Erie RR

[Towntalk]

Jay the bank in the photo would eventually relocate into the Stambaugh Building as People's Bank/Society Bank/Key Bank.

[sfc_oliver]

City directories are available at the Mahoning valley Historical society. They looked up that old Business card I gave them from the Antler Hotel.

[jay]

Does anyone have a City Directory from the 1920's?  We might be able to find a listing for the bank at that corner.

[Towntalk]

Jay, it was a bank, but I couldn't enlarge it enough to see which bank it was. A City Directory between 1920 - 30 may have the answer.

[jay]

Question

What used to be in the portion of the building that was removed?

[jay]

This is the Erie Building today.  You are able to see that the first floor bricks are of a slightly different color than those on the upper levels.

[AllanY2525]

I don't know when the building was changed, but the cars in
the postcard look like they are from the 1920's or thereabouts....

[jay]

Allan,

The building today does not have the front first floor jutting out into the street.  When was that part of the building removed?

[AllanY2525]

Erie R.R. Passenger Terminal

An old post card

[Towntalk]

Actually it was a parking garage with Fisher Appliance Store on the corner and a Real Estate Agency being another occupant.

[Rick Rowlands]

A sign that says "Future Home of the Strouss Parking Deck"? 

[Towntalk]

Actually Jay pointed out the clue that dated the picture ... the Strouss Parking Deck which was built in the early 1960's. I didn't expect an acual date as to day and month ... that would have been silly ... but just the year.

And speaking of the Strouss Parking Deck is anyone old enough to remember what was there before the Strouss Parking Deck?

[Rick Rowlands]

Well without seeing the photo its impossible to guess a date on an image that repeated itself every day for years. Its like taking a picture of a WRTA bus stopping on a street corner and asking someone to guess what day it was taken on. Now if you have a photo that has a couple of elements that can be used to guess an approximate date, well then that would make this game a little more fun.  Aerial photos are great for this.

[Towntalk]

There was a specific date on the photograph Rick, but since you did mention 1960 - 1971, out of the goodness of my heart I'll accept it.

Answer:
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Locomotives #828-826 in Youngstown, Ohio on August 15, 1969. Apparently it was a double header.

[Rick Rowlands]

Well the problem is that this photo could have been taken any time between the 1960 merger of Erie and the DL&W and the formation of Amtrak in 1971.