper clipping showing the A.S. Hershey Co. 5-and-10 store, where his mother worked in the 1950s. Some time ago, we’d talked about both the J.S. Hershey Baking Company and...
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Downtown York memories from William F. Hoffmeyer
Charles V. Goodwin of Windsor submitted several photos of York’s downtown area through the years, including this one, in which the former Citizens Bank (and previously, First National Bank) building on...
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Downtown memories of Gregory’s and more
The Gregory’s Menswear storefront is seen in an image from the 1968 publication “Greater York in Action.” We’d most recently talked about Gregory’s Menswear in downtown York in a column just a few...
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More readers recall downtown York’s past
This postcard is of The Bon-Ton’s former location in downtown York. It’s a “Commercialchrome” card published by Fair & Square Bargain House of York, PA. It was mailed by Lucy Snyder of East King...
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