Lewisburg Photo Tour (Pittsburgh, Scranton, Washington: apartments, loft, new home)

[susquehannock]

Originally Posted by unicorn

Thanks for the photo tour of the ol' home town. The old timers still call them Dunkles and Tacks. The flood of 72 did some incredible damage- besides tha A&P and western auto, it took out Donohues furniture, Dauberts(I think) plumbing store up the street, the lumber yard and coal yards on St. Louis street. The photos of the town are great. There was a cool barber shop on third street that is now a coffee shop., they have a photo of the barber shop inside. Lewisburg is a nice slice of Americana, that hopefully stays that way.

Two of Tack's grandsons were some of my best friends in town. I've lost contact with both of them.

You can see my comments about the '72 flood on one of the prior pages of this thread. If you can remember the horse hitch along the side of the the Taverne, it was a lifesaver for me. When Bull Run was coming over its bank, we were checking to make sure the upstairs tenants has gotten out. As I was wading through the water, a current knocked me over and I grabbed a hold of the old horse hitch. It saved me and sometimes when I drive through town, I drive past it to pay homage. Lewisburg lost one of its biggest treasures during the flood when it claimed Gordy's life. Several other residents were also killed. I personally knew one of them. Gordy was trying to save one of the residents who was sweep away. Her husband was found clinging to a tree and survived.

The barber shop used to be Ollie Heiters. That's is where I used to get my hair cut when I was a kid. After Ollie died, a guy opened a magic shop there for a short time. After he closed, Max moved "The Valley Trader" headquarters there for a decade or so. After Max relocated, the coffee shop opened.

[susquehannock]

Originally Posted by Pj3422

Now if Bechtel's could only be revived; no one here in San Antonio has heard of teaberry ice cream!

Back in the early '80s, several college students managed to climb up and take the large cow. It's amazing that they didn't get caught considering the cow was illuminated with floodlights at night. It was found in a farmer's field about a week later. They never did catch them...lol

The cow was taken to a auto body shop where it was refurbished and placed back where it belonged. The cow was certainly a Lewisburg landmark and was there as long as I can remember. When Bechtel's closed and the cow was removed, it was like a piece of Lewisburg's history was confiscated.

[CelticX]

Originally Posted by ScrantonWilkesBarre

Thanks very much for the kind comments; it's refreshing to hear a few nice reviews in a row after I had a few negative ones in a row in a few other tours. I was very impressed by your shop, and I wish I had time to saunter in and do some shopping. My grandmother just turned 80, and I'm sure you would have had just the right Celtic object to make her smile.

I'm always pressed for time on these photo tours simply because I'm young and have overbearing parents. Even though I'll be turning 21 this November, they are very strict as far as keeping a "leash" on me, and they would never in a MILLION years permit me to drive alone to such far-flung places as Lewisburg, Williamsport, Binghamton, East Stroudsburg, etc. for my photo tours. As such, I need to leave in the mornings just after they leave for work, and then I have to ensure that I am home in the early-afternoon before they return home from work. By doing so, I am able to travel within a two-hour radius or so to do my photo tours, but I have to miss out on a LOT of the subtle little nuances that I'd love to explore in these communities, including your Celtic shop. I don't yet have the money to move out (only about $6,000 saved for a home), but as soon as I'm on more solid financial footing, you can bet that I'll be moved out of my parents' home and into a home where I can come and go as I please (at which point Lewisburg will be seeing regular pilgrimages from me for its many festivals!).

Also, I'm currently on the prowl for a Mini-Cooper. My once-reliable Ford Contour has just cost me $800 in repairs, and it still doesn't feel quite right. Considering I'm nearing 90,000 miles on it, and the car is now about nine years old, I should start to consider an upgrade to something flashier and more fashionable. Your Mini-Cooper had me drooling, and I was so mesmerized by it that I almost actually kissed the fender! LOL! I saw another Mini Cooper while doing one of my Scranton photo tours, and I did a little "Happy-Dance" of sorts around it, even though I was on a main road. All of my friends have more well-to-do parents who all bought them flashier vehicles on their 16th birthdays while I paid for my "grandma-mobile" 100% on my own. However, I'm now nearing the point where I'm able to trade on up to an eye-catcher like a Mini Cooper.

P.S. Where did you buy your Mini? I've researched this quite well and have determined that there aren't any Mini dealers in Northeastern or North Central Pennsylvania, so if I needed to schedule regular maintenance for it, where could I go? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi SWB -

I bought my Mini at Mini of the Main Line down in Bala Cynwyd (outside of Philly). It's 3 years old and at the time, the only Mini dealers in the state were in Bala Cynwyd and in Pittsburgh (I don't know if this has changed since then). Now you can see 'used' Minis at dealers everywhere, but I wanted to buy one new (my first 'new' car ever!), and was happy doing that because the Mini doesn't depreciate in value as quickly as lots of other cars. We're about 2 + hours from Bala Cynwyd and with it being under warranty, I would have needed to go there for anyone to work on it. This could theoretically have been a pain in the neck, but it is such a well-made car that I haven't needed to do so. I have just had to go a couple of times for the warranty inspection. I would recommend Mini of the Main Line wholeheartedly, plus you'll get to see a million little Minis sitting in their lot! As for the Mini itself, it is so much fun to zip around in, although I wouldn't recommend it if you have to drive a lot during the winter - although she has a loud horn to make up for the small size, coping with winter roads can be quite scary...

