On Saturday (November 23), about 100 people gathered at the Philadelphia Country Club to commemorate the Union Army's Camp Discharge, located there, toward the end of the Civil War. In 1864 and 1865, as many as 1,100 Union Soldiers were housed at Camp Discharge. The camp was established by the Army to manage Union soldiers, primarily Pennsylvania volunteers, who were released … [Read more...] about Commemoration For Civil War Camp In Gladwyne – Once Home To 1,100 Union Soldiers
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A Remnant From The Cold War, In Bala Cynwyd
The Fallout Shelter Sign: A Cold War RelicThe image above shows a fallout shelter sign on the exterior wall of a building once the site of the Bala Cynwyd Post Office. It is now the headquarters of HLC Industries. The sign is a relic of the Cold War, a time when the threat of nuclear war loomed large.The United States Civil Defense program created the fallout shelter program in … [Read more...] about A Remnant From The Cold War, In Bala Cynwyd
On This Day In 1987 – Narberth Shook From A Fatal Explosion
On the afternoon of May 8, 1987, at 12:40 PM, the house at 421 Dudley Avenue in Narberth exploded. Randall Greenberg, a 27-year-old resident of the house, was taken to Lankenau in critical condition. He had second and third-degree burns over 95% of his body. Later that month, Greenberg died from the injuries he sustained in the … [Read more...] about On This Day In 1987 – Narberth Shook From A Fatal Explosion
In 1958, Everybody In Philly Was Talking About Ethel Kravitz. She Allegedly Murdered Her Husband In Their Wynnewood Home
Max and Ethel Kravitz lived at 1250 Knox Road in Wynnewood. On Friday, July 4, 1958, Max Kravitz's brother-in-law, Morris Passon, reported that Max was shot, beaten and dead. By the next day, Ethel was confined in a Montgomery County jail cell, awaiting her hearing, on July … [Read more...] about In 1958, Everybody In Philly Was Talking About Ethel Kravitz. She Allegedly Murdered Her Husband In Their Wynnewood Home
