Most people remember Conrad’s Delicatessen at the northeast corner of South Queen Street and Springdale Avenue. However the building housing their deli began as Stoppard’s Garage, a community edifice that had a notable impact on the Springdale neighborhood.
Boy Scouts from coast-to-coast installed concrete posts nearly every mile along the Lincoln Highway on September 1st, 1928. Within York County, the task was completed by 27 troops of York County Boy Scouts placing 7 new signs and installing 26 concrete posts. This post explore a Lincoln Highway marker that still stands just east of Ducktown Road.
Northern Central Railway operations are explored, from the mid-1800s to the present along North Street in York, Pennsylvania, in this first of a series of YorksPast posts. This article explores early passenger stations, plus freight depots to the present day.
A bridge has spanned the railroad cut in Stony Brook since 1904. It was initially solely for trolley use. However after trolley service ended, the bridge became a one-lane bridge for vehicular traffic and eventually was rebuilt for two-lane use. In 2023 the nearby Davies Drive at-grade rail crossing opened. As a result the bridge, on Pleasant Acres Road, was no longer required, and since it is in need of major repairs it is now being removed.
Two sons of Dr. Alan D. Hathaway stand next to the Ten-Millionth Ford as they talk with Tom Davidson, with red cap. That historic 1924 Ford was a barn rescue by Dr. Hathaway in the 1960s and he initiated re-enacting the original 1924 Sea to Sea Lincoln Highway trip during significant milestone years. Photo was taken June 2, 2024, which is Day 1 of the fourth time the historic 1924 Ford has traveled the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco, and is the Platinum 100th Anniversary of the original event.
On Wednesday June 18, 1924, the ten-millionth Ford overnighted in York, while traveled the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco. The car left Times Square in New York on June 16, which was 12-days after the car rolled off the production line in Detroit. This summer, that same car will be repeating that cross-country journey on the Lincoln Highway.
A recently purchased Highland Park postcard provided the final clue amongst bits and pieces previously collected to provide specifics about the park’s roller coaster. The 1914 postcard shows a trolley at the entrance to Highland Park and also illustrations the adjacent roller coaster lift hill.
Stephen H. Smith will be sharing some historical stories about Yorkshire as the lead speaker in a walk through that Springettsbury Township community on Saturday September 23, 2023 at 3:00 PM. The walk begins at the Yorkshire Elementary School parking lot on Maywood Road. My comments will serve as an
After all trolley service in York County ended February 4th, 1939, several plans were considered for improving traffic flow thru Continental Square. A roundabout plan was implemented and stayed in effect until a straight-thru traffic plan was put in place July 7, 1946. The shown January 10, 1939 plan was
This is one of the slides in the October History Night presentation about stations, stops, and stories of “Rails through Springettsbury.” The circa 1939 roadwork photo provided several questions in the queue of one-on-one discussions later in the evening. This post provides expanded answers and additional illustrations to clarify those