- Downtown Beaver Falls – 1941 This image of downtown Beaver Falls was taken by Jack Delano on a Sunday in 1941.
- J&L Steel This image of J&L Steel was taken in Aliquippa in 1938. It’s hard to overstate the importance that the steel industry had on our community.
- Pennsylvania Ave in Monaca I found this awesome picture of Pennsylvania Ave in Monaca. You can see that many of the buildings on the left are exactly the same. The post office is in the background on the right, but appartendly the George Washington School on the right was located right where the fountain is today! I was not […]
- Dead End Pool in Ambridge Here is a great throwback photo. Not sure on the year, but apparently this is a pool built by local children right in the town of Ambridge.
- Aliquippa in July of 1938 I found this awesome picture of Franklin Ave, Aliquippa in the Library of Congress archives. It was shot in July of 1938 and appears to be some sort of cafe or store.
- The Monaca-Rochester Bridge in 1900 This is a shot from the Monaca side of the Monaca-Rochester Bridge from around 1900.
- The Expressway Bridge Construction Contruction of the expressway bridge over the Ohio River during the late 1960s.
- Iron Bridge Across Raccoon Creek The image of the iron bridge across Raccoon Creek was taken sometime in the early 1930s.
- The Lincoln Hotel in Rochester The Lincoln Hotel in Rochester. It apparently burned down in 1959. Anyone remember that? Where was it?
- Duich Amoco Station in Aliquippa Not only is this an awesome picture of an old service station, check out the classic cars that are parked there. What an awesome time this must have been to live in Aliquippa! Is this the location where the beer distributor is today? If you have an old picture that you think would make a […]
- State Soda Grill in Aliquippa This little soda stand looks like exactly what you would expect to find in a booming town in the 50’s. Does anyone remember it? If you have an old picture that you think would make a great image for Throwback Thursday, you can send it to history@yourbeavercounty.com with a short description!
- David’s Drive In – The Sheffield Plaza in Aliquippa Since we covered the two most popular drive-in restaurants in Beaver County yesterday, we thought it would be appropriate to use another one for this week’s Throwback Thursday image. The picture of David’s Drive In comes from an old Aliquippa High School yearbook ad. According to the ad, they were located in “The Sheffield Plaza” […]
