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- 2012
- Jan31132 Dutch Ridge Road“ I would like to thank Mr. Everett Bleakney for providing the complete history behind this ...”Interior of the Hotel Lawrence“ I have come across a dozen various pictures, postcards, and advertisements showing the outside ...”
1 comments27Steel Car Forge Company“Standard Engineering began operations in Ellwood City in 1902 at the corner of Second Street ...”25Lawrence Avenue 1968“This picture taken in 1968 is of the commonly known intersection of Fifth Street and ...”
1 comments24Ellwood City had a Tube Mill?“ The first picture of the tube mill was believed to have been taken late ...”
7 comments1906 Shelby Tube Mill Football Team“ 1. George Buck, 2. Logan Benninghoff, 3. Billy Williams, 4. Bion E. Leech, 5. ...”171922 Ellwood City High School Foot Ball Team“Jo Ann Oxsen from Kingman, Arizona came across a stack of old yearbooks and shared ...”Bowling League Pictures“I recently posted an article about the old bowling alley on Lawrence Avenue and the ...”
1 comments16Turner's Barber Shop“In 1908 fifteen year old Carmine Troino left San Georgio, Italy with his older brother ...”
12 comments13Paving Line Avenue“One of the things I like to do when I get old scenic pictures is ...”
1 comments12Ellwood's First Little League Team“I recently posted an article on the first Little League Baseball League champions, the 1950 ...”
4 commentsCity of Champions“ The City of Champions, Wampum Pennsylvania. In 1963, a banquet was held to honor ...”
1 comments1981 Champions“ The Champions of the 1981 Riverside Farm League was the Royals. Team members included ...”04Family Indian Story“Jim Hardie recently shared with us his family Indian Story... "My Grandfather who was born ...”
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- Dec30Ellwood City 1916“In an earlier post on building the Shelby Clubhouse, I mentioned that I would post ...”
2 commentsTube Mill Tracks“ I recently got an email from Robert Haben asking if I had any pictures ...”15Building the Shelby Clubhouse“ You might remember these pictures like they were yesterday if you grew up in ...”
5 comments14Snapshots from Mathews Conveyer“ We are very grateful to Mr. Dale A. Brown Jr. who shared his great ...”
1 commentsBaltimore & Ohio Freight Station“ The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United ...”
2 comments06Frisco Pizza“ Did you know the Elwood City area used to have a pizza shop? Okay, ...”
42 comments05Zona & Sulia's“ There has been a lot of discussion about the business section of Hazel Dell ...”02The Shelby Social Club Band“ During the years the Shelby Social Club was available to the people of Ellwood ...”Independent Order of Odd Fellows“ The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization that split from ...”
2 comments - Nov30Newton Bros. Liquor Store“ I have gotten a number of pictures from Betty Fontana and others that feature ...”
1 comments1962 WPIAL Champions“ Legendary baseball Coach Bill Spellman's 1962 Lincoln High School squad won the WPIAL Championship. ...”
1 comments29Hanging-Out at the Bowling Alley“ Ellwood City had a few Duck Pin lanes in town, but as for actual ...”
23 commentsFootball in 1962“I was saddened to see the recent obituary for a long time equipment manager for ...”28Ledger Building“ The single story stone and brick building on the corner of Ninth Street and ...”
5 commentsCost of Being Born in Ellwood“There has been a lot more feedback from those born at the old Mary Evans ...”
3 comments18First Little League Champions“The Little League Baseball league started in 1950 with six teams, but it was the ...”
4 commentsNational Tube Employees that Coached Baseball“In 1953, the US Steel national newsletter, US Steel News, honored the men in Ellwood ...”08Ellwood City Firefighters“ You can't tell by all of the trucks, but this trailer fire on South ...”
5 comments07Country Squire Inn“ If the Country Squire Inn does not look familiar to you, perhaps you might ...”Costa H. Spoa“Mr. Spoa had been in the grocery business in Ellwood City as long ago as ...”
1 comments03Blochers Jewelers“ Paul W. Blocher opened Blocher Jewelers and Silversmiths in the 600 block of Lawrence ...”
3 comments02Ellwood Opera House“ The Ellwood Opera House Hotel was built in 1893 on the 600 block of ...”Grand Central Hotel“ In 1900, Alexander Twentier of Evans City started a restaurant in a building on ...”635 Park Avenue - Dr. Silas Stevenson“ Dr. Silas Stevenson built his home in 1891 on the Southeast corner of Park ...” - Oct31Hotel Conway“ The Hotel Conway was the very first building erected on Lawrence Avenue between Fifth ...”
1 comments28Park Gate School 1949-50“ The 1949-50 school year at Park Gate School included the following sixth, seventh and ...”
1 commentsBuying A New Car in Ellwood City“ It was reported back in 1917, if you were wealthy enough, you could order ...”
14 commentsLove Hope Baptist Church“ The First Christian Church on the corner of Fourth Street and Wayne Avenue was ...”Early Boxing Legends“ Ellwood City has had some great fighters but only the men of the first ...”
2 commentsTrinity Lutheran Church“ The First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church originally opened its doors October 28th, 1900 on the corner of ...”Presbyterian Church of Ellwood City“ The Presbyterian Church of Ellwood City is older than our town itself, having originally ...”
