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You forgot snakes....You're making it sound like Disney's Wild Kingdom....If I devoted maybe 4 days a week, I could hit all the cemeteries in the area, where I have relatives buried. But, you're just trying to make me feel bad...Ain't workin....P.S. It was in about the same condition 60 years ago, so at least it isn't getting much worse..

I never met my great grandparents, so I can't really include them in my roster of 'loved ones'...and they never knew of my existence, since I hadn't arrived on the scene during their short alloted time on earth. Now let me go and cut the grass in my yard, so my living relatives don't think I moved to Tahiti to be a beach bum....

Maybe hundred plus years old graves are important to YOU....That is why tombstones are made of granite....The aren't going away. I know where to find them, but I'm not going to use my energy for sentimental work to please you, or anyone else. I'll save my efforts for the living, and minimal efforts for the more recently departed. I have probably a hundred relatives buried around the area, most will have to rest in peace, on their own..That's the facts of life, or death if you prefer...So feel free to call me lazy, if that makes you feel so noble..Many of the posts on GoDubois, not only this one, it has to be realized, are made to feed the ego of the poster, and bear little reality to any real action. If you have time and energy to clear brush at cemeteries, by all means, do so...

Yes it is. Thanks for pointing that out...

My great grandparents are there, but they haven't let me know, from the other side, if they are concerned about their graves...Some things just don't matter...

Yes..Appian Way is also excellent.[kidding]. but back then, it was all we knew about...That was the first 'pizza pie' I ever tasted...To those youngsters here, there was a time in history that pizza was not a staple of our diet .....those were kits with dry flour for the crust , yeast, cheese, and little can of sauce, in a little box...It was definitely a do it yourself project...

If we were being sensible, we would be lobbying to get this eyesore railroad bridge removed from the location over Maple Avenue. It is a major hazard, and has not had any maintenance for decades. Or are we going to wait until it or the decking crashes down onto the roadway below. I wonder if it is ever inspected for structural integrity and safety..It would be a major boost to the area to have it gone. To try and preserve this monstrosity so a handful of bicycle riders can ride over it is pie in the sky stuff...

Unlike the walkway, there is nothing "scenic" about that area. As I remember it from years ago, it is a pretty nasty place. It certainly is as remote as you can get. I wouldn't go there alone, especially in the old tunnel, and definately not a place you would want kids to go.

True.. A person can still spend their own money on anything they want..If this project is totally, privately, built and maintained, and insured, and endowed, ...go for it..

Seriously, why on earth do we "need" a bicycle tunnel from nowhere to nowhere?...Isn't Sandy Township and DuBois already connected? It sounds like another scheme to use up some money, from somewhere...What is the picture of? not the tunnel being discussed......Can you imagine the mischief magnet that would be?

Very,very nice....

Yes, they were there, too. I think that was their second location.

The A & P was on Washington Ave, half way between Brady and Jared Street. The only place it ever was, that I know of, till it built the building where the auto parts store is, going into Martin's. It lasted there only a short time. I remember going to the A & P with my mother. We had rationing tokens and coupons during the war. Some items were not available, and some were restricted, as how many you could buy.

Did the state store move to the present location directly from that site, or was there a place in between? I think the original Merritt Edner's justice of the peace office was along the tracks. People went there for all kinds of domestic disputes, licenses, etc...I remember Mr. Edner as a real authority figure in town, to me anyway..

That picture was earlier than 1953. The Acme was in the post office building on Scribner and N.Brady, the earliest i can remember, I think in the mid 40's, before moving to the new store on Liberty Blvd. The building pictured, was the State Liquor store before moving to the present location. Was there a location between then? The building across the track, was Carmella's restaurant, prior to burning down, around...1975 or 1980?? Anyone remember?..I can't remember the flood, at that time frame. That low area has flooded many times. There was a hand Chinese Laundry on Franklin St. a couple buildings from Carmella's , owned by a Chinese man, named Sam Shing.

OLDER FOLKS?......I resemble that remark!.......

You're the winner so far.

Finish this sentence.....A contest with no answer is _____ ____ _____ { no, there is no prize}

.....I remember that day, too.....

The car is parked too close to the intersection, I wonder if they got a ticket. Not at a meter, either.....I will say 1957.... Who important died around then?..What's the prize?

That looks like a Hudson, maybe early 1950's?

I remember something about the 'round house' which would have been the railroad yard, being haunted. A round house is where the locomotive of the train is put on a revolving 'turntable' to make it turn around to go a different direction. I don't remember any more, other than the round house being haunted...Maybe phantom trains or something..

Celebrate Cody's long happy life Snellma......

Thats the first time I have heard this historical fact. Interesting....

No, I don't know who built the stone house, I know who lived there, but I will not invade their privacy. The Wigwam is at the top of the hill, to the right of Lincoln Drive. It is privately owned, so I will not reveal that either...