I am new to this forum and have been reading some of the memories. Someone named the "five and ten cent" stores that were once in downtown Youngstown, but could not think of one -- the one he/she left out was Grants on the corner of W. Federal and Hazel (Southwest corner) I left Youngstown in the early sixties and visited only occasionally through the early ninties. I grew up on the South Side in the fourties and fifties.
I am trying to locate a photograph of the old Garfield School on the corner of Erie and E. Delason(sp) Aves. Can anyone help me out? ???
Also what was the name of the nut house downtown somewhere near the square? I THINK that was the name -- "The Nut House" I know we used to wait for the Market St. bus across the street from it and you could smell the nuts roasting when the wind was right.
I am glad to see that someone is interested in saving the old theaters -- such beautiful memories of just walking into the Palace -- I can't remember the films, but I will never forget that interior!
I would love to see some more memories of "my era"............
If you will go to my Webshots site, http://community.webshots.com/ladynews500 there are many photos of historic Youngstown.
5 and 10 Cent Stores 1950
Murphy's had two stores downtown ... one at the corner of West Federal and Phelps and one at the corner of South Champion and East Federal
McCroys - Square
Woolworth's - West Federal
Kress - West Federal
Grants - West Federal
I goofed ... the correct URL is
http://community.webshots.com/user/ladynews500
I ommitted the /user/ in the first message