2 comments27The Hospital in Ellwood City“ Ms. Drake opened the first hospital in Ellwood City on the corner of Seventh ...”
35 comments26Building the Fifth Street Bridge“ I am always very appreciative to all those who have shared pictures with Ellwood ...”
3 commentsKnee Hi Championship Teams in the 1950's“ In 1952, the Ellwood City Fraternal Order or Eagles Knee-Hi League team won the ...”
9 comments25Greatest Basketball Player“ I recently attended an engagement where the speaker spoke on Ellwood City Area Athletics. ...”
3 comments24Vietnam War Memorial“I am embarrassed to admit that I had inadvertently omitted the picture of the memorial ...”
5 comments20Unidentified Athletes“We have received a number of team photographs from people who are curious if we ...”
9 comments17Fifth Street Then“ I might be a little weird but I enjoy pictures like this; more of ...”
20 comments14Halloween Window Paintings“ I recently added a post about Christmas decorations around town and how the stores ...”
3 comments12The Big Celebration“ This picture was taken about 1920 in front of the place the stairs to ...”Pool Rooms“Do you remember any of the many pool rooms that were once in Ellwood City? ...”
4 comments11North Side School (Cont.)“North Side School has by far had more memories shared on this web site than ...”10The Tunnel“ When the Shortline was being built on the plateau that would become Ellwood City, ...”United Tube Fire“ While Americans were overseas fighting in World War II the Tube Mill's here in ...”
1 commentsPark Gate“ The early history of Park Gate and the bygone Victorian-era amusement park Rock Point ...”05Getting Ready for Christmas“ We have heard from a number of people who remember the various stores (especially ...”
3 commentsMore Pictures of The Big Snow“ We have received a number of comments from those that remember the big snow ...”
4 commentsCity Centre Mini-Park“ After the 7-L building burned down on the corner of Seventh Street and Lawrence ...”04Building Country Club Bridge“ There are seven bridges across the Connoquenessing Creek in the Ellwood City area but ...”
3 comments - Sep281890's Elementary School Picture“ Mrs. Jo Ann (Miller) Oxsen recently shared with us a great picture she came ...”25Downtown Ellwood City, PA“ Shoe Stores, Flower shops, Men's Clothing, Women's Clothing, Pool Halls, Candy Stores, Pet Shops, ...”The Gulf Station on Fourth Street“ We would like to thank Rob Wilson for sending us these great pictures of ...”
21 comments18Dominant High School Sports Team in Ellwood City“ If you stop for a second and ask yourself what was the most dominant ...”01Elementary School Playgrounds“ I was talking to a young man that is in the fifth grade ...”
9 commentsFirst United Methodist“ The First United Methodist Church was organized one year after Henry W. Hartman founded ...” - Aug19Slade's Service Station“ Slade's Service Station was located on Route 288 across the road from the original ...”
2 comments02301 Fountain Avenue“ The enormous house at 301 Fountain Avenue was not quite as large as the ...”
2 comments01Romanian Club“ I know the Romanian Club was organized in 1928 and I found a paper ...”
5 comments - Jul15Giant HORROR Show at the Manos“ Be prepared to be scared. As you can see from the advertisement that Peggy ...”
2 comments071951 Little League Champions“ Fifty years later, we remember the 1951 Ellwood City Moose Lodge Little League Baseball ...”
12 comments06Homeruns at Lincoln Field“ I was flipping through a stack of old Ellwood City Ledgers that someone had ...”
7 comments - Jun28Ellwood City Church Softball League“ Once upon a time, a good number of churches in Ellwood City had their ...”1916 Football Team Picture“ I have been asking for any team pictures from the area and was recently ...”Sunday School Baseball League“ Once upon a time Ellwood City hosted a Sunday school baseball league here in ...”
1 comments1964-65 Ellwood City Boys Basketball Team“ The 1964-65 Ellwood City Boys Basketball team not only sported the schools greatest uniforms, ...”
5 comments182011 PIAA Class AA Champions“ Can you remember all the way back to Friday June 17th 2011. That is ...”
1 comments17Washer Gang Athletic Club“ Through Ellwood City Memories, I get to have a lot of fun meeting new ...”131995 Section 10-AAA Champions“ The 1995 Lincoln Hich School Wolverine Baseball Team from Ellwood City were crowned Section ...”10Tritt's Dairy“ I do not know if it is because of Louise Carroll's articles in ...”
13 commentsHardware Stores at Christmas“ When you mention the old hardware store in town, most people still think of ...”
3 commentsEuropean Bakery“ Many people have shared their memories of the special bread they used to ...”
5 commentsThe Tragic Death of Mr. Johns“ The tragic death of Charles Johns and his son George on the evening of ...”01Lawrence Service Station“ The Lawrence Service Station was owned and operated by Merit Haberman when this picture ...” - May241913 Ball Club“ This picture was sent to us as a question. The owner was not sure ...”Mr. America Contest“ In 1963 Ronald Cuspard of Ellwood City competed in the Mr. America bodybuilding competition. ...”St. Luke's Episcopal Church“ Here is a picture of St. Luke's Episcopal Church that very few people today ...”Is Golf Avenue Named After Thomas Golf“ Driving through Ellport you might notice Deemer Avenue which got its name from the ...”17Park Gate School House“ The former Park Gate School was built in 1923 and continued in operation for ...”
