Another View

Another view of the old playground at Baumer and Bedford Streets.

Prospect Playground

Prospect Playground 

Baumer & Bedford Street Playground - 1912

Vintage Repeat - digging a couple of the ones that some of you new readers might not have seen before - like this one - Baumer and Bedford Street Playground. I have to say - this is still one of my top ten favorites and I have a lot of pictures to choose from. 

 

Baumer Street Playground

Another great repeat shot - Baumer Street Playground - it's been a while since I posted this. I'm working on a possible special project and would like some input from you - the reader - because I want it to be different. I asked this question on the Vintage Johnstown Facebook Page. So I am asking it again here. So what pictures and stories do you enjoy the most on this site? For those of you still in town - what modern groups or organizations do you think truly make a difference to our community? Was there a special person like a teacher who by going the extra mile - made a difference in your life? Do you have a famous relative in your family from Johntown?
It's things like this I am looking for - you can either comment here or send me an email at cacicia@hotmail.com.

Oakhurst Playground

Kathy (Voytko) Walko sent in these two old gems of Oakhurst Playground - either from the late 40's or early 50's. Her dad - Dan Voytko is on the lower left on both pictures. That's Brush Avenue with Harold Avenue behind the guys. If you know who the others might be - please let us know!

Here her dad is also on the lower left with Brush Avenue in the background - as to the others - she didn't know - so if you would happen to know who these people are - please let us know.

Prospect Playground

Prospect Playground around 1912

Prospect Playground - 1912

The caption on the back of the photo reads: Prospect Folk Dancing at the playground - 1912.

Luna Park Ladies - Roxbury - 1918

The caption on the back of the picture reads: 'Aides at playground picnic at Luna Park'. My guess is that these ladies are teacher aides for the playgrounds. Even when I was little. City schools used to have a summer playground program - that all of us enjoyed. We'd ride our bikes down to Bheam school - spend a couple hours there, go across the street to get candy and pop - then go home and play kick the can until it got too dark to see.
This photo dates to around 1918.

Minersville Playground - 1918

Another summer repeat - the old Minersville Playground around 1918 or so.

Cambria City Storytelling

Summer repeat and one of my top ten favorites. This is yet another photograph of a couple hundred Cambria City kids from 1916. On the back it reads "Miss Colbert and storytelling". 

Cambria City Playground - Part 2

Cambria City Playground. This was last seen HERE. The sliding board is along side the old firehall on Broad street. .

Point Playground

This is such a great picture - because there are just so many things going on. This is the old playground that used to be right next to Point Stadium. And to add to this - on the hillside - the offices for Rolling Mill Mine:

Fourth Ward Playground

The playground at Baumer and Bedford Street.

Cambria City Kids - 1916

This is another photograph of Cambria City kids taken around 1916. And the reason I say '16 is that that I know the little girl on the right hand side -  standing with a bow on top of her head. I believe that she is my Aunt Mary (Hanzel) Bobko. I have similar picture of her in the same outfit. And I don't half wonder that maybe some of the other children might have been from McConaughy Street - where my Hanzel family used to live.

Cambria City Playground - Part 1

I posted this picture last year and it is still one of my favorites. This is the old Cambria City Playground - I'd say from around 1920 or so. There are at least 200 kids - just having a ball. This area is still a playground on Broad Street. I have to add that the kid standing in the middle between the two trees along with the kid on his left - both look like they are staring straight into the future at us - in the most wonderful - yet kind of creepy way.

Cambria City Park

You are looking at the park in Cambria City last seen HERE on Broad Street.

Free Concert - West End Skatepark

Rosie and the Jammers will be playing a free concert this afternoon at the West End Skatepark (Bheam School Playground) from 5 pm to 7pm. Wish I could be there - but instead I received an invite to a Civil War Funeral in Somerset County - which is what I will be covering today. 

Luna Park Grandstand - August 15, 1912 - (Roxbury Park)

Luna Park Playground Picnic - August 15, 1912. Nice shot of the grandstand and all the thousands gathered to watch the races on a beautiful summer day at (Roxbury Park).

Luna Park - August 15, 1912 - (Roxbury Park)

Luna Park Playground Picnic - Children's Folk Dancing Group - Attendance 17,000 people with 8,000 children. What's neat about this picture is that there must have been two photographers that day. Note the guy - in front of the people on the fence. He is taking pictures - his tripod is on the upper right hand side. This photograph was taken August 15, 1912 - (Roxbury Park).

Luna Park - Pushmobile Races - (Roxbury Park)

Luna Park Pushmobile Races - August 15, 1912 - Playground Picnic. This one of a kind shot has a great view of the lake and all the boaters enjoying a day of sunshine and rowing on the lake (Roxbury Park).