Ambridge Memories

Ambridge Golden Jubilee's Miss Greater Ambridge, Helen Witek National Electric float intersection First and Merchant Sts. background: Ka...

Ambridge's streetcar #1 (possibly January 1) 1906 courtesy John Dunn collection Why were all these men and children, dressed for ...

Vintage photos of Ambridge always excite me, especially if the scene is something I haven't seen before. But it's rare that my f...

Ambridge National Air Mail Week postal cover May 19, 1938 I've added postal cachets to my growing list of "random things ...

In 1948, the technology that provided election results wasn't as up-to-the-minute as it is today. Voters relied on radios, or their dail...

During the first week of September 1945, a traveling exhibit of rare and odd animals came to Ambridge, and the unicorn surely had to be the ...

Last summer, I started a series of posts about Ambridge's 1955 Golden Jubilee. I was just about done, with only the final day of the cel...

For Ambridge's 1955 Golden Jubilee, merchants handed out not just wooden nickles, but also wooden dimes and quarters. I've never s...

Economy Centennial Celebration postcard, front 1924 Economy Centennial Celebration postcard, back 1924 The former village of Econ...