Speaking of banks: PNC Bank is now the highest ranked major national bank in the U.S. Reasons for high ranking: good management, productive employees, lower exposure to homes in foreclosure. May be time to invest in some stock.
Rare First National Bank Of Monongahela City Collectable For Sale On Ebay
Up for sale on eBay is a rare memento from the First National Bank Of Monongahela City. I wonder if it was a premium given away to people for doing business with the bank. This would be a great item to purchase and donate to the Monongahela Historical Society! The eBay ad reads: This Antique... Continue Reading →
Hotel Glasser aka Marble Hotel, Monongahela PA
Hotel Glasser as of Saturday September 25, 2011. More to follow...
1911 PRR TRAIN DEPOT MONONGAHELA PA
This postcard recently sold on Ebay and the seller described it as "1911 PRR Train Depot Monongahela PA". The 1911 date is most likely a postmark date. I assume that the photograph is earlier than that. Here you have a great view of both the second and third bridges that crossed the Monongahela River. The... Continue Reading →
Main Street Looking West, Monongahela PA
This is a postcard which recently sold on Ebay. The seller said it has a 1912 postmark. I would like to take a photograph from the same vantage point but I can't identify where it is along Main Street. Any ideas? One clue could be the lack of electrical lines. Anybody know when phone poles... Continue Reading →
Melanie You’re Not A Bad Ghost Just An Old Song
It's HELLa, Melanie, not HEEla. Damn foreigners. Hear it over at Amazon.com.
Historic Hotel Glasser To Be Demolished
I just found out that one of my favorite buildings in town - the historic Hotel Glasser - is scheduled to be demolished. I have some great photos of the hotel that I shot last year. I'll post them here on the blog Sunday or Monday. In the meantime you can read about the hotel... Continue Reading →
Wanted: Your Opinion Of The Lost Monongahela Redesign
I made a few corrections and clarifications throughout this blog where necessary but let me know in the comments section if you find any broken links or errors. Thanks! Dan
Let’s Put The Monongahela Daily Republican Online
*** UPDATE 01-10-2015 *** You can now read issues dating from 1880 to 1970 here on Newspapers.com. "It is the essence of the poor that they do not appear in history." Anonymous I came across this quote while looking for a sub-heading for "Lost Monongahela" as I was revamping the design of this blog. Though I... Continue Reading →
Lost Monongahela 