The "A Storied Journey" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Thinking back to when I first met a fellow by the name of Gregg Scott.  Greg has been a part of the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for decades.  His roots go back to an 1802 farmhouse in Bucks County where he grew up.  Gregg loved the medium of art, specifically drawing.  But, as time progressed, he learned to love mechanical drawing after taking a class in high school in that subject.  After  graduating from Penn State University he began a four-year internship for a design architect, Jim Reese, in Lancaster City in the mid 1970s.  That position led to a position with RLPS Architects, with the "S" being Gregg Scott.  Gregg's career at RLPS spanned 43 years of designing, problem solving and business development before he retired in 2019.  During those years, Gregg began a monthly newspaper column on architecture and design.  Through that column Gregg discovered Lancaster County's most prolific architect, C. Emlen Urban.  The more he dug, the more he realized that only two minor publications had every been written about the architect.  So....Greg set out to write his first book, Urban Legend: The Life and Legacy of C. Even Urban, which he released on November 16, 2023.  There are many parallels Gregg notes between himself and Urban, from their aptitude to their professional standing in the community.  What they most loved about Lancaster was it's history, which is why Gregg feels such pride in being the catalyst who gets to tell Urban's story.  If you care to order a copy of Gregg's great book, Urban Legend, you can order your copy at "egganddartbooks.com."  And...if you would like to read Greg's column in our local newspaper which appears monthly, it is known as The Architects' Alphabet which is a 26-part series describing design elements featured throughout the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  You may be able to see the online version of this column at Lancaster.news/EggAndDart.  PS - Greg had gone through the alphabet one time and his success with the column was so great that he is in the process of going through the alphabet a second time.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  PPS - I was able to meet Greg when he recently visited Woodcrest Villa in Lancaster, PA.

Greg Scott