1 comments09Remember the Dances“ Jim Hardie may have said it best when explaining the dance craze that hit ...”
80 comments02Shelby Works Park“ The massive facility known as the Shelby Social Club or the Shelby Clubhouse was ...”
1 commentsEast End Hotel“ The East End Hotel was built around 1893 on the outer edge of the ...”North Side Market“ Yet another remaining building from the Hazel Dell Business District that survived the construction ...”New Hockey Rink“ The first game on the new dek hockey surface, formerly the tennis courts, at ...” - Apr18Festival Bike Races“ A light rain marked the beginning of the bicycle races in Ewing Park as ...”15Second Street Overpass“ All along the Ellwood Short-line large crowds gathered to see the funeral train of ...”
1 commentsMore Fallout Shelters“ Awhile back we at Ellwood City Memories asked if anyone knew where the old ...”
1 comments14The Legend of Blue Pond“ When heading into Rock Point Park, shortly after crossing the railroad tracks there is ...”
2 commentsG.C. Murphy's“ Horace O. Abbaticchio opened the first 5 & 10 store in Ellwood called Abbey’s ...”
11 commentsBefore the Plaza“ This is what a section of a corner at the Mercer Road and the ...”
1 comments13Denny's team“ Denny Schill is known for many things during his tenure as the executive secretary ...”
4 comments12View of Burnstown“ This picture is from a collection of pictures that were recently shared with us. ...”11700 Block of Beaver Avenue“ When this Ellwood City Ledger picture was taken in 1969, the 700 block of ...”Wampum Basketball In 1938“We would like to thank Dave Patterson of Laurel, Maryland who sent us all of ...”08Barnes Theater“ We at Ellwood City Memories have a number of stories from people that remember ...”Annie Malkowiak“ As a senior for the Lincoln High School girls' basketball team in 1989, Annie ...” - Mar28Many Sets of Tracks“ As we mentioned in one of our most popular posts "Ellwood City 100 Years ...”
7 comments25Kiwanis Little League Baseball Team“ When the Ellwood City Little League baseball league started in 1950, it was made ...”
1 commentsCinderella's Closet“ We know this is not a "memory" but such a great idea we wanted to ...”241985 Award Winners“ We already have posted the story of the 1985 WPIAL "AA" Champion Riverside Panther ...”Chicken Coop Hill“ For awhile now we have been looking for people to share their memories of ...”
2 commentsHazel Dell School“ The first school in Hazel Dell on the north side of the creek was ...”
5 commentsPettibon's“ Another landmark that still remains from the downtown section of Hazel Dell is this ...”
5 comments10Ewing Park Bridge“ The Ewing Park Bridge originally opened as a toll bridge connecting the tube mill ...”
19 commentsMerchants and Manufacturers Club“ The Merchants and Manufacturers Club was the original Chamber of Commerence with almost all ...”08Unbeaten 1902 Team“ Long before Lincoln High School there was the Ellwood City High School out of ...”
1 commentsChewton Dairy“ The Chewton Dairy was established in 1930 and was owned and operated by Keith ...”
2 comments07Economy Chevrolet“ Most people today remember the little corner building at the South end of the ...”
4 commentsHalloween Party at North Star School“ Caleb Cragle recently shared this picture from the Ellwood City Ledger taken at the ...” - Feb24Cowboy Day in Perry Elementary“ Third graders in Agnes DeFonde's class at Perry Elementary School held a "Cowboy Day" ...”Dancing at the Festival“ Every summer local musicians and performers have taken the main stage during the Arts, ...”Free Movie Day“ In July of 1981 Andrea Dombeck, playground director in Ellwood City, made arrangements with ...”
3 comments23North Side Market“ Another one of the few remaining buildings in the often discussed Hazel Dell Business ...”
6 comments22Albino Building“ We have gotten a lot of comments and emails about the business district of ...”
2 comments18Joseph A. Tomon, Jr. Funeral Home“ From August 10, 1913 until the day the building at 123 Fifth Street was ...”Mel Guy’s Service Stations“ These photos were originally believed to be pictures of Mel Guy’s service stations ...”
3 commentsLegion Memorial Park“ The J. Wilbur Randolph Post of the American Legion was organized in the late ...”10Circus Comes to Ellwood“ We have heard from a couple of people that remember when the circus came ...”
1 comments03DeLoia's Dairy Isle“ The DeLoia family owned DeLoia's Market in the West End of town. Originally the ...”
3 commentsK of P“ The Ellwood City Ledger printed this picture that belonged to the late Henry Bazzichi ...”02Boltbusters“ The Boltbusters were a Semi-Professional football team in Ellwood City. The team was founded in ...”
4 comments - Jan25When the Earth Moved“ Leonard and Viola Chapman Sr. lived on the Ellwood-Wampum Road near the Rainbow Grove ...”
1 commentsFirst Arts, Crafts, and Food Festival“ The first annual Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, and Food Festival was a two day ...”
7 comments24Jockey Moore“ There was a time in our history when Jockey Moore Road was lined with ...”
3 comments23St Paul's Lutheran Church“ Ellwood City has the distinction of having the oldest Saxon church in America. St ...”
4 comments21Dr. Carnahan's office“ The home at 12 Fifth Street is remembered most commonly as the home of ...”
