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
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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
Entering Narberth, Established 1895
Merion Tribute House – Almost 100 Years Old
Red Cross Ladies Roll Bandages in the Merion Tribute HousePhoto source - Lower Merion Historical Society Wedding 1941Photo Source Merion Tribute House Bar Mitzvah 1994 … [Read more...] about Merion Tribute House – Almost 100 Years Old
Ty Cobb Rented This House In Cynwyd, 1927-1928
According to Zillow, the house Cobb rented at 17 E. Newfield Way has a value today of $1,115,500, Writer and historian William C. Kashatus wrote in the Main Line Times in 1998 - Determined to be the greatest ballplayer of his era, [Ty] Cobb refused to leave the sport when he was forcibly retired by the Detroit Tigers in 1926 for allegedly conspiring to fix a game earlier in … [Read more...] about Ty Cobb Rented This House In Cynwyd, 1927-1928