Henry Ford’s Visit and Wreck

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Allan were those pictures from the Google Vindy archive? If so, how did you extract them?

[AllanY2525]

Yepp!


I always wondered if anyone would ever make a historical archive of the Vindicator
available to the masses via the Internet - looks like Google worked something out
with them.

This is a BIG win for history buffs such as ourselves...I've wanted to get historical
info on Parkway Tower for a long time and now I have the exact date that the
building opened to the public -

April 20, 1929

Parkway was one of the first modern, fireproof high-rise buildings in Youngstown.
All of the hardwood floors were layed on top of concrete slab, and the walls and
ceilings are plaster/concrete mix over steel lathe.  They built the place like a
Sherman Tank.

I heard that the building is going to be re-habbed and re-opened as student
housing.

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Allan did you read the message I sent you with 6 links

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Tons of them going back to the 1800's.       

[AllanY2525]

Wow!

I never thought I would see any old issues of the Vindicator on Google..

I just found an article from April 20, 1929 showcasing the opening of Parkway Tower
Apartments....now I know who the architect/engineer was..

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Henry Ford Wrecks Car on Central Square.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iipAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2042%2C6874815