1 commentsHoly Transfiguration Orthodox Monastery“January 21, 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mother Alexandra's passing... Excerpt taken from the following post... http://bonovox.squarespace.com/journal/2005/7/11/mother-alexandra-of-ellwood-city.html Princess ...”
1 comments20Hall of Famer Hack Wilson“ Perhaps one of the most enduring records in all of baseball belongs to Ellwood ...”19Stiefel Park“ On the 24th of October 1968, the Beaver County times reported that Councilman Dom ...”
1 comments13Ewing Park Memories“Dave Larson who has shared his memories on a number of topics has shared with ...”
4 comments1996 Ellwood City Area Veterans Honor Guard“ The members of the 1996 Ellwood City Area Veterans Honor Guard are shown here. ...”
2 commentsTriangle News“ We have heard from a number of people that remember the small news stand ...”
8 comments05Knights of Columbus“ We recently received a picture from one of many times that the Sacred Heart ...” - 2010
- Dec28"Buzz" Guy Jr.“ Melwood Norman "Buzz" Guy, Jr. (born March 20, 1936 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is ...”
1 commentsBig Jim MacMurdo“ James Edward MacMurdo was born in Ellwood City September 2, 1909. Known more commonly ...”NFL's Nate Borders“ Nathan Wayne Borders was a 5'10" 190 pound Safety that graduated from Riverside High ...”22Hazel Dell Mandolin Orchestra“ Long before King Cool, Donnie Iris, began performing at weddings at the age of ...”Road Rebels Car Club“ The Road Rebels Car Club was founded about 1958-1959 by Al Schuller, Bob Henry ...”
6 comments15Bill Spellman“ In his eighteen year coaching span here, the ledgendary coach Bill Spellman turned Ellwood ...”
2 comments1957 Soap Box Derby“ It took a couple of tries but Duane Weingartner, 13, was crowned Ellwood City's ...”
2 comments10Civil War Reenactment“ During Wampum's 200th Anniversary Celebration, the smell of black powder and musket rifle fire ...”
1 commentsBaseball Field In Ewing Park“ Paul Weingartner owns this original picture from 1951 taken from the location of Paul's ...”Ellwood City East Side Switcher Crew“ The Ellwood City East Side Switcher Crew switched cars from the B&O Railroad to ...”
1 comments09Original Park Gate Baptist Church“ Pictured is the original building in 1898 that housed what would later become Park ...”YMCA“ The former Ellwood City YMCA was located at the site of the former Hazel ...”
1 commentsMen's Fast Pitch Softball League“ During the 1950's the team to beat every year in the Men's fast-pitch softball ...”
2 comments08Building the Post Office“ Towards the end of 1932, the ...”
1 comments06Spotlight 88“ Spotlight 88 Drive-In Theatre was on Route 65 just outside the Ellwood City ...”
2 comments01Tree of Life Synagogue“ Sept 25, 1910 the local Jewish community built a synagogue on the South East ...”
2 comments - Nov23The Old Five Point“ This small building at the five-point intersection in Ewing Park was torn down in ...”
2 commentsUnited Steelworkers Local 1220“ After thirty five years at 724 Lawrence Avenue, the United Steelworkers Local 1220 closed ...”22Shelby Tube Mill baseball team“ Around the turn of the century, the Shelby Tube Mill team was one of ...”181906 Lawrence Avenue“ This picture is from a post card mailed later part of 1906 before Doctor ...”09Wampum High School Basketball“ We wanted to post a story about the greatest sports franchise in the area ...”
4 comments - Oct27Old Purification BVM Roman Catholic Church“ This is a picture of the Purification BVM Roman Catholic Church as it looked ...”
3 comments11Riverside Junior Varsity Football“From time to time, we get post suggestions, but recently we received an entire post ...”1914 Park Gate Baptist Church Sunday School Picnic“ This picture was taken either in 1914 or 1915 during the Park Gate Baptist ...”Christ Presbyterian Church Fire“ On a cold and rainy Sunday morning tragedy struck the beautiful stone Christ Presbyterian ...”
3 commentsSelling Ellwood City as a Resort Town“ Ellwood City Memories was recently shown a booklet published in 1891 as a tool ...” - Sep24Pinkey James Gulf Station“ At the corner of North Street and Line Avenue was Pinkey James Gulf Station. ...”
6 comments221985 WPIAL Class AA Champion Riverside Panters“ The story of the 1985 Riverside Panthers Football team actually begins with the last ...”
2 comments17The Pride of Ellwood City“ According to the Lincoln High School Marching Blue Band's Facebook page, the Lincoln High ...”
8 comments16The Hires Bottling Company“ The Hazel Club Beverage Company on Wampum Avenue was not the only bottling company ...”
3 commentsEllwood City Motor Coach Co.“ In 1922, the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Railway Company created the Harmony ...”Hazel Club Beverage Co.“ The Hazel Club Beverage Company was located along Wampum Avenue heading towards Chewton. We ...”
2 comments15Chesapeake & Ohio 614“ Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) 614 is a steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive ...”
1 comments10Building The Post Office“ Mark Barnes recently shared with us a number of pictures taken to chronicle the ...”07Ellwood City's Five and Dime Store“ The "five and ten" store originally featured merchandise priced at only five cents or ...”Margaret's Restaurant“ Margaret’s Restaurant was originally located in the building on the corner of Fifth Street ...”
