VJ Repeat - Fitchner Pool along Sheridan Street in the West End - behind Garfield Junior High (now the middle school). The pool is long gone along with most of the buildings.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Fitchner Pool
VJ Repeat - Fitchner Pool along Sheridan Street in the West End - behind Garfield Junior High (now the middle school). The pool is long gone along with most of the buildings.
Washington Street - 1860's
August 31, 1943: REDS ANNIHILATE TRAPPED NAZIS
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 31, 1943
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August 31, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Sunday - August 31, 1947
Harry & Mr, Thompson went to church and Ida & I stayed home with Frances. We enjoyed the time so much. Cecil & Mary Lou come up for dinner so we all ate to gether. Lee Buser and his wife come up to Thompsons to see us this afternoon.
I was glad to see him. Then they took us to a park where we ate our supper. Then they took us for a drive. We all enjoyed it so much.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
August 30, 1943: GERMANS ABANDON TAGANROG
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 30, 1943
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August 30, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Saturday - August 30, 1947
We left home this morning at 8-30 and come out here to Thompsons at 2.15. We had a nice trip. But it rained on us quite a while but cleared up till we got here.
They seamed all pleased we come. Harry & Mr. Thompson seamed to have a good time. We all went in town with them this evening.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Cambria City Ethnic Festival
It's Cambria City Ethnic Fest Weekend. For those of you not on the Vintage Johnstown Facebook Page - I want to let you know that I will be giving a series of talks down at VOMA (across from Aces) on the Native Americans that once called the Johnstown area home. Besides all the photographs I've taken over the years that will lining the walls - there will also be a prayer circle where you can stop by to make your request to the Great Spirit.
Talk Times: Friday 7:30
Saturday 6 & 8
Sunday 4:30
Delaware Avenue Underpass
Far too many people were being hit by trains - since the line to Morrellville was street level. So it was decided to construct a series of underpasses to help keep accidents down by elevating the tracks. There were two major problems - first off, the trolleys couldn't go up Fairfield Avenue before this and secondly - people were gettting hit by passing trains since they had to cross the train tracks to take another trolley to the rest of Morrellville.
Wish I knew who that kid was on the right hand side. Mostly likely someone from either Pennsylvania or Virginia Avenue.
Johnson Steel
VJ Repeat - Johnson Steel eventually became U.S. Steel. This shows the plant and some of neighboring Moxham during the spring of 1894.
August 29, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Friday - August 29, 1947
Ida and I are getting ready to go to Ohio to visit the Thompsons. Harry is taking us.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
August 28, 1943: R.A.F. BOMBS BASH NURNBERG
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 28, 1943
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August 28, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Thursday - August 28, 1947
Clifford and Billy & Harriet and Alice was out for black berries. I got enough to can some and we had pie and ate all we wanted.
We ate our lunch at the Layton Place. I canned my berries this evening.
Betty J. cleaned up the living room and Ida done a lot of the work too.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Daisytown School - 1936
Daisytown Boro School sent in by reader Sue Kokko. Her mother Anna Pavlick taught at the school during the 1930's. Some of you might remember Pavlick's Bar on Fairfield Avenue that once belonged to the family.
Three teachers and the children. The teachers are left to right: Eileen Walters, Frank Barefoot and the bottom right is Anna Pavlick.
Group of unknown kids on the playground.
Sue thinks these are the kids in her mothers class.
She's not sure who this group of men are but they must have been connected to the school somehow.
August 27, 1943: BLAST POIX AIR FIELD IN FRANCE
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 27, 1943
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
August 26, 1943: SWARMS OF U.S. FIGHTERS HEDGE-HOP ACROSS ITALY
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 26, 1943
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August 26, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Tuesday - August 26, 1947
I ironed this afternoon.
Monday, August 25, 2014
The Main Look
VJ Repeat - Downtown Johnstown - 1920's - Rothstein's, Chas. Young, Druggist, Worner's Cacto, Bard Hotel and Woolworth.
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August 25, 1943: SMASH AT TARGETS IN ITALY
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The Johnstown Tribune - August 25, 1943
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Local Names:
Mrs. Willard Nosal
Dave Elsasser
William Krentz
Francis Krentz
Cpl. Fred Kelly
Robert Hunter
Dave Beihl
Michael Chanat
August 25, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife
From the diary of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham
Monday - August 25, 1947
I washed to day and Betty J. helped. I folded the clothes and want to iron in the morning.
Ida was mending some of Betty Js clothes she wants to ware to school.
Harry called me and told me he would take Ida & I out to Thompsons in Ohio on Sat.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Scalp Fire Company
Interesting clipping from The Weekly Tribune - August 1907 - on starting up the Scalp Level Volunteer Fire Department.
John Estep, John Veil, Mr. Brumbaugh, Theodore Bantley, Ephraim Wissinger, John Thomas and William Blough.