I took this photo a few years ago of what was at one time the Follmer Clogg Umbrella factory on West King St. in downtown Lancaster. It was the largest in the world. Today it is an apartment complex. |
The Fulton Opera House on North Prince Street is now the oldest "living" theatre in the United States. I have a few stores about the building that can be found under "Lancaster County". |
In 1903 the Safety Buggy Works was the first company in America to build an automobile. It was located on North Plum Street in downtown Lancaster. |
One of Lancaster's most famous athletes, Barney Ewell, who won one gold and two silver medals in the 1948 Olympics. According to my dad, Barney still owed my dad money when he died. |
An old postcard of the Woolworth building in downtown Lancaster. It opened in 1900 and was the tallest building in Lancaster at the time. |
This is the Greist building in downtown Lancaster. It was designed by C. Emlen Urban and became the tallest building in Lancaster when it was built. |
Lancaster's Central Market is the oldest operating farmer's market in the United States. In this 1890 photo you can see a few of the 79 butchers who operated at the central market. |
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