10 comments - Aug24Under 12 Soccer League“ How many of you remember the under 12 soccer league? Teams in the league ...”
4 comments10Hazel Dell End of the Bridge 1920's“ This picture is part of a collection once owned by Harry W. Horton, Assistant ...”
2 commentsP&LE Freight Station“ Are you aware that the P&LE station is still standing in Ellwood City today? ...”
2 comments09Pe Wee's Lunch“ We have learned that Ellwood City has been home to hundreds of different businesses ...”
18 comments1958 Merchants Champions“ The 1958 Merchants league was a Legion league here in Ellwood City. The Championship ...”
1 comments03Boating on the Creek“ There has been a recent effort to make the Connoquenessing Creek a usable waterway ...”
1 comments - Jul30Paving Crescent Avenue“ This picture was taken by Harry W. Horton who was the Assistant Borough engineer ...”Ellwood City Bowlers“ Ellwood City has always had good bowlers, in fact very good bowlers. The town ...”
1 commentsHotel Lawrence“ From the time it opened in the early summer of 1891 until W.G. Clark ...”29Matheny School“ One of the oldest schools in the Ellwood city area is the Matheny School. ...”28Ellwood City Packers“ Do you recall those special signs in Ellwood City that fall was coming? The ...”
3 comments27Winky's2 comments23Coaching Football in Ellwood City“ Only FOUR coaches in Ellwood City football history have posted career winning records. The ...”
2 comments20Church Softball League“ For a number of years the churches in Ellwood City had a softball league. ...”
2 commentsEllwood City Tobacco Pickers“ We were recently asked if we knew anything about the local teenage boys that ...”
3 comments19G.Y. Fike Barber Shop“ This picture is of the G.Y. Fike Barber Shop from approximately 1900. As is ...”Ewing Park School“ Construction for the School in what is now Ewing Park began in 1925 when ...”
1 comments14Mysterious Girl Scouts“ We received this picture with very little information, in fact no information. The owner ...”
1 comments09Manos Theater“ It seems that when you talk about movie theaters in Ellwood City, almost everyone ...”
8 commentsGen Sales“ There was a time when you could find anything you might need right here ...”
1 comments081964 Pony League Champions“We recently received a picture of the 1964 Ellwood City Pony League Champions - the ...”
1 comments - Jun29Summit Avenue pre-1970“ We posted a number of pictures that Bud Dimeo took of the National Plumbing ...”
2 comments24Fallout Shelters in Ellwood City“ During World War II and on through the Cold War, Ellwood City was ready ...”
13 comments23Nick's Snack Bar“ One of the most mentioned business in Ellwood City we have heard about since ...”
7 comments17Ellwood City All American Soap Box Derby“ The annual Soap Box Derby was a big event in Ellwood City. The day ...”
9 comments14Wurtemburg Coronet Band“ Pat Downer shared with us this picture of the Wurtemburg Coronet Band from the early ...”11Glenn Park“ Glen Park was one of the big selling points when convincing people to relocate ...”
2 commentsThe United Presbyterian Church of Wurtemburg“ The United Presbyterian Church of Wurtemburg was organized in 1859 by Rev. Thomas Guthrie, ...”
1 comments04319 Fourth Street“ The house at 319 Fourth Street was built in 1925 for Charles and Emma ...”216 Johnston Drive“ This beautiful house was built in the middle of a farm with a beautiful ...”
4 comments302 Franklin Avenue“ The building that today houses Kimmels Bakery on Franklin Avenue was originally a grocery ...”03The Noodle Factory“ The house at 414 Division Avenue doesn't look to peculiar from the street except ...”
1 commentsPaglia's Store“ Frank Paglia (also known as Frank Straw) had the commercial building at 817 Second ...”
4 comments - May25North Star School“ In 1925, Franklin Township built an eight-room, two-story red brick building to replace the ...”
3 comments13U.S. Steel Conference Table“ In 1894, the Swiss-born engineer Ralph C. Stiefel came to the Ellwood City from ...”
1 comments12Lozier Bicycle races“ Ellwood Shafting & Tubing Company was the first manufacturing institution to establish itself in ...”11Sheetz in Ellwood?“ November 4th 1987, Ellwood City property owners and business people debated a request from ...”05110 Gregg Street“ The house at 110 Gregg Street has had many different looks over the years ...”Easy's Twin Kiss“ There were a number of homes and businesses along Ellwood-Zelienople Road and South Second ...”
6 comments - Apr29The Majestic Theater“ When you talk about Ellwood City, one topic that almost always comes up is ...”
8 comments19Wurtemburg School“ The picture here is of the Wurtemburg Combined School (late 1920's) given to us by ...”18Junior Church Basketball League“ Mr. Joseph "Joedy" Gardner of Peoria, Arizona recently shared with us this picture of ...”
1 commentsThe Old Gym at Lincoln“ The first organized indoor basketball court in Ellwood City was at the Shelby Social ...”
6 commentsInter-Department Basketball League“ Many that remember the Shelby Social Club on First Street vaguely remember the swimming ...”
1 comments14131 Fountain Avenue“ The house located at 131 Fountain Avenue was built by Joseph McCandless in 1901 ...”12Ellwood City Meat Market“ Colin Clarke owned and operated the Ellwood City Meat Market on Lawrence Avenue. Back ...”
