Clippings from when Retiring Guy subscribed to the print edition of the Warren Times Observer, accompanied by items from the Archives.
July 13, 2004. The Shoppes of Warren Station.
From day one, the Shoppes at Warren Station has struggled to find and keep tenants. As the article in the local paper notes:
SPEDD began construction of the complex in June 2002 without firm commitments from any future tenants, saying prospective tenants wanted to see construction actually underway.
July 14, 2004. Blair Corporation
The clock at the corner of Hickory Street and West Third Avenue has stood here since at least the 1950s.
The Blair Corporation, which was named The New Process Company until 1989, has long been one of Warren's largest employers, a fact confirmed by the number of times the company's names pop up in the obituaries in the local paper.
July 15, 2004. Canoeing on the Allegheny River
July 20, 2004. Market Street road work
A rainy summer has slowed down the progress of a number of major consturction projects in Warren.
What's shared first is a 1920s-era photo of Market Street at Fourth Avenue, where the county courthouse is lcoated (at left).
July 21, 2004. Hickory Street Bridge construction
Wet weather continues to hamper the progress of a number of construction projects.
Panoramic view of bridge, Allegheny River and south side of Warren (mid-1990s)
July 23, 2004. Warren Area Elementary Center
The green arrow indicates the location of the elementary center, up the hill from East Fifth Avenue The campus also includes Warren Area High School, which opened in September 1960, and the Warren County Career Center, constructed in the early 1970s.
July 27. 2004. Impact Warren
The first threat to downtown Warren arose in the mid-1960s, when a Jamesway discount department store opened on U.S. 62 in North Warren. The new business, located about 2 miles north of the central business district had limited impact, as the line of downtown stores remained pretty much intact through the 1970s.
The real threat arrived with the construction of the Warren Mall two miles farther north on U.S. 62. It opened in 1979, and downtown Warren was never the same. Gaughn's Drug Store is one of the few remaining longtime businesses.
July 29, 2004. Fire on Market Street
At the turn of the 20th century, Market Street was lined with trees and beautiful homes, as well as a number of architecturally significant churches.
The fire occurred in the building that once housed the Lutz-Vermilyea Funeral home, which is listed in the 1967 edition of the Warren City Directory but not in the 1983 edition. (That's all Retiring Guy has on hand in his personal library.)
July 30, 2004. Hickory Street Bridge.
A postcard view of the old bridge when it was new, looking toward Warren's south side, when it was named after the river and not the street.
August 2004
September 2004
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