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The evolution of Youngstown State University – the 1960s | University Relations provided the following images during YSU’s centennial celebration in 2008.
Before Youngstown University became a state institution in 1967, its leadership was already planning for the future. New construction heralded the beginning of a modern-day campus, but change was...
MVHS program to cover Valley labor history, worker struggles
Youngstown historian Sean T. Posey will explore the rich and hard-fought history of labor struggles in the Mahoning Valley in “The Fight for Worker Rights in the Mahoning Valley.”
The...
The evolution of Youngstown State University – the 1960s
The evolution of Youngstown State University – the 1960s | University Relations provided the following images during YSU’s centennial celebration in 2008.
Before Youngstown University became a state institution in...
Liberty Theater (Paramount) featured in 1922 trade publication
Liberty Theater (Paramount) in Youngstown showing the silent comedy “A Sailor-Made Man” (1921) with Harold Lloyd. Public-domain image. Published by the trade publication Exhibitors Herald on Feb. 18, 1922.
The...
The Rayen School final walkthrough/auction – Oct. 27, 2007
The Rayen School final walkthrough/auction – Oct. 27, 2007 | This photo album captures the final walkthrough at The Rayen School on Youngstown’s North Side. The 2007 open house...
Youngstown College in the late 1930s, early 1940s
Youngstown College in the late 1930s, early 1940s – The following photo set is culled from images published in the Youngstown College Bulletin in April 1937 and May 1942....
YSU razes 2 remaining houses in Arlington Avenue Historic District
Two remaining houses in the Arlington Avenue Historic District were demolished today near the campus of Youngstown State University.
The houses were located at 337 and 359 Arlington St. between...
The Easter Parade
When Hudson, Ohio-based retailer Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month, many on social media seemed saddened, but not surprised, by the news.
On March 18, the Associated...
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When the Spanish Flu hung like a black cloud over the Mahoning Valley
Theaters, cafes, bars and churches closed. A deserted downtown Youngstown with hardly a soul on the street. An order for citizens to stay cloistered...
Remembering Youngstown: Christmas window magic at Strouss’
Remembering Youngstown: Christmas window magic at Strouss’ – Editor’s note: Joyce Lynn Farrell of Youngstown recalls when Christmas displays at Strouss’ delighted young and old...
Remembering when ‘Route 66’ rolled into Youngstown
Youngstowners of a certain can age readily recall the scene: George Maharis and Martin Milner, stars of the TV show “Route 66,” are cruising...
Exhibit at KSU’s May 4 Visitors Center focuses on life of Sandy Scheuer
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to...
Arby’s founder discusses legacy of chain that began in Youngstown
When you think of fast food in the 1960s, a few names come to mind – McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Arby’s.
McDonald’s, led by...
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