Making history since 2008
Many people in town have been concerned about the deterioration of the former American Legion Frank Downer Post building at 248 West Main Street. The first three photos below were taken in 2015 showing a huge gash in the roof resulting in water flooding the interior of the building every time it rained. Thankfully the... Continue Reading →
I was looking back in the archives and realized that February 10th, 2016 will be Lost Monongahela's 8th birthday! It all began with this post about the D.E. Gamble grain elevator on 7th street. Back then online information about Monongahela history was sparse. The best resource I had at the time was the Historical Magazine Of... Continue Reading →
I just heard Seth Godin say this on a podcast today regarding writer's block: Write; write poorly; continue writing poorly; write poorly until it's not bad anymore. So expect to read more poorly written posts here on Lost Monongahela in the next few days!
Several folks asked how can view the story WPXI produced about the Ravioli sale sponsored by the Monongahela Main Street Program and Bethel AME church. Proceeds will pay for a historical marker to honor African American soldiers from Monongahela who fought for the United States in the civil war. What makes story unique is that... Continue Reading →
The Monongahela street department did a great job clearing the streets during snowstorm Jonas this past Friday night and Saturday morning. Property owners also worked over the weekend to keep sidewalks clear in the business district with the exception of the vacant lot at 222 West Main Street (where Vocelli Pizza used to be). Just... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hHZ3n8noqo Thought you would be interested in this PowerPoint based video - "A Stocking Stuffer Tour of Monongahela's Main St. Business District." It gives an idea of what some of the stores along main street sell with the goal to encourage more people to shop locally. Most of the presentation is the work of Terry... Continue Reading →
Chess Park greeting cards are now available! Each card is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" with a winter scene of Chess Park in Monongahela Pennsylvania on the front. The reverse includes a short history of Chess Park and the two churches in the background. The interior of the card is blank so it can serve... Continue Reading →
The next meeting of the Monongahela Main Street Program Organizing Task Force will be an open “town meeting” at Monongahela Fire Hall at 7:30PM, Tuesday October 20th, 2015. Bill Fontana, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, will make a presentation to explain how the Downtown Center and Main Street Program work in Pennsylvania. We... Continue Reading →
"Thieves entered the spring house of John Hamilton at Ginger Hill, on Thursday evening and took the week's make of butter and also milk buckets to carry it in. The marks of nippers were plainly visible on the door staple. The same party had visited Joseph Gamble's spring house, and forced the door, but Mrs.... Continue Reading →
A very important (open to the public) meeting about neighborhood revitalization and blight in Monongahela will be held 7 p.m Tuesday August 11, 2015 at the Carroll Township Fire Hall. The following information was copied from Sen. Scott Wagner's website: Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Bus Tour & Roundtable on Neighborhood Blight & Revitalization... Continue Reading →
Just wanted to break the news to loyal and long suffering Lost Monongahela readers that there is a group of Monongahela area residents exploring the possibility of starting a downtown organization similar to this award winning one in Montclair, New Jersey. (Click the "x" symbol at the bottom right of the video to enlarge it.)... Continue Reading →
From The Daily Republican - August 6, 1881: Another Sneak Saturday morning about two o'clock, a sneak thief entered the residence of Mr. Ben Phillips, on Chess Street, through an open back window. He was in the young ladies sleeping room when discovered, and was scared away before getting any booty, by Miss Jennie blowing... Continue Reading →
According to The Daily Republican March, 13, 1882: A cow which had entered the paper mill straw yard one day several weeks ago, in search of food, was observed to eat her way towards the steam tubs, but the workmen were too busy to drive her out. A half hour later they looked for her,... Continue Reading →
One of the people I follow on Flickr recently posted a photo (click here to view it) of the interior of the former Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church of Duquesne PA in its ruined state. It's hard to believe that anybody would abandon such a grand building and let it deteriorate. This is the story of what happened. Holy... Continue Reading →
Just a few photos of the flooding along Pigeon Creek on Park Avenue, Monongahela March 4th and 5th 2015. These were taken shortly after the water started to recede. Click the image for a larger view. The Ringgold School District Armstrong Field shown above is mainly used as a soccer field today. Over the years... Continue Reading →
In an earlier post I was baffled as to what this thing was: Here is a closeup: Thanks to Beverly Lytle for identifying it as the cupola of the original St. Anthony church building. The photograph was taken along Park Avenue. What helped us reach that conclusion is the road going up river hill and the... Continue Reading →
Did you know that according to the Library Of Congress (LOC), there have been several newspapers published in Monongahela?. Here are a few: The Monongahela Expositor And Weekly Chronicle 1811- 18? The Pennsylvanian 1828 - 18?? The Monongahela Patriot 1834 - 1835 Monongahela Republican 1850 - 1869 Monongahela Valley Republican 1869 - 1908 The Daily... Continue Reading →
A follower posted this picture on the Lost Monongahela Facebook page however she didn't know the names of anybody in the picture. I found the following article published in the October 5, 1912 edition of the Monongahela Republican that gives the last names of eleven of them: The twelve names listed in the article are... Continue Reading →
HEADS UP! - Come out to the February meeting of the Monongahela Area Historical Society on Thursday. Scott Frederick, retired teacher from the Ringgold School District will be speaking. His topic will be Monongahela area inventors with particular emphasis on Professor Schick's flying machine and the Nerf football of Fred Cox. When: February 26, 2015... Continue Reading →
Two things really baffle me about businesses* in Monongahela: Half don't display their address number on the front of their buildings. Most don't notify Google to get their locations displayed properly on Google maps. How is an out-of-town shopper supposed to find them? It's almost like Monongahela is saying to the rest of the world... Continue Reading →
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