3 commentsShuffle Shop“ The Shuffle Shop opened in 1944 as a teen dance hall operated by local ...”09Del-Mar Golf Course“ The Del-Mar Country Club came about when a group of guys got tired of ...”Forge Picnics“ Do you remember the Forge picnics in Ewing Park? In the Forty’s if you ...”Rocco's Corner Store“ We have driven past the building on the corner of Fifth Street and Hillside ...”
3 comments - Mar3018 Fifth Street“ The house at 18 Fifth Street was built in 1891 for James J. Meneize, ...”824 Wampum Avenue“ When Andrew C. Cole built his house at 824 Wampum Avenue across from the ...”460 Glen Avenue (updated)“ The house that formally stood at 460 Glen Avenue has a very unique history. ...”
2 comments1650 Franklin Avenue“ During the early part of the 1920's Mr. Pirzappia came to America in pursuit ...”
2 comments081992 L.H.S. Girls' Cross Country Team“ After twenty-eight years of coaching, Frank Geniviva's Ellwood City's Lincoln High School Girls' Cross ...” - Feb25Coach Jim Rankin“ Butler High School hired the former Ellwood City coach Jim Rankin recently to be ...”
2 comments22North Star Two-Room Schoolhouse“ After living on Lawrence Avenue in Ellwood City for a short time in 1944, ...”
6 commentsCarnegie Hero Award Winners“ Terry C. Keefer and Russell L. Clyde were honored on the fifth of May ...”1962 WPIAL Champions“ The Ellwood City Lincoln High School Wolverines ended its 1962 WPIAL baseball season with ...”Diamond Celebration“ On August 15, 1982 Frank and Elisabeth D'Ambrosios of Ellwood City, got to do ...”15Mathews Conveyer“ According to Flostor.com, the conveyer industry started around 1900 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area ...”
4 comments12Little League teams“ Many different social organizations and business in the Ellwood City Area have sponsored baseball ...”
1 comments10Remember the BIG snow storm“ Does anybody remember the big snow storm of 2010? The first wave of storms ...”
5 comments05The Great 1910 Wampum Fire“ It was close to midnight on a Monday night when the peaceful night air ...”03United States Secret Service Agent Baldelli“ There have been at least ten Presidents of the United States to have come ...”02Map of 1894“ These maps are amazingly detailed snapshots of the Ellwood City in 1894, they were ...”
1 comments - Jan29Everyone Loves a Parade“ Everyone loves a parade. There are many reasons people go to the Ellwood City ...”
1 comments04111 Wampum Avenue“ The house at 111 Wampum Avenue has been known as many things in Ellwood ...”
1 comments - 2009“Learning More About Ellwood City Everyday”
- Dec31100 Fourth Street“ The house at 100 Fourth Street was built in 1899 by Thomas Dugan. Dugan ...”Greatest Ellwood City Sledding Hill“ I recently met with Mr. Frank Geniviva to discuss things on and things missing ...”
24 comments500 Sixth Street“ The grand house at 500 Sixth Street was designed to be a small replica ...”
1 comments29Esso Service Center“ Originally this picture was taken by Bud Dimeo to show all of the vehicles ...”
6 comments21Lincoln High School Tri-Hi-Y Club“ The Tri-Hi-Y Club was started for Senior and Junior girls of Lincoln High School ...”Lincoln High School Hi-Y Club“ According to the 1947 Lincoln High School yearbook, the Hi-Y Club was one of ...”14Dambach Building“ As Ellwood City grew and the town was laid out, Lawrence Avenue became ...”13Chewton Slow Pitch Softball Team“ Louise Carroll wrote an article in the Ellwood City Ledger in June of 2009 ...”Friday's Dairy“ One of our past "History's Mysteries" involved Friday's Dairy. Teressa Jones-Wojton had found an ...”
1 comments09The Christmas Tree lot“ We would like to thank James Hardie for sharing with us one of his ...”
1 comments01VanGorder Beach“ Our gratitude goes out to Jonica Walters who took the time to help by ...”
6 comments - Nov16The Sons of Italy7 comments15Northwood Glass Company“ The Northwood Glass Company was founded by English-born Harry Northwood, the son of a ...”
2 commentsThe Flu comes to Ellwood City“ It was during October of 1918 that the first reported cases of the Spanish Influenza were reported in Ellwood ...”
1 comments06I.O.O.F. Parade“ The picture here, we are told, is a picture of an I.O.O.F. funeral parade. ...”05200 Franklin Ave - Rubino's“ In 1906, Joseph Rubino bought the building on the corner of 200 Franklin Avenue ...”
3 comments - Oct16The Ellwood City Romanian Club“ The Ellwood City Romanian Club was established in 1907, but we have not had ...”Ellwood City Airport“ During the summer of 1928, the Ellwood City Airport was acquired by the Ellwood ...”
- Sep25Football field at the High School (Revised)“ For those that complain that the football field and track are to far away ...”
10 commentsThe Foley Leap“ Legend has it that Tom Foley jumped off the Ewing Park Bridge for a ...”
