Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The "Historical Photo Stories Presented By Mr. Benton Webber: Part Il" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Looking once again at a photo essay presented by Mr. Benton Webber which was posted to the Facebook page known as "Remember When.....In Lancaster, PA."  Today's photographs show the area in Lancaster County's Manheim Township that today is covered with roads that head just about any direction you may care to travel.  Some of the photographs are from the 1700s with a few having been taken in the past year or two.  I'm not sure if Mr. Webber took any of the photographs, but he did accumulate them and posted them on Facebook.  Some of the photographs are also from the photographic library of The Lancaster Historical Society.  Thank you to all who supplied the photographs so that those who may perhaps live in this area may have a different view of the area than they do from an automobile.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

The Lititz Trolley along Route 501/Lititz Pike.

The same general location, but with the Route 30 Bypass going over it.

This is 1701 Lititz Pike as it is seen today.

This is 1702 Lititz Pike many years before.  Route 30 is about to be built next to it.

The same house at 1702.  It was built in 1847.

Photograph of 1702 today.

At the top of the photo you can see houses 1701 and 1702 on either side
of the road running top to bottom which is SR 501.  One has a red
roof while the other has a white roof.

The Route 30 Bypass is to the top of the phot.  In the front, at the
intersection of the "V" is a gas station known as Pinky's.  It still remains,
but now is a tire and wheel warehouse

Another view of Pinky's from years ago.

Route 30 runs left to right with SR501 running top to bottom.
Pinky's is at the point of the "V" at the bottom.

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