Jewels of The City

I helped clean up the city during this time.. I was a teenager. It was so sad to see the people (especially the elderly) crying and wondering how they would "rebuild" Nice slide show... Thank you !

The Diamond City Partnership has been working hard to improve Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. Well here's how it looked almost exactly 107 years ago. Photo # L89....10.016 A shot of Wilkes-Barre's Public Square taken by W. J. Ross on April 10, 1913. Taken facing East Market Street, the Savoy Theater is prominently featured in the background.

G.A.R. Construction on or about 1925

The traveling circus was pretty much a memory even before COVID-19, but not so long ago they were a common sight. Photo # L94.03.233 A 1905 photograph of the r...efreshments stand in the midway of a traveling circus set up "outside of Wilkes-Barre" according to the back of the photo. Other games and exhibitions are to the right with the entrance to the main show under the Big Top in the background. See more