Visit the online history tour. From the project introduction page: This online exhibit explores some of the most iconic structures in Pittston’s history–many of which lined Main Street–and which left deep impressions on the memories of Pittston’s residents in the twentieth century. The structures featured here point to the intimate…
Throughout history in the Wyoming Valley you were never far from a drinking establishment where one can wet their whistle. The family-owned corner bar has been a staple in Greater Pittston going back to even before the discovery of coal in the area. In fact, the first “public house” in…
1973 – Life may have been harder, but having fun seemed to be so much easier. Below is a very well documented block party in the Oregon Section (Tompkins Street) of Pittston. The front page article of the September 2, 1973 Sunday Dispatch read: “Residents of the 100 block of…
1958 – Railroad Street changes to Columbus Avenue thanks to a nearly unanimous petition of Railroad Street residents. To this day, many Pittston residents say, “it’ll always be Railroad Street to me.”.
St. Casimir’s Church – Church & Butler Street– Lithuanians began settling in Pittston in 1869. By 1885 two hundred Lithuanians called Pittston home. Until St. Casimir’s Church was completed in 1889, the Lithuanians fulfilled their religious duties in other Catholic churches and congregated in the St. Casimir’s Society. A Lithuanian…
1850 – a monumental year for building new things in Pittston. One of those new things being built was the Eagle Hotel located on the west side of North Main Street where the Geisinger Urgent Care now stands. George Lazarus would build and run the hotel for years before it…
