Monarch Park

Monarch Park

…Thriller, the merry-go-round shelter and the streetcar depot. The wood was used to build a warehouse on Cornplanter Run and a number of power houses on oil leases. The maple

Oil City Boat Club

Oil City Boat Club

…City. A suitable plot of property was located near the mouth of Horse Creek and the riverfront acreage was leased from owner Eliza Miles. Within days, the local men had…

Guardians of Tradition

Guardians of Tradition

…the top of the street and later became the site of the Oil City Opera House. The church building came from Pithole where it was dismantled as the Presbyterian Church…

Clark’s Summit

Clark’s Summit

…city boasted a population of 7,000 and the need for housing was keen. The lower level engine house for the Clark’s Summit incline is shown in this photograph. It was…

All-America City

All-America City

…districts were aged and deteriorating. People were leaving to find jobs elsewhere. A combination of civic pressure and worries about the future prompted a huge movement to change course. Those…