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Lord and Taylor at Bala Cynwyd, 1955-2020
Lord and Taylor at Bala Cynwyd, 1955-2020https://youtu.be/81uyU760o1wAn estimated 35,000 men, women and children converged at City Line and Belmont Ave., Bala Cynwyd, between 7 and 10 o’clock last night for a public preview of Delaware Valley’s newest department store, a branch of New York’s Lord and Taylor.Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1955. Today there are Going Out of … [Read more...] about Lord and Taylor at Bala Cynwyd, 1955-2020
When Lower Merion Schools Desegregated
When Lower Merion Schools Were Desegregated On the morning of August 27, 1963, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the night before, "A stormy, three-hour meeting of the Lower Merion School Board was climaxed Monday night by a 8-0 vote to close the predominantly Negro Ardmore Elementary School [Ardmore Avenue School] to speed … [Read more...] about When Lower Merion Schools Desegregated
Quarantined Bryn Mawr College – Was An ‘Escape Community’ From The 1918 Spanish Flu
Quarantined Bryn Mawr College - Was An 'Escape Community' From The 1918 Spanish Flu On Saturday (3/28/2020) BillyPenn ran an article that described how the students and faculty at Bryn Mawr College fared so well during the 1918 Flu Pandemic, compared to other nearby communities. BillyPenn referred to a University of Michigan … [Read more...] about Quarantined Bryn Mawr College – Was An ‘Escape Community’ From The 1918 Spanish Flu
Images Of Lower Merion And Narberth In The 2010s
Images Of Lower Merion And Narberth In The 2010s 2010 Harriton "Spygate" 2011 Borders Closes 2012 Chaka Fattah Is Lower Merion's New Congressman 2012 Joe The Jeweler Opens On Montgomery Ave. - Doesn't Last Very Long 2012 Ludington Library Re-opens - Ricky Reports! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlAjmzhBxrI 2013 Aces Are State … [Read more...] about Images Of Lower Merion And Narberth In The 2010s