1889 Flood Survivors

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Unknown Plot

Actual photographic look of the Unknown Plot at Grandview from the 1920's.

Note couple of the people standing around. 

Auto Laundry

Auto Laundry - 356 Stonycreek Street

First Old Coopersdale Bridge

Old Coopersdale Bridge - this is the first of three that have been built at the spot where it crosses the river.

St. Joseph Church

That's St. Joseph Church in the upper half of the picture.

Cambria Brewing

Cambria Brewing

Gautier

That is St. Joseph Church on the left hand side.

Washington Street

VJ Repeat - Washington Street

Indian Cycle Dealer

Indian Sales and Service - 154 C Street - Dial 49-462

Trolley Time

Main Street

Packard

Packard Motor Co. of Johnstown

Stone Bridge - 1889

A nice rare look at Brownstown Hill - 1889 Flood. 

Trolley Time

Watson Wave - April 1936

Attack Story - April 1936

DeRoy's - April 1936

Chapin Arch

The old Chapin Arch at Grandview Cemetery.

Island Park - 1906

Island Park was located near Benscreek in the area near the present St. Andrew's Church. It featured quite a large picnic ground. The area was served by street car from the city. The Windber-Johnstown line also went near the place. Besides being an overnight stay for people coming to Johnstown via the Somerset Pike or the Davidsville Road, the hotel was well known for its famous Sunday dinners. During the winter season people would drive by sleigh from the city to the hotel for an evening meal. In the summer, a large swimming pool made the park a popular spot for young and old alike hoping to escape the heat. 

Virginia Avenue

My grandfathers two sisters on the left at the lower end of Virginia Avenue - August 1924 - right by St Paul Church.

Frosty Corner

Franklin and Main - Downtown Johnstown

Lincoln Building

One of the leading office buildings in Downtown Johnstown around 1900 was the Lincoln Building on Franklin Street facing Lincoln Street. Later Cambria Savings and Loan occupied the site. 

A shop was on the first floor. The upper floors were occupied by doctors, lawyers, insurance offices and lodge rooms. It was a stone and brick structure, extending from Franklin Street to the alley in the rear. 

Next to it on the right was the First Lutheran Church. Both buildings were destroyed in the most disasterous fire in the history of the city up to that time - March 17, 1918, when the Rose and Suppes buildings - also on Franklin Street were destroyed. The fire jumped across the rear alley and destroyed the old Kline's Store on Main Street. Kline's later built a store in the 300 block of Main. 

Central Park

Central Park

Flour Power

Downtown Johnstown

Trolley Time

Messenger Street

Harris-Boyer Bread

Harris-Boyer Butter Twist Bread

Pre-1889

VJ Repeat - One of the many stately homes that used to be along Main Street - before the 1889 Flood.

Corner Station

The Corner Service Station - Fairfield Avenue and F Street

Farrell Plumbing & Heating

Farrell Plumbing & Heating - Sanitary Engineers

Stony Creek

Stonycreek River looking up towards the Stone Bridge.

U.S. Steel - Moxham

U.S. Steel - Moxham Plant

Louis Furs

Louis Fur Company - Downtown Johnstown

WCRO

WCRO - Century Broadcasting Corp. - Tel. 9-8539

Haws House

Residence of Henry Haws - 1894

One of the showplaces of the time belonged to Henry Haws, son of the founder of Haws Refractories. His home was located on Vine Street where the First Lutheran Church is now located. 

Trolley Time

Ferndale

Hungarian Reformed Church

Cambria City - April 1936

Penn Traffic - April 1936

Plymouth Builds Great Cars - April 1936

U.S. Steel

U.S. Steel - Moxham Plant

Prospect Homes

 

Prospect Homes under construction

Osborne Street School

Osborne Street School

Penn Machine

Trolley Time

Ferndale

Just the Type

Johnstown Typewriter Company - 225 Market Street - Phone 4-5141

L.A. Surplus

VJ Repeat - L.A. Surplus - Downtown Johnstown - the store was located on Market Street

Trolley Time

Main Street

Cochran

A rare look at the old bleachers at Cochran - late 1920's.

This is the best I could get - with a closeup.

Finding Buzz

Lt. Col. Jack Bowman hands a $1,000 check to Dave Evans who found the body of WWII Fighter Ace - Buzz Wagner.

JHS - '31

Johnstown High School - 1931

WAVE

WAVES - on the left is Seaman Helen Freidline of Vickroy Avenue.