Old Money

Old Money

…1860 to Oil City to buy crude oil for his company. He became a prominent and wealthy oilman, both as a crude oil buyer and a producer, in the Oil…

South Side: 50’s & 60’s

South Side: 50’s & 60’s

…over the shop. JACKSON’S BOWLING ALLEY – Jackson’s Bowling Alley was located upstairs over the Western Auto Store, later Williams Decorating. GATES AND BURNS – The Gates and Burns realty…

Grove Hill Cemetery

Grove Hill Cemetery

…began when a group of Oil City women publicly lobbied to establish a large and public cemetery in the fall of 1870. Money was raised to buy a 9.5 acre…

Join the Club

Join the Club

…floor of the Reynolds, Lamberton and Company building on Seneca Street. It had been a gymnasium club that had gone out of business. Club members ponied up money to buy

The Jewish Community

The Jewish Community

…West First Street. Local realtor Julius Stahl, a leader in the Tree of Life Synagogue, had made a deal in early 1952 to buy the club property, then owned by…

Grocery Stores

Grocery Stores

…Second St. Charles Best, 204 Allegheny Ave. Oscar Bodamer Jr., 1136 E. Second St. Margaret Buzzard, 11 Union St. Community Market, 54 Seneca St. Cribb’s Quality Food, 6 E. First…

Virtual Programs

…- different though it may look, you won’t believe how well it flies! Pick up your kit while supplies last and check it out! Storytime with Miss Amanda Today, we…

Horses

Horses

…located in that area. The track, reported to be the best and fastest oblong half-mile track in the country, opened with much fanfare on June 14, 1898. It featured a…

Teens

…- Jennifer O’Toole Anything But Typical – Nora Baskin How We Roll – Natasha Friend Rosie Loves Jack – Mel Darbon Demystifying Disability – Emily Ladau The 57 Bus -…

Siverly

Siverly

…meat counter; Caruso’s Dairy Mart boasted it had the best ice cream in town. There was one business, too, that was well known not particularly for the services it provided…