The "Pictures From My Town of Lancaster" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Opened a few of my folders and discovered a treasure of historic photos I have been collecting for quite some time.  Most have come from one of two sources; The Lancastrian Facebook Page and Remember When...In Lancaster Facebook Page.  Thought I would share them with you today.  Being that Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is my home town and is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States, some of the following go back quite a few years.  Hope you enjoy them.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

Logo for the Remember When In Lancaster Facebook page.  Click to enlarge photos.

Logo for the The Lancastrian Facebook page.

Lancaster's Fire truck many years ago.

Rocky Springs Amusement Park in the south end of the city.

The gang, The Paxton Boys, murdered Indians held in the Lancaster Prison in 1763

What set of photos from Lancaster wouldn't have an Amish photo?

A story in itself!

Remember the old time gas stations and the dinger hose you drove over
that rang the bell inside the garage to alert the owner that you needed gas.

Lancaster Fair Grounds, 1912.  The fairgrounds are now the Donnelly Printing Co. 

1966 protest against the Viet Nam War.

Hubley Toy Factory was about two blocks from my house as a child.
Always enjoyed looking at the toys in their display cabinet.

And who didn't take in a drive-in movie from time to time.
If you never did, you missed out on a great experience.
RCA Corp. was also located a mile from my home.

General Edward Hand lived in the southern end of Lancaster.

An aerial view of Rocky Springs Park.

This all started in 1839 when someone installed a bathtub in their house!