When Milt From Merion Ran For President Of The United States #TBT Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp's 1976 Run For The Democratic Presidential Nomination Was Not His Finest Moment Milton Shapp, who at the time lived at 626 Bowman Avenue in Merion, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential Nomination on … [Read more...] about Milton Shapp 1976 Presidential Campaign
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When An Amtrak Train Got Lost And Wound Up At Cynwyd Station #TBT
It's not every day that the New York Daily News has a story about something that happened at Cynwyd Station. Yes, that's our Cynwyd Station, where the trains come and go about four times a day - weekdays only. Then again, it's not every day when an Amtrak Train supposedly on its way to New York, winds up anywhere it doesn't belong, much less at Cynwyd Station. Amtrak's … [Read more...] about When An Amtrak Train Got Lost And Wound Up At Cynwyd Station #TBT
Visit Narberth Park – Free Ride On The Pennsy to Elm Station – Oct. 20, 1888
A "notice" in the Philadelphia Times (this would be the late 19th century version of "a sponsored post") offers a free ride on the Pennsylvania Rail Road, from Broad Street Station to Elm Station (in what we now call Narberth, Pennsylvania). At Narberth Park, you could see "the finest improvements ever made in Suburban property." Narberth Park was located "directly … [Read more...] about Visit Narberth Park – Free Ride On The Pennsy to Elm Station – Oct. 20, 1888
When Jack Whitaker Was A Cowboy On City Line
As Frank Fitzpatrick noted in last week's Inquirer obituary, "Jack Whitaker was a pioneer, so maybe it was fitting that his TV career dawned in a makeshift cowboy town on the outskirts of Philadelphia." ... " A utility man at WCAU-TV, he did the weather, a minute or two of scores during John Facenda’s nightly 15-minute newscast, co-hosted the “Tee Time” talk show at Bala … [Read more...] about When Jack Whitaker Was A Cowboy On City Line