The "A Brief Trip Through The Town Known As Lancaster, Pennsylvania"

It was an ordinary day.  Passing through the center of the small town known as Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Had my camera in the back seat of my car so I decided to snap a few photographs to share with you.  I have lived in Lancaster all my life and after over three-quarters of a century of walking the streets of the city, I know quite a bit about the place.  Decided to park the car and snap a few photos of the downtown area just for the fun of it.  You may have already seen some of my photographs of Lancaster, but I'm sure it won't hurt you to see some of the same things over again.  I've seen the same places over and over again and I'm still OK....that's according to me and not my wife and friends.  Well, anyway, it won't hurt you to see some of the neatest shots of one of our nation's best cities....and that also is according to me.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. 

The first few photos are of the City Hall in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Lancaster was formed on May 10, 1729 out of Chester County.  It was named for Lancashire in England.  County seat, Lancaster, was chartered a borough in 1742; a city in 1818.  It was the State Capital in 1799-1812.  The County is noted for its rich farmland and ethnic diversity.

The next photograph is of the home and store of Charles Demuth, one of our nations best artists.  Charles was born in Lancaster on November 8, 1883.  He achieved international fame for his precise, modernist paintings including "My Egypt and "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold."  He traveled in the U.S. and abroad but resided after 1889 in this house.  Here he died in 1935.

Lancaster was famous for its downtown market houses.  The following photographs are of the Eastern Market House on East King Street.

The photographs of the home that follow show where Lancaster's first Mayor, John Passmore lived at one time.  the house was built about 1760.  The photograph with the number on the side of the building was placed on the building in case the home would catch on fire.  It told the firemen where the fire was located.

The final three photos are of one of Lancaster's first banks in town.  Farmer's Trust Company of Lancaster is where my father helped me open my first bank account at the age of 6.  I still deal with the same bank, but today it has the name "Wells Fargo."