3 comments17National Bank“ In the earliest days of Ellwood City, the town was home to two banking ...”425 Wayne Avenue“ The house at 425 Wayne Avenue was built in 1908 by Albert Dahl and ...”308 Spring Avenue“ 308 Spring Avenue was built in 1902 for the Mulcahys when he was the ...”15Willy's“ Pettibon's opened June 16th 1935 at Fifth Street and Bell Avenue next door to ...”
3 comments02Wurtemburg United Methodist Church“ As early as 1850, families in Wurtemburg began meeting in each others homes for ...”011985 Tornado“ Friday May 31st 1985 was the day the tornado came through the area and ...”
2 comments - Aug07623 Park Ave“ We could not find out a lot about the history of the large brick ...”
1 comments300 Spring Avenue“ The large brick house at 300 Spring Avenue is referred to as the Magee ...”952 Woodside Avenue“ The beautiful house on the bend at 952 Woodside Avenue is known as the ...”216 Glen Avenue“ The house at 216 Glen Avenue was built in 1918 by renaissance man, Harry ...”06First Street Bakery“ The First Street Bakery was located, as you may have guessed, on First Street ...”
4 comments - Jul24611 Wayne Ave.“ The house at 611 Wayne Avenue was the home to the extremely active member ...”Second Street“ When Luigi Parillo laid out Pittsburgh Circle as a residential area, he added some ...”The Fraternal Order of Eagles“ We need your help. Everything we know about the Eagles Club we got of ...”22Ellwood City 100 Years Ago“ One of our favorite pictures of Ellwood City is the picture taken from 196 ...”
1 comments17200 Glen Avenue“ The house on 200 Glen Avenue was built in 1920 after being ordered from ...”435 Glen Avenue“ The large red brick house hidden at the end of the Fifth Street Bridge ...”106 Second Street“ The house at 106 Second Street was built by Peter Schenck along with both ...”506 Crescent Avenue“ The house at 506 Crescent Avenue was originally owned by the Biordi family. John ...”26 Pittsburgh Circle“ The house at 26 Pittsburgh Circle was built in 1902 and David Cartwright purchased ...”301 Glen Avenue“ The house at 301 Glen Avenue is still known today as the John Offutt ...”
5 comments436 Beatty Avenue“ The last house on Beatty Avenue before you enter Ewing Park itself came out ...”601 Crescent Avenue“The structure at 601 Crescent Avenue has almost always been a combination doctors office & ...”15Tube History in Ellwood City (Revised)“ Ellwood Shafting & Tubing Company was the first manufacturing institution to establish itself in ...”
5 commentsNorthside Business District (revised)24 comments13408 Division Avenue“ The brick house at 408 Division Avenue was the home of Domenico DeCaria who ...”0910 Pittsburgh Circle“ The deceivingly large house located at 10 Pittsburgh Circle was the home of Jonathan ...”500 Crescent Avenue“ Brothers D.A & J.A. Evans bought lots beside each other in 1916 on Crescent ...”314 Fountain Avenue“ The large house on Fountain Avenue with the stately pillars in the front is ...” - Jun26701 Line Avenue“ One of the houses with the greatest curb appeal in the former Hazel Dell ward ...”304 Fountain Avenue“ The large bleached brick home across from the Circle playground at 304 Fountain Avenue ...”501 Wayne Avenue“ The house at 501 Wayne Avenue was built in 1914 by Robert and Elinore ...”
1 comments25Stiefel Building at 310 Fifth Street“ The first tenant in the Stiefel Building at 310 Fifth Street was the first ...”22Early Football Legends“ Most people in Ellwood City that follow football on the High School level are ...”
10 comments626 Park Avenue“ Jacob Cord and his brother Scott made the house at 626 Park Avenue their ...”515 Park Avenue“ Earl Slocum built the house at 515 Park Avenue in 1917. Mr. Slocum operated ...”Majestic Theater Fire“ It was almost 11:30 AM on a very cold January morning in 1984 when ...”
1 comments20320 Spring Avenue“ The large stone house that stands proudly on the corner of Spring Avenue & ...”
1 comments217 Franklin Avenue“ Mr. Alfonso Barbati & Filomena Mae Rubino built their home in 1919 across the ...”
3 comments516 Park Avenue“ On the first day of 1920, Frank Moore purchased the home at 516 Park Avenue ...”637 Crescent Avenue“ The large Victorian style house on the corner of Crescent Avenue and Seventh Street ...”
2 comments03Major League Baseball player George Zeber“ Does anyone know anything about former Major League baseball player George Zeber? His biography ...”02323 Franklin Avenue“ The Corner House at 323 Franklin Avenue once belonged to James Runyan, who bought ...”
1 comments523 Park Avenue“ When you leave Lincoln High School from the "commons area" heading west on Park ...”
1 comments200 Division Ave“ I was always curious about the corner house at 200 Division Avenue. According to ...”
2 commentsThe "Other" Helling House“ A lot of people remember the big controversy when McDonalds was coming to town. ...”01The Ellwood City Public Library“ The superintendent of the Ellwood City High School, C.F. Becker began the process to ...” - May29622 Wayne Avenue“ The house located at 622 Wayne Avenue was the first brick house built in ...”27Shelby Social Club“ In 1917, the National Tube Company (a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation) opened ...”
1 comments22Ellwood City And Baseball“ We can not talk about the history and memories of Ellwood City without mentioning ...”
