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Here is an oldie of the Commercial Hotel in DuBois on the corner of Brady St. & Long Ave.

"The Santa's" played some great music at the St Michael's Labor Day Festival in 2010. Here they are singing one of their favorite polkas "Hurry Up Santa", while waiting in line at the nearest porta-pot. LOL

V.T. Smith Daily was a very popular business in the DuBois Area for many years. Here is a photo of their building in 1965 located on the corner of Weber Ave & Jared St. and a photo of their Milk Wagon from 1920. Tell me your story ...

We're going way way back for this one.... This photo is from the 1897 DuBois High School Football team in which Tom Mix was a player.

Here is an Oldie buy goldie photo of Mayor Cawthra with seven officers of the DuBois Police Department in the early 1930's. I do see a few popular DuBois names on the bottom.

Do you remember when this building on 600 W. Long Ave. was the Friendship Hose Company? Tell me your story ...

DuBois Business College located in the City of DuBois in 1907. DuBois Business College was founded in 1885 by proprietor J.N. Woolfington. Woolfington recognized a need for an educational institution that prepared students to be successful, contributing members of society as business owners, operators, and employees. Complete with classrooms, housing, parlors and stables, the original college was situated just north of downtown DuBois, near the present day Best Western Hotel on N. Park Place. Records indicate that, at the time, DuBois Business College was the largest building in America devoted exclusively to commercial education. As the college thrived and times changed, the college proudly added a “Home Department” in 1905 to give students “a means for a healthful and good environment.” DuBois Business College was the first (and only) strictly business school in America offering such a program. In the years following, DuBois Business College relocated to a large building on South Brady Street and then to a site on West Long Avenue and then the final move to Beaver Drive before it was closed in 2016. DuBois Business College educated many of the area’s business leaders and professionals. In doing so, the college contributed to the success of many enterprises and communities in the region. Note: DBC additionally had locations in Huntingdon, Philipsburg and Oil City.

This is the railroad freight station on Long Ave in DuBois, being demolished in the 70's. This was across the tracks from the passenger depot which was restored by Toni Cherry Law offices and stands today.

This is the Percussion section of the DuBois High School Band in 1948. Mr. Donald Graff is the Band Director.

It was a sad day in DuBois & America when President Kennedy was shot 61 years ago on Friday November 22nd, 1963. Please share your story ... (photo from Judy Amick)

I was sent this photo without any details. This is a old school house with Rockton Pa. written on the bottom right. Does any Rockton folks know where the location of this is or was or maybe have a story? Thanks for the help ...

People from DuBois viewing the damage after the Great Fire of 1888 ... The fire started around 1 p.m. On a hot afternoon in John Baker’s Hotel near the present B & O crossing on Long Avenue. The one-hose cart in the community responded but only a trickle of water could be obtained from the hydrant because of a water leak. The wind blew the fire toward Main Street., consuming nearly everything to State Street by 3 p.m. Then the wind shifted causing the fire to jump the railroad tracks and head up Long Avenue. Dynamiting buildings in an attempt to stop the flames only spread it further. When the winds ceased blowing that evening the fire dissipated. By then it had devoured buildings and businesses bordered by Long Avenue, Stockdale Street., East Scribner Avenue, to beyond Main Street. Damage would be estimated at $1 million, but luckily no lives were lost in the disaster. Within a week of the June 18, 1888, Great Fire, which leveled most of the City of DuBois in approximately 8 hours, the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department was born. The first company formed was Volunteer Second Ward, on June 25, 1888. It was followed by Friendship Fifth Ward, VanTassel (later J. E. DuBois Third Ward), Fourth Ward, and Goodwill Hose Company in the Fifth Ward. The first fire chief was James Whitehall. The first fire truck to serve the community was homemade and cost $1,200. Weaver’s Garage on S. Brady St. converted a used car into a good imitation of a motorized fire truck for the Fourth Ward Hose Company in 1916. From these beginnings, DuBois now can claim one of the finest and longest existing volunteer fire companies in the United States. Photo & story from Dubois Historical Society

The Levine Bros. Quality Men's & Boy's Shop was located on Long Ave. in DuBois. It was right next to the Avenue Theater.

Here is an oldie photo of the J.E. DuBois Hose Company #3 located on First St. This building burned down and was rebuilt in 1961. (photo from Robin Scull)

The Bicentennial Wagon Train passed through central Pennsylvania June 26-28, 1976, on its way to Valley Forge, in celebration of America’s 200th birthday. The photo shows the Wagon Train coming through Dubois on Brady St. from the Sandy Bridge. The corner on the left side is where Subway is today. (photo from Karen Henry)

Do you remember the Ideal Products Inc? In the 60's B.F.Goodrich was there and today it is the DuBois Harley-Davidson, located on DuBois Ave. > note: Michael Sabarich was the artist that had painted those murals on the former Ideal Building. The "De" business sign on the right is the Deposit Bank (Drive -Thru). >> photo by Mark Henry

The Top Value Stamps Store was very popular in DuBois in the 70's & 80's.This store was located where Casteel Chiropractic Center stands today. Tell me your stamp stories... (Photo by Mark Henry)

This is the Sandy High School in 1936. It was located on the same block where Wasson Ave Elementary stands today. (photo from Cathy Harvey Siple)

Most of us remember this as the Wilson Avenue Elementary School in Dubois. Tell me your story..

This is Olive Ave. Elementary School in DuBois, Pa. We have a photo plus a post card image today. (photo by Mark Henry)

This DuBois Area High School was located on Liberty Blvd. in DuBois. The class of 1963 was the last senior class to go there, before seniors attended the newly built High School on Orient Ave. I went there for 8th & 9th grades after I graduated 7th grade at Scribner 7th.

note: We are doing older schools for a few days. > This is DuBois Central School in DuBois, Pa, located on Scribner Ave. Later it was changed to Scribner Seventh which I went to in the early 70's and the YMCA was located just across the street.

I surely remember the Hubert Sr. School (aka the Red Brick School). I lived just a block down from there when I was young. It was catacorner to the South Ave School (aka the Yellow Brick School). We played kick ball, peewee ball, football, kick the can, flashlight game and so much more in both schools. Both schools were closed for many years before they were demolished.

Troutman's Department Store was located on North Brady Street in the City of DuBois. This is the current location of Luigi's Ristorante & Catering. (Note: Before Troutman's moved in, Town & Country was located there.)

Edward's Lakes to Sea Stages, Bus Depot and Terminal Restaurant in DuBois, Pa. This was located where the DuBois Public Library stands today, on the corner of Brady St. & Washington Ave. Note: Earl Sloppy, managed the restaurant in this terminal until it closed. This was also a popular place to play pinball machines.