A friend of mine sent in this great colorized shot of our very own Boyd (Buzz) Wagner - the First Ace of World War Two. Born and raised right here in and around the Johnstown area.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Redi Kilowatt
The home of Redi Kilowatt - The Penelec Electric Demonstration Center in Downtown Johnstown. Redi was everywhere - and I can remember going to cooking demonstrations at the building that replaced this one on Broad Street. I always went with my mother - so it must have been some kind of mother/daughter thing through the school - because there were other mother/daughters there. The teacher would cook something up - so along with a bag of Redi Kilowatt toys - we'd all get to eat. Unfortunately the lessons were lost on me - much like an omelet sliding off a Teflon pan - I am an expert at the fine art of begging for leftovers. This was the building on Vine Street.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Johnstown Bank & Trust - 1953
From the Raymond Orner Collection.
Carol Reese, Beverly Eisele and Sara Parks.
Mary Lou Shaffer, Bowser and Dale Fike.
Marjorie Cober
Lambert & Fike.
Elsie Michalides
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel - I am more U.S. Steel than Bethlehem - so I am not sure which department this is.
WORM DOES ITS WORK AT NIGHT
I was scanning a bunch of things from the Johnstown Leader from August 15, 1907 and this caught my eye - Worm Does its Work at Night. I am not a gardener - but doing a google search I found the following on this caterpillar:
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Christmas in the West End
Nice vintage picture of St. Therese Church on Decker Avenue - Morrellville.
Central Look
This clipping is taken from a 1911 booklet - all about different Johnstown businesses and neighborhoods. Click on the picture to enlarge.
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