Joan Concilio’s Only in York County blog frequently features memories of stores and restaurants that used to exist in York County, Pa., but don’t any more. Here’s an alphabetical, easy-to-refer-to index of all the ones discussed so far.
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Readers of Only in York County respond with their memories of downtown York businesses after reading several past posts on the topic.
Only in York County reader Tom Keasey recalls The Bon-Ton at its downtown York, PA, location. The department store chain announced in early 2018 that it is going out of business.
See the full text of “Do you remember… York,” a five-page email that circulated in the 1990s about former York, PA, businesses from the 1950s and beyond.
Joan Concilio’s “Do You Remember” rounds up memories of several former York County grocery stores, both chains like A&P and Pantry Pride as well as neighborhood stores like Kelly’s, Kline’s and Howard’s.
Today’s post combines two favorites: Recipes and local store/restaurant memories. A while back, Patricia Meckley wrote to Barb Krebs, my friend and food columnist for the Weekly Record, asking for a recipe for the soft ginger cakes served by the cafeteria in the former Bear’s Department Store. Not surprisingly, many
Joan Concilio shares readers’ memories of former York County stores, such as Crider’s, Stillman’s, Reineberg’s, Sievers & Devers, and Hochberger’s.
Local attorney William F. Hoffmeyer shares his memories of the businesses formerly along Market and George streets in Downtown York, PA.
Readers of Only in York County share their memories of the former Alice Hoffer’s dress shop, also known as The Fabric Shop or Shoppe, on East Market Street. in York, PA.
The July 14, 2015, edition of Ask Joan seeks information on the former Menu-Ette Restaurant in the York area, the 1962 York White Roses, and a teddy bear that might have been from the former Bear’s Department Store. Several readers also shared topics for future columns.