10 May 1889 - Johnstown Weekly Tribune

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Odds & Ends - 10 May 1889 - The Weekly Tribune

 

Once City's Leading Theater - Pre 1889

 

Assorted Ads - 1885

 

Odds & Ends - 10 May 1889 - The Weekly Tribune

 

Pre-1889 Police Force

H.W. Storey, Harry G. Rose, John Harris, John Jones. Stephen Varner, Capt. Decker, Jacob Swank, Frank Stern and John Beaner.

 

Wehn Auction

Auction - Downtown Johnstown 1864

The Old Opera House

The Adaire Opera House, Franklin Billiard Hall and John Lenton Hardware. Pre-1889 Flood - Downtown Johnstown.

A Blanket of White

Main Street - Downtown Johnstown - 1880's.

Long Gone Places

A repeat look at Pre-1889 Johnstown. Union Graveyard is now the site of the War Memorial.

Once Upon a Time...

Washington Street - Downtown Johnstown - 1860's

Woodvale - Spring 1889

Woodvale in the Spring of 1889 - little did they know that in a few short weeks - the community would be wiped off the map. 

Part of the old Canal

 

Part of the old Canal System. Pre-1889.

A Pre-Flood Look

Lots to look at on this Library of Congress shot of Pre-1889.

A better view of things - click on it to enlarge it.

German Day - 1870's

 

German Day Celebration - Johnstown - 1870's

1887 Flood

An early look at flooding in the Johnstown area from 1887 not the more famous one.

Central Park

Beautiful shot of Johnstown's Central Park and part of Main Street.
 

First Downtown Library - 1870's

First downtown library - pre-1889 Flood - this image is from the 1870's.

Main Street - 1876

 

Vintage Repeat - Rare look at Downtown Johnstown pre-1889. You have the Opera House and John Benton's Hardware Store.

 

Hulburt House - Pre 1889

You are looking at pre-Flood 1889 Johnstown. This is the Hulburt (Hurlburt) Hotel that at one time was an old Ice House. This hotel was destroyed by the Flood. In many old accounts - quite a few survivor stories came from people that were staying at the hotel at the time.