2 comments15Harry's Texaco & 426 Spring Ave“ Do you remember the big house beside the gas station on the corner of ...”14Performance at the Jubilee Pageant“ With all the current plans by the revitalization committee to add a theater to ...”121953 Knee Hi & Little League Championships“ In the 1953 Knee Hi League, the Eagles were THE team to beat as ...”
1 comments11The Henry W. Hartman home“ The enormous stone house at 329 Fourth Street was built in 1893 for Ellwood ...”
9 comments089 Pittsburgh Circle“ Richard T. Brown, one of Mr. Ralph C. Stiefel’s closest associates in the tubing ...”05Keystone Die Fire“ Late Wednesday evening on April 29th in 1959, the Keystone Die Factory burst into flames on ...” - Apr29Saint Agatha School“ I know we are going to get in trouble for this, but we are ...”
2 commentsNational Plumbing fire of '59“ The National Plumbing fire on top of the hill was a very memorable fire. ...”
3 comments18The Pythias, The Maccabees and more...“ We need your help. We are looking for someone that may know the history ...”17Downtown Ellwood City“ This is one of the greatest pictures we have been given. The picture was ...”
11 commentsEllwood Ambulance Service“ The Ellwood Ambulance Service's station was on the corner of Fourth Street and Crescent ...”
1 commentsDairy Queen“ We have mentioned Nick's in Ewing Park many times but many people have also ...”15The BIG Snow of 1950“ Every time it snows, we hear stories of the BIG snow of 1950. It ...”
2 comments14Indian Gravesite“We have heard a legend that was brought to our attention in the back of ...”
2 comments12The Masons“ We need your help. We can list the history of the Masons in Ellwood ...”10Kiwanis Club“ We need your help. The Ellwood City Kiwanis Club was established in 1922 and ...”09Ellwood City Citizens Band“ We need your help. The Ellwood City Citizens Band organized in 1894 and we ...”07Vittorio Emaulele III Society“ We need your help. Vittorio Emaulele III Society is the oldest Italian organization in ...”06Rotary Club“ We need your help. The Rotary Club of Ellwood City was established in 1922 ...”05The Jaycee's“ We need your help. The Jaycee’s were established 1955 in Ellwood City and we ...”03The Moose“ According to the Ellwood City Moose Lodge #93 website, the Ellwood City Loyal Order ...” - Mar161944 Ellwood City Wolverines Football Team1 comments10Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Church1 commentsProvidence Baptist Church“ The Providence Baptist Church in North Sewickley was originally formed November 4th, 1801, making ...”Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church“ Slippery Rock is one of the original churches in the area. The first meeting ...”
- Feb24The Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, and New Castle Railway“ The Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, and New Castle Railway (more commonly known as the Harmony ...”
16 comments23Ellport Roller Rink5 comments180905Howard B. Gills1 comments - Jan2928Lawrence Avenue and Fifth Street2 comments22211305B. and O. Union Station3 commentsW.S.C.2 comments0302Hotel Rockery - Park Hotel1 comments
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- Dec31School Trophy Case“Sorry, we are trying to make arrangements to get your schools pictures but have not ...”Wampum High School Trophy Case“I apologize for the poor picture quality. These were quickly taken as my daughter was ...”30Ellwood City Country Club“ Originally located on the present site of the borough of Ellport on the opposite ...”Ellwood City (Hazel Dell) Civil War Veterans3 comments2923National Tube Company1 comments22Northside Elementary School Class Pictures8 commentsHazel Dell Schoolhouse“1892 saw the opening of a two room schoolhouse in Hazel Dell. This school was located on the ...”
1 comments1917Circle Playground3 comments1601Bell Memorial Presbyterian Church3 comments1892 in Ellwood City“The year 1892, the newly formed Ellwood City is already known as a "resort town". The ...” - Nov222120191925 Ellwood City's Football Team“ Perhaps the greatest team of all time from our area is the undefeated Ellwood ...”
1 comments1817President comes to Ellwood City“ At least ten Presidents of the United States have come through our little town. ...”
3 comments0604Past History Mysteries“What Was That Restaurant: Thank you to Bob Stevenson and Susan for supplying the information ...”
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- Sep1711Business in Ellwood City“ Before malls and Mega-Marts, all the shopping whether for groceries, clothes, or even furniture, ...”
11 commentsTransportation in Ellwood City“ The Railroad has played a very important role in the development of Ellwood City. ...”
1 commentsThe Parks in Ellwood City“ Ellwood City has been home to a number of beautiful parks. Glen Park was located ...”The Schools of Ellwood City“ Ellwood City has had many different schools beginning with the "Old Brick School House" ...”The Homes of Ellwood City“ Ellwood City was founded in 1892 but was already occupied by farms that had ...”
3 comments10Sports in Ellwood City“ Ellwood City has proudly been home to a wide variety of sports teams over ...”06Clubs of Ellwood City“ The people of Ellwood City have a long and proud history of clubs and ...”
1 comments - Aug111963 Class Reunion“The Lincoln High School class of 1963 is planning its 50th class reunion. Yes it ...”
36 comments07Ellwood City Memories Photo Albums“ Photo Album for Transportation in the Ellwood City Area Photo Album for Sports in Ellwood City Area Photo Album ...” - 2005
- Mar06Advertise With Us“ Ellwood City Memories offers a couple different options for those looking to advertise on ...”
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