Sunday, February 3, 2013
This picture comes from the Lower Merion Historical Society's archives.
On Saturday, we asked you where the 1950s Lower Merion Historical Society photo shown here was snapped. Today, the answer: Trust Narbs to know their downtown right away. The many commentors who weighed in were correct that it's from Haverford Avenue in Narberth, in front of Ricklin's Hardware. Have an idea for another historical photo quiz? Email us at ardmore@patch.com, balacynwyd@patch.com or brynmawr@patch.com.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
This picture comes from the Lower Merion Historical Society's archives.
The photograph above, provided by the Lower Merion Historical Society, was taken in the 1950s, somewhere in Lower Merion or Narberth after a blizzard. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Submit your answers in the comments, and we'll post the correct answer on Sunday.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
This picture comes from the Lower Merion Historical Society's archives.
On Saturday, we asked you where and when the Lower Merion Historical Society photo shown here was snapped. Today, the answer: It's from the Bryn Mawr train station in 1899, as the tracks are shoveled off in front of locomotives after an apparently impressive blizzard. Have an idea for another historical photo quiz? Email us at ardmore@patch.com, balacynwyd@patch.com or brynmawr@patch.com.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
This picture comes from the Lower Merion Historical Society's archives.
The photograph above, provided by the Lower Merion Historical Society, was taken somewhere in Lower Merion or Narberth after a blizzard. Can you guess when and where this photo was taken? Submit your answers in the comments, and we'll post the correct answer on Sunday.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Students from a Bryn Mawr school packed another Bryn Mawr institution.
On Sunday, we asked readers to identify the location of two photos taken in the 1950s in the Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch area. Today, the answer: According to the Lower Merion Historical Society, the location is Parvin's Pharmacy, near the Bryn Mawr train station. The students in the photograph are from The Baldwin School. Email brynmawr@patch.com to suggest a place in Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Villanova or Rosemont we can use in this feature at another time.
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Parvins Pharmacy
30 N Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Help identify pieces of local history.
The two photographs above, provided by the Lower Merion Historical Society, were taken somewhere in the Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne area in the 1950s. Can you guess where these photos were taken? Submit your answers in the comments, and we'll post the correct answer on Monday.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Local Episcopalians or history buffs may have recognized the decorated sanctuary in a Lower Merion Historical Society photo.
On Saturday, Patch asked readers to guess the Christmas-decorated church sanctuary shown in a Lower Merion Historical Society photo taken in 1897. Today, the answer: It's the Church of St. John in Bala Cynwyd, at 404 Levering Mill Road. The "parish history" section of the Church of St. John website tells visitors that this would have been one of the final Christmases in the wooden-frame building erected in 1863-1871. Designs for the existing stone building began that same year, 1897, and construction was completed in 1901.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
404 Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
A local church sanctuary was decked out for the holiday in a Lower Merion Historical Society photo.
Patch's occasional historical-photo guessing game returns this week, with a Christmas theme. Can you identify the Lower Merion or Narberth church shown in this Lower Merion Historical Society photo? It was taken on or around Christmas 1897. Give us your guess in the comments section below, and check back Sunday morning for the answer.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Find out what this week's Historical Society photo shows.
On Saturday, we asked readers to identify the location of an undated historical photo taken in the Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch area. Today, the answer: According to the Lower Merion Historical Society, it's the former Gladwyne Colony mental health facility on Mill Creek Road in Gladwyne. Check next week for another mystery historical location, and email brynmawr@patch.com to suggest a place in Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Villanova or Rosemont we can use in this feature at another time.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Help identify a piece of local history.
The undated photograph above, provided by the Lower Merion Historical Society, was taken somewhere in the Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch area. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Submit your answers in the comments, and we'll post the correct answer (with a photo of what the building looks like now) Sunday morning.
Christophe Dean
12:17 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Rob! You remember me? I live in Troy, MI and, yes, I miss Narberth a lot too. I try to keep up with friends on Face Book. I will look for you there and try to make that connection. It is good to hear from you. Christophe (Little French Kid) more ›