Priscilla Pearson must have been trying to fight back a challenge in her re-election bid, to the Lower Merion Republican Committee in 1972 (Merion -1, which is now 12-1). It appears that her campaign was a success. In 1980 she was elected and, in 1984, re-elected as Treasurer of the Committee. This year no Republicans have filed to run for Committee in 12-1; in fact, no … [Read more...] about In 1972, Campaigning For LM GOP Committee, A Merion Woman Ran A Half-Page Ad In The Main Line Times
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Remember Split Levels?
In December of 2021, self-described Millenial, Sarah Magnuson, waxed nearly poetic in the ever-so-hip ApartmentTherapy.com - about split-level houses. She wrote - I’m calling on all millennials and Gen Zers to consider the split-level — even if you think it appears outdated. First, let’s think about space. The tiny home movement is in full swing. Split levels are far from the … [Read more...] about Remember Split Levels?
Marjorie Margolies Ended Montco GOP’s Steak Of 39 Straight Congressional Wins
In 1992 Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky did what no Democrat in Montgomery County had been able to do for the previous 80 years. She got elected to Congress. Robert Difenderfer, the Montco Democrat who won a U.S. House seat in 1910 and 1912, had the good fortune of running in years when the Republican Party was hopelessly divided. In both of those election cycles, county voters … [Read more...] about Marjorie Margolies Ended Montco GOP’s Steak Of 39 Straight Congressional Wins
Failed Ardmore Bank Is Now Home To DePaul’s, An Upscale Steak House
The Ardmore building which is now the location of DePaul's Table, was built in the 1890s for the Merion Title and Trust Company, a bank that failed in 1931. Over the course of the building's one-hundred-twenty-something year history, four other businesses have occupied that space. Inquirer - September 8, 1891 - Merion Title and Trust Purchased the … [Read more...] about Failed Ardmore Bank Is Now Home To DePaul’s, An Upscale Steak House
As Sears Closes Its Last PA Store, We’re Reminded Of Their 19-Year Run In St. Davids
As the rapidly declining, but once omnipresent Sears Department Stores announced that they will be closing their last full-service location in Pennsylvania, we were reminded that the former retailing giant, for a relatively short time, had a full-service store and a regional headquarters in St. Davids, Radnor Township. Sears in St. Davids opened … [Read more...] about As Sears Closes Its Last PA Store, We’re Reminded Of Their 19-Year Run In St. Davids