2023 will mark the Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary) of Ardmore, so to speak. 50 years ago, the local newspapers and businesses made a big deal over what they called the “Ardmore Centennial.”They even formed an “Ardmore Centennial Corporation,” which organized several community events and published a 54-page commemorative booklet. The booklet … [Read more...] about This Is The Year Of The Ardmore Sesquicentennial, So To Speak
History
Take A Ride Down Memory Lane On ‘Auto Row’ In Ardmore
https://vimeo.com/794541803 In November of 2022, the facade on the building at 201-205 East Lancaster Avenue (North East Corner of Church Road and Lancaster Avenue) in Ardmore, was torn away to the bare brick, revealing what looked like what was once a logo in the shape of a circle (see arrow below), formed with what appeared to be bricks that were darker than those which … [Read more...] about Take A Ride Down Memory Lane On ‘Auto Row’ In Ardmore
1966 Was A Very White Christmas
Arguably, The Main Line and the rest of the Philadelphia region experienced a White Christmas in 2009, thanks to a blizzard that brought almost two feet of snow to the area on December 20, 2009. If you looked out the window on Christmas Morning that year, everything looked white, so sure, you could have called that a White Christmas. Main Line … [Read more...] about 1966 Was A Very White Christmas
1952 – Narberth Votes Down Voting Machines
In November of 1952, on the same day that the voters in the Borough of Narberth overwhelmingly gave their support to General Dwight D. (Ike) Eisenhower vs. Adlai Stevenson, those same voters narrowly rejected a ballot referendum that called for replacing paper ballots with voting machines. Too expensive! … [Read more...] about 1952 – Narberth Votes Down Voting Machines
Mastriano Claims He Outperformed Every Republican Gubernatorial Candidate In The Past 60 Years
Having been edged by Josh Shapiro by a mere 787,564 votes, Doug Mastriano claimed in a Tweet on Wednesday (November 23), that he had outperformed every Republican candidate in the past 60 years. Included among the Republican Gubernatorial candidates over that period of time who Mastriano boasts of having outperformed are: Bill Scranton 1962 Ray Shafer 1966 … [Read more...] about Mastriano Claims He Outperformed Every Republican Gubernatorial Candidate In The Past 60 Years