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Hello,
I love your site. It really looks great. Keep up the good work.
I have been working on my Family Tree. Mostly the relatives that lived in Ellwood City. I would love to see any pictures anyone may have of the Scheidemantle, Scheidemantel, Shields, Titus and Baker's family members.
Sincerly,
Kim Scheidemantle Houvener
P.S. You can find me on Facebook or email me directly at: kimmyavonlady@att.net
Just learned of this website. What a nice idea. I grew up in Knox Plan in Beaver county but my address was always Ellwood City. Graduated from Lincoln in 1950
Great sight, familiar names. I grew up in Ewing Park no place better. Were any of you people lucky enought to have been taken swimming by Nick? Great place, and can't forget the DQ which came after Nicks closed. One summer they had banana splits on sale all summer long. I'll be back!
I found your website today. Great job and keep up the good work.
Great Website. My Walker family is from Ellwood City so it is wonderful to see some of the old pictures. Anyone with stories from the Walker clan please e-mail me at walkercandm@sbcglobal.net I would love to hear from you.
What a great site you have here. Whoever maintains it must be commended......good job!
All these wonderful pictures and info can't help but make me feel so strongly that Ellwood's future lies in its past. Since i was born and raised here i assume a certain right to be painfully honest about the place. Let's face it, the current Ellwood is a mere shell to the Ellwood of the past. Even the Ellwood of the 50's and 60's, when steel was king, was so much better than what we have here today in terms of a local economy and the arts.
did you know that at that period Ellwood had a per ca pita rating that scored higher than Mt. Lebanon? Sure, we still have all the nice people and that's great but wouldn't be smart if the people who work in economic development and politics around here would actually work towards what Ellwood could be instead of what never will actually happen. All it takes is a little knowledge of the past, some creative imagination and a new bridge/four lane highway connecting us to route 60 .....and the rest of the world! There's an old adage about Ellwood and it goes like this, "....you don't have to go through Ellwood to get to anywhere." With that in mind, you have your positives and negatives. The possibilities are here to re-invent Ellwood. Especially with all the talk about rebuilding America by the Obama administration. It's nice to revisit its past but even more important to focus on its future.
Hi Ellwood City!
I have such GREAT memories of growing up there on the Ellwood New Castle Rd.
Some of you might know my brothers, Bart, Bret and Doug Kissick.......
I would love to hear from former classmates who graduated from Lincoln High in 1983. sherrisherman@verizon.net
I moved to Hermitage Pa in 9th grade
January 6, 2009
My daughter just introduced me to this site.
She lives in Virginia and I live in Ellwood.
Growing up on the North Side still hold wonderful
memories. Located on the North Side of the bridge (Wampum Avenue)
were several merchants that our gang would frequent.
My uncle Jimmy Teolis had a shoe repair shop and
whenever I stopped in to visit, he would provide me
with pennies for the gumball and peanut machines.
A few doors down at the very end of the bridge was
a little shop (can anybody help me here I can still
see the owner but the name escapes me!) that sold
comic books and really silly stuff and lots of penny
candy. Also there was a pool hall in the bottom of
one of the buildings that my Dad would take me to and watch him play pool.
I too remember Nick's Snack Bar and park dances and
our parents never worried about where we were because we were always on foot.
Ellwood City was a wonderful place to grow up in. I especially loved to spend time in Ewing Park. I remember that I could spend a whole day there and spend less than one dollar. I would ride my bike there and my typical day would be something like this.I would go to the playground for awhile and play tetherball and do crafts. Then I would ride over to the swimming pool. I can remember when they built it in 1952. I taught myself to swim there. I can remember the first time I went off the high dive. It was kind of a "right of passage" for the young boys of my time. After swimming, I would then head for Nick's Snack Bar. I can remember watching them dig the footer for the building in 1951. Nick's was a great and safe place to hang out. Hot dogs sold for .15 cents. A few years later Nick Calabria added on to his first building and put a ping pong table in it for us. Right next to Nick's was the Dairy Queen. Most of us boys were on little league teams and we could be identified by our little league hats.
Ellwood City had a wonderful baseball program. There were games "under the lights" every night in the summer. I think there were 8 Little League teams. (Elks,Moose,Lions,Rotary,Kiwanis,Legion.....) There were four Knee High League teams for 13 and 14 yeaar olds and 4 American Legion teams for 15 to 18 year olds. The American Legion teams were the Auto Dealers,Manufacturers, Merchants and can't remember the other one. This program gave young boys like me countless hours of healthy activity. It couldn't have been possible without the entire community supporting it. Most of the clubs in town supported a team. I especially look back with admiration on all of the men that volunteered their time to coach and manage us. Some of the names that I remember with fondness were Bud Campbell, Dee Magnifico, Carl Meise,Dick Friedhof and Don Schaly. Most of these men would spend time with us after spending a hot summer day working in a local mill. I can remember when we played, there were always many local people in the stands supporting us. It makes me sad to see the ballfield idle and not being used as much as it used too. 2j2sZ
I can remember the park dances we used to go to at a picnic shelter on the far side of Ewing Park. There was never any trouble there. Girls would walk there by themselves from all over Ellwood. I'm afraid in today's day and age this couldn't happen.
thank's for all the info+photo's
Thank you the information about Friday's dairy. I will be coming to Ellwood on 10/31 and will make a trip to North Side to see if I can find the building.
Wonderful site Will be back often
I really like your site.You must be complimented for your great efforts and dedication to such a challange.
I left Ellwood City many years ago, but have always had it and the people from my past in my mind and heart. Keep up the good work.
I also have a couple pint size milk bottles with Fridays Dairy on the front. I can remember them being down on First Avenue, I believe. And I remember them delivering our milk to us when living on Hazel Avenue.
This site is very nice and brings back alot of memories of growing up in Ellwood. I am looking forward to returning home. I remember going to Rosanna playground in the summer and playing in the field where the Saxon club is.
Nice job. I will look for photos for your site.
George Brenneman alerted me to this site - and it’s great! Thanks for all of the work you have put into this. What nostalgia! For us living in tiny Portersville, going to Ellwood was big time! And of course with Dad painting there all those years we have many memories. I used to hop a bus in P-ville and head for Ellwood to do my Christmas shopping. I thought this was really big time. I was so impressed with Blocher’s Jewelry Store and that black marble front. I even bought some wedding gifts there.I bought Kathie’s engagement and wedding rings in Ellwood; I can’t remember the jeweler’s name, but it was someone Dad had contacts with (45 years ago!!) I loved going to Isaly’s and to Young’s Drug store where Joanne worked for awhile and made great Lemon Blennd drinks. I always thought Lincoln High was so elegant looking. Actually I don’t think Joanne worked at Young’s; it was a drug store diagonally across the main intersection from Young’s. I will keep checking this site and see what you are up to!
Bruce
Great site! Keep up the good work! I love looking at all of the old pictures...it is so neat to see how everything was!
Keep it going, great stuff
I love the site! Great work! I've only glanced it over, but will be back often to read in detail. Thanks for the link(s)! I would be honored to return the favor.
Very nice website. Great job webmaster.
