The Historical City Of Lancaster, Pensylvania

It was an ordinary day.  Posting photographs today that I have found of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   I have been collecting historical photographs of Lancaster city as well as Lancaster county for years to share with you.   I hope you enjoy a few of the photographs from my collection.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. 

1925 photograph showing the square in the center of  Lancaster looking
north on Queen Street.  The central monument is on the far left.

The corner of E. Orange and N. Queen Streets looking
south on N. Queen Street.  No date indicated. 

Center Square in downtown Lancaster looking West on King Street.
The center city monument is slightly to the left of center in the
 photograph. Queen Street runs left to right in photograph. No date shown.

Santa is arriving in center square at the Watt & Shand department store.
No date indicated.

Hot air ballon in center city.  Photo dated 1860.  Direction not known.

1953 Christmas photograph of Watt & Shand building in center square.

The Hager Department Store on West King Street.  No date.

Dual photographs of McCrory's Department Store.  One side of the store 
was on N. Queen St. while the other side was on E. King St.
You could get from one side to the other by going down to the
basement on the elevator.  No date.

The corner of Queen & Chestnut Streets looking toward Penn Square,
from a drawing commemorating the first railroad train in 1834.

1905 photograph of The Woolworth Building and
Roofgarden on the first block of N. Queen Street.

Bowman Technical School at N. Duke and E. Chestnut Streets.
My father learned his watch making trade at this school in 1940.
Today it is a jewelry store.  No date on the photograph of the school.