Anyway, if you do decide to buy one, have fun - I'm sure you won't regret it!

[unicorn]

Originally Posted by susquehannock

Two of Tack's grandsons were some of my best friends in town. I've lost contact with both of them.

You can see my comments about the '72 flood on one of the prior pages of this thread. If you can remember the horse hitch along the side of the the Taverne, it was a lifesaver for me. When Bull Run was coming over its bank, we were checking to make sure the upstairs tenants has gotten out. As I was wading through the water, a current knocked me over and I grabbed a hold of the old horse hitch. It saved me and sometimes when I drive through town, I drive past it to pay homage. Lewisburg lost one of its biggest treasures during the flood when it claimed Gordy's life. Several other residents were also killed. I personally knew one of them. Gordy was trying to save one of the residents who was sweep away. Her husband was found clinging to a tree and survived.

The barber shop used to be Ollie Heiters. That's is where I used to get my hair cut when I was a kid. After Ollie died, a guy opened a magic shop there for a short time. After he closed, Max moved "The Valley Trader" headquarters there for a decade or so. After Max relocated, the coffee shop opened.

Besides being a great barber, Ollie Heiter was quite a bowler. He bowled up until he passed away. The store that I earlier mentions was Dauberts, and Heimbach lumberyard It was sad the Gordy lost his life. Teaberry ice cream from Bechtels was great. The cho chos were also sold at the swimming pool concession stand. They were great. Lewisburg was a great place to grow up in the seventies.

[susquehannock]

Originally Posted by unicorn

Besides being a great barber, Ollie Heiter was quite a bowler. He bowled up until he passed away. The store that I earlier mentions was Dauberts, and Heimbach lumberyard It was sad the Gordy lost his life. Teaberry ice cream from Bechtels was great. The cho chos were also sold at the swimming pool concession stand. They were great. Lewisburg was a great place to grow up in the seventies.

You're right about Ollies's bowling ability! I bowled in the same league as he did at the old Legion lanes. They were tough lanes, that's for sure. After The Campus Lanes burned down in '71, they were the only lanes in town....all six of them.

I think Dauberts had a warehouse or something between N. 2nd and N. Front St.. We used to play baseball at the old North Ward school (late '60s - early '70s) and we would hit the balls on their roof. We used to call a ball that was hit on the roof an upper-decker. During the summer, we would play ball there every morning at 10:00 AM like clockwork. Ahhhh.....the good old days.

I'm not very familiar with the swimming pool. I was only there about twice. However, I spent a lot of time at the mini-golf course.

[j-town girl]

Originally Posted by susquehannock

I worked at the Campus Theatre in the late '60s. Harold Steiffel was a fantastic person. I can still see him leaning on the parking meter in front of the theater and waving at people when they drove by. They have a star embedded in the sidewalk where he used to stand.

did u grow up in lewisburg?

[jenniferhardy]

You did a awsome job with those picture I was hopeing to see some of Lewistown and Port Royal! I see form your pictures Lewistown is very lovely! I hope to find pictures of Port Royal next I heard It was nice too. We want to compare the two. Husband had a job offer and it is close to either of the two towns and will conceter other towns around there to! But right now we are looking in to those two! Dont want to get to over whelmed! Thanks again for the very lovely pictures of Lewistown!

[susquehannock]

Originally Posted by j-town girl

did u grow up in lewisburg?

Indeed I did.

[jenniferhardy]

Originally Posted by jenniferhardy

You did a awsome job with those picture I was hopeing to see some of Lewistown and Port Royal! I hope to find pictures of Port Royal and Lewistown. We want to compare the two. Husband had a job offer and it is close to either of the two towns and will conceter other towns around there to! But right now we are looking in to those two! Dont want to get to over whelmed! Thanks again for the very lovely pictures! How far away are these two towns from the one you took the lovely pictures of?

Sorry read the Location of the picture's wrong I was very tiered so I am editing this to fix my mistake again I am sorry! Would love to see if Port Royal and Lewistown are just as lovely!

[Pj3422]

Did you ever have a cho-cho? It was a chocolate malted ice cream in a dixie-cup-type container with a plastic lid. You got a popsicle stick with it which you pushed through the lid. You rolled the cup in your hands to soften it up a bit, then removed the cup and had a "popsicle" to eat.

Wow -- I had completely forgotten about those! They were my favorite treat at the neighborhood pool.