New Photo Tour: Clarks Summit/Waverly (Abingtons) (live in, moving to)

[melanell]

Originally Posted by memoriesbre

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We ended up going into Dickson City today. Went to the mall which is great.
We took 307 as you suggested and it was much nicer and quicker than taking Rt. 6. We left the mall and came out onto rt. 6 then took that into Clarks Summit and took a left onto Grove St. that took us back to 307 N.
Is there an easier way to get to 307 N. directly from the mall? What if we go out where Lowe's is? Would that get us to 307 N. instead of taking 6 to Grove Street?

It's not a bad ride to Lowe's and HD in Dickson City. If they build them here it would probably put the small business' under.

If you come out near Lowe's you will be on Main Ave. in Dickson City, and will also be right at the on-ramp for I-81 north.

To get to the Morgan Highway from the Mall, turn left out of the main mall entrance/exit. Go towards the Scranton Expressway. Take the right turn ramp for Keyser Ave. At the bottom of that ramp, get into the far right lane...it will land you right at the start of the Morgan.

[melanell]

The building with the Frontier banner is the telephone company.

It has been Commonwealth Telephone for years and years, and they just (as in the last 2 months or so) were bought out by Frontier.

The home on State Street in the commercial area has since been torn down.
Rumor has it that administrative offices for a store in Dickson City will be locating there. But I have yet to see that in writing.

[kebunt]

Hi! I am new to the site. I just happened upon it while researching different areas for relocation. It's been very useful, and I get such insight from the forums, but let me tell you - NOTHING COMPARES TO YOUR PHOTO TOURS! Pictures say a thousand words, and it is SO HELPFUL to get a feel for an area through your visual tours. I dream of a world with photo tours for every town...

Just wanted to say thank you and let you know how appreciated your efforts are. Looking forward to the next one!

[cljovan]

Thanks for taking the time and energy. I love looking at the different areas. I am not in the area yet, but have one more month to find a place, so this helps! I appreciate the visuals and info. FABULOUS DARLING!!

[ScranBarre]

I'm "bumping" this particular thread because I just noticed that someone else looked at it and boosted my reputation. After re-reading the entirety of this thread, I would sincerely like to apologize from the bottom of my heart for making a lot of boorish, rude comments that were uncalled for.

While I'll stick by my comments that the rapid growth of The Abingtons is squeezing the economic vitality and tax base out of Scranton, I was misguided in directing my ire at the newer residents of Greater Clarks Summit (namely South Abington Township) themselves when I should have been more outraged with greedy housing developers who are selling our open space for a tidy profit. With the exception of Landview Properties, which seems to do a fine job with many housing developments in our area in terms of providing sidewalks, curbs, landscaping, playgrounds, shade trees, street lights, etc. in its communities (think Harmony Hills in Moscow, for example), most local developers are only out to make a quick buck. A fine example of this would be Tuskes Homes and their Sand Springs community in Butler Township (Drums) in Southern Luzerne County. Another member on here posted a thread a few months ago with photos of the flooding damage caused by this developer's ineptness, and he also related some other horror stories about subdivision. Tales like his are much more commonplace than you'd like to believe in NEPA.

If I had a magic wand I'd remove all of the rather tasteless comments I made about people who live in The Abingtons, but I'm only human. I'm a passionate Italian-American with a big mouth and a politically-charged mind, so occasionally my emotions can get the better of me.

I'll also stick by my comments about the dogs though. An argument (that has since been deleted by the moderators) erupted on this thread earlier in the year when one member chastised me for not getting out of my vehicle and shooing away the dogs because they "looked harmless." As someone who has personally been bitten by a dog and has been chased by another once on one of my runs, I have developed a mild fear of unknown dogs. As such, I wouldn't dream of getting out of my car and shooing the canines away from my tires, especially since they were being visibly territorial. If anything, the homeowners should be lucky I didn't sue them, as the dogs were jumping on the side of my car, and I noticed scratches on my rear driver's-side door as a result. Since my car is older, I just decided to cut my losses and call it a day. If you wanted to take the risk of getting bitten by one of these unchained stray dogs, then you could be my guest. As for me, I can't believe that nobody in the subdivision (who probably would have known who the dogs had belonged to) came to my aid as I blared my horn repeatedly for several minutes. Whoever owns these dogs is obviously a moron for permitting them to roam freely on the streets, and I will not permit anyone to attack me for adamantly stating that people should keep their pets on their own property, regardless of how affluent they are.

In conclusion, to any suburban Abington residents who are reading this, I apologize for my harsh words earlier in this tour. It pains me to see Scrantonians flooding out of the city and downing trees left and right in Abington Heights for new subdivisions, but as I said earlier, you people can't be blamed for not knowing any better. It's the fault of the greedy housing developers for luring you out of the city under the false pretenses that The Abingtons are somehow "better" or more "prestigious" than Scranton, when they most certainly are not. It's sad to see a city and a suburb being forced to compete so vehemently for the same dwindling share of the taxpayer pie, but my ire was misguided. I'm sorry.

[mathjak107]

i love your pictures!

[mistyriverranch]

I just found this thread and I want to thank you SO MUCH for the pictures of Clarks Summit. It was my hometown till we moved when I was in 5th grade and I've missed it ever since. I recognized some of the buildings though a lot has changed since the mid 70's. One looked like the old Davis's Variety store. I lived on West Grove Street right next to the bridge.
I live in the north Idaho mountains now but I'll always remember Clarks Summit as a great place to be a kid. Is the old brick Grove Street Elementary School still there?

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

I just found this thread and I want to thank you SO MUCH for the pictures of Clarks Summit. It was my hometown till we moved when I was in 5th grade and I've missed it ever since. I recognized some of the buildings though a lot has changed since the mid 70's. One looked like the old Davis's Variety store. I lived on West Grove Street right next to the bridge.
I live in the north Idaho mountains now but I'll always remember Clarks Summit as a great place to be a kid. Is the old brick Grove Street Elementary School still there?

Yes. I believe it is now used at the district's administration building though. There is a more modern elementary school now on West Grove Street near the bridge (must be right next to your old place). Where in Idaho or you? Coeur d'Alene? Sandpoint? I hear those are very nice areas.

[mistyriverranch]

Originally Posted by ScrantonWilkesBarre

Yes. I believe it is now used at the district's administration building though. There is a more modern elementary school now on West Grove Street near the bridge (must be right next to your old place). Where in Idaho or you? Coeur d'Alene? Sandpoint? I hear those are very nice areas.

I live not too far from Sandpoint, near Priest Lake. We built our cabin and live off the grid on solar power. Here are a couple of pictures I took over the weekend. You can see it's a long way from Clarks Summit!


and this is from the front porch:

[mistyriverranch]

I lived in the last house before the bridge on West Grove. The Junior High was on the other side and I think that has become Clarks Summit Elementary.
I sent a link to these photo tours to my Mom who is recuperating from surgery in Ohio. She loves them!
Most of my family has died or moved away from the area. I do have an aunt and cousins in West Pittston. My youngest cousin Hilary, can't be very much older than you are and is at Misericordia (sp?) College.