

Where Can I Park My Car?
in 1939 Indian Refining Company decided they needed parking for their employees' cars.

Lawrence Lore
1 day ago1 min read
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Fish Photos
A shoebox of photographs was given to the Historical Society recently. The majority were unnamed. However, we found ourselves fascinated...

Lawrence Lore
3 days ago1 min read
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The Fate of LTHS Buildings
IN THE BEGINNING Lawrenceville high school students attended Old Central on the southeast corner of 12th and Washington Streets facing...

Lawrence Lore
5 days ago1 min read
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Cars of the 20s and 30s
We received a shoe box full of old snapshots and look what we found! C R Wallace on a vintage truck with a spare tire on the side and a...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 171 min read
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Class in Bike Riding
Because many students could not afford a bike in 1938, their teacher Marguerite Hawkins at Holiday School in Allison township brought...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 191 min read
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1929 LTHS Football
Notice the marching band in the lower photo on above page

Lawrence Lore
Mar 31 min read
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Christy's Texaco Station
The lower left-hand corner of the picture above is now the landscaped corner at State and 11th street. The white shed-like building is...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 62 min read
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Island School 1940s-1940s
Island school was a one room school located amid four other schools, Petty school on the west, Petrolia school on the south, Chauncey...

Lawrence Lore
Jan 273 min read
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House Indentification
We are trying to identify these houses that were pictured in the newspaper in 1938. Perhaps someone can "Google map" them and send us a...

Lawrence Lore
Jan 241 min read
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Wingfoot Homes in Bridgeport
Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...

Lawrence Lore
Jan 92 min read
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