Wednesday, December 31, 2014

New Years Eve 1977

Ann Corio at the Palace the week of December 27, 1977 - January 1, 1978. Miss Corio wasn't the most pleasant individual to grace the Palace stage. I do remember a few of us guzzling champagne from the bottle during the NYE party.
Ad from The Plain Dealer, December 25, 1977.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine on a visit to Steamtown, December 1997.

Monday, December 29, 2014

E. Stroudsburg: Lackawanna Station

Lackawanna Station in East Stroudsburg, May 1998. This station was heavily damaged by fire several years ago, and was subsequently moved and rebuilt in a nearby park.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Lowville & Beaver River 1923

Lowville & Beaver River 1923 at Steamtown, January 14, 2012.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Delaware & Hudson Caboose

An abandoned D&H caboose, near the Jersey Central station in Wilkes-Barre, August 19, 1997.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Loew's Ohio: Mary Poppins

50 years ago yesterday, Loew's Ohio re-opened a little over 5 months after the fire that destroyed the grand lobby.
From The Plain Dealer, December 21, 1964.
From The Plain Dealer, December 26, 1964.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!
Above, Liberty Magazine, December 23, 1939.
Cleveland, Playhouse Square, 1934, photo from the Cleveland Public Library.
Railway Express Agency ad, from time, December 11, 1939.
Chesterfield ad, from Photoplay, December 1943.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Steam at Steamtown

Back when there was steam at Steamtown, Canadian National 3254 and Canadian Pacific 2317, from December 6, 2008.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Scranton Police Memorial

The Samuel W. Pennypacker Police Memorial outside of Scranton Police headquarters, November 11, 2011.

Monday, December 22, 2014

Cleveland: Max Mink & RKO Employees Save Christmas

A heartwarming story from the pages of Box Office magazine.
Above, Box Office, January 9, 1954.
Above, Box Office, January 2, 1954.
Max Mink sells first Cinerama ticket to Marlene Lurie at the Palace 1956. Cleveland Press photo from the Cleveland Memory Project. 

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Canadian Pacific 2317

CP 2317 at Steamtown from September 26, 2009.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Cleveland: Neighborhood Theatres

At your neighborhood theatre, from The Plain Dealer, December 22, 1939.
This can be enlarged by clicking the image.

Loew's Stillman: White Christmas

White Christmas re-release, at Loew's Stillman, from the Plain Dealer, October 27, 1961.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Mt Pleasant Breaker and Washery

A couple postcards of the Mt Pleasant Breaker and Washery.
Above, undated.
Below, November 13, 1907.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Playhouse Square 1938

Looking east on Euclid Avenue at Playhouse Square, December 1938, Cleveland Railway photo.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Sleep Like A Kitten

C&O ad from Time magazine, December 11, 1939.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Number 5 Dam

A few views of the Number 5 Dam, from November 24, 2009.

Monday, December 15, 2014

The John Bull

The replica of the John Bull, the first locomotive to run in New Jersey, at Steamtown, September 1999.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Nickel Plate 514

Nickel Plate 514 masquerading as Lackawanna 514, from September 1995,

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Hotel Jermyn

The Hotel Jermyn from January 5, 2012.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Allen Theatre Robbery, 1959

A rather shocking incident where manager Howard Higley was shot and wounded in a robbery at the theatre, December 12, 1959.
From The Plain Dealer, December 13, 1959.
A brief update in Box Office, January 4, 1960. 
Allen rotunda, from Architectural Record, November, 1921. 

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Eckley Pa.

A few views of Eckley from October 1998.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Chick's Diner

Chick's Diner on Moosic Street, a South Scranton landmark, on July 4, 2008.