tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43137288636468547712024-03-17T19:53:37.747-04:00SWPA Rural ExplorationExploring and photographing southwestern PA's abandoned mines, industry, homes...and whatever else we may find. A little history, a little legend...from the most massive structures to the minute details we walk past every day.chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-60126111837947295662024-02-04T14:39:00.000-05:002024-02-04T14:39:25.695-05:00Comments<p> I may have to disable comments on the blog as they are absolutely loaded with spam. I can hardly keep up with deleting the nonsense comments. If anyone has made a comment or had a question we have not replied to, we are sorry. Feel free to email us at swpare@gmail.com (with blog related comments/questions) or visit out Facebook page. I will do my best to keep actual comments but may need to turn them off because of the bots/spam. </p>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-12488738325879529172023-08-29T02:25:00.004-04:002024-02-04T14:43:14.328-05:00Debbie Makel Murder Part 4<p> Well, I've finally decided to sit down and post the next part of the ongoing blog about the murder of third grader Debbie Makel in October of 1973. I was planning to post this on or very near the fiftieth anniversary of the still unsolved murder but figured our readers have waited long enough. Yes...its been fifty years since a little girl from the Rices Landing area went missing on a Friday after school and was found not far from her home two days later after a massive search. There are still no answers to the half century old mystery.</p><p> </p><p> I apologize for the delay in Part 4. To say my life has been crazy since starting this blog is a huge understatement. Long story short, I have moved back to my hometown of Rices Landing, Pennsylvania and live about 150 yards from the spot where Debbie's body was discovered. Although I STILL have a short list of folks to talk to regarding their memories, many of the folks involved with the search have passed on. The folks I have on deck to talk to talk with all have vivid memories of that weekend in 1973 and I'm sure will have a lot to share. </p><p><br /></p><p> I guess a quick recap is in order. I need to stress, again, I am <b>not</b> trying to solve the case. I do <b>not </b>have 'inside information' regarding the case. I will <b>not</b> publicly accuse any person/persons or allow anyone to name a suspect on the blog. I am in no way trying to re-open emotional wounds for members of the Makel family. I'm just a guy telling a hometown story. I <b>do</b>, however, encourage folks to share memories, thoughts and theories regarding the case. I think fifty years is long enough and the case needs to be back in the daylight. The popularity of true-crime blogs and forums on the internet have proved useful in bringing forward information in other cases. Maybe someone will come forward with useful information on this one. I'm still amazed at the amount of folks who live in the area that are unfamiliar with the case. </p><p><br /></p><p> Part of the reason it has taken so long to move onto part four of this post is that I have wrestled with which way to go and what information to include. I have been very careful about sticking to what I've considered to be facts from the old news archive but it may be time to make a bit of a risky move on my part. By that, I mean including some information that was shared with me by someone directly involved. Now, I know I stated I didn't posses inside information and truth be told, what I have to share isn't anything already known. </p><p><br /></p><p> Years ago, when I posted the first parts of this blog, I was contacted via email by a person who claimed to be Debbie's cousin. Not just any cousin but the cousin that actually located her body near Pumpkin Run creek not far from her house. This person shared their version of what happened that morning. There were several reasons I have waited to mention this until now, so please follow along carefully as I do not wish to confuse facts at this point. </p><p><br /></p><p> I received the email to the swpare@gmail.com account which I still use. The email was in my account along with others I had received discussing the case. I went to retrieve it a year or so back (around the time we posted the Update video) and the email, along with several others, were gone. Even 'sent' emails of me replying were gone. I did not delete these. I still have no idea what happened to them as other, older emails still exist in that account. I'm not claiming to be conspiracy theorist but I find the whole situation strange. Web based email accounts are not known for security or reliability so I've chosen not to think too much about it. </p><p><br /></p><p> While preparing to move, I was going through my stuff and discovered that I had printed the email from Debbie's cousin. I was relieved to find it and gave it another look. There is one issue with the printed version of the email. I printed it while I was at work. At the time, our system prevented us from printing directly from a website. I work in a local hospital and this measure was to prevent staff from printing information from the internet, which may be incorrect and sharing it with patients. I copied and pasted the text of the email, saving it as a Word file then printed it. This inadvertently omitted the headers and email addresses from the text. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, basically, there is no way to prove this was an email sent to me or who authored it. If the person who sent it gets upset that I shared the information, they could simply claim I made it up. I assure you, I did not. The fact that the writer asks that they remain anonymous has always confused me as they were simply telling their version of what happened, which would be well known by the authorities. No new or revealing information was shared. </p><p><br /></p><p> If it were my family member that was murdered and left in the woods, I would want as many people as possible to know to raise awareness and help solve the case. Wouldn't you?</p><p><br /></p><p> Another reason I decided to share the email is that I have been a firm believer in the theory that Debbie's body was not in the area it was found during the previous days searches. Many people have shared this opinion. This is well covered in our videos. Officials believe this is not the case. So, in interest of being as accurate as possible, I've decided to present all sides of the story rather than stick to what I believe is true. I was five at the time and was not there. </p><p><br /></p><p> The following are the pages of the email as I printed them, I decided not to transcribe them as to not make accidental changes to the text. This also keeps the actual email from being searchable by web browsers as text, allowing them to be edited. If for any reason officials would want this removed from the blog, contact me at swpare@gmail.com (with credentials) and I will be happy to comply. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This email tells the story of how Debbie's body was discovered far better than any version I could share from a 50 year old newspaper article. However this is far from the end of this blog. I plan on talking to and sharing the memories of a few select people with close knowledge of the case and will share it here. There is also a lot to discuss such as the recent state of the case. I suppose that the 50th anniversary will bring attention and will kick start discussion among those both familiar and unfamiliar with the case. Will it end up on a well known podcast or YouTube channel? Hopefully. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, feel free to contact me via swpare@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQcOUii0b86TAJiXDDZQfE1ofTH_cb-OPgiKUOXi8glFTDAzkW81a7ka8d1VZzZ7A3PkTIq16_C592E94rNt5W9eRoHfgoyCHMcXXiAf0cXnW8ksFOrfXBj8dzoGubhpx_jnvq2-WHjK1uxKxuktlgsHsl-2FlCCy5JqJVSpQwW1su1xc9JpdWXRkJSU/s246/Debbie%20Makel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="135" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQcOUii0b86TAJiXDDZQfE1ofTH_cb-OPgiKUOXi8glFTDAzkW81a7ka8d1VZzZ7A3PkTIq16_C592E94rNt5W9eRoHfgoyCHMcXXiAf0cXnW8ksFOrfXBj8dzoGubhpx_jnvq2-WHjK1uxKxuktlgsHsl-2FlCCy5JqJVSpQwW1su1xc9JpdWXRkJSU/s1600/Debbie%20Makel.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rest in Peace, Debbie. You are not forgotten.</div><div><br /></div> Part 3 : <a href="https://swpare.blogspot.com/2013/10/debbie-makel-murder-part-3.html">https://swpare.blogspot.com/2013/10/debbie-makel-murder-part-3.html</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-71710070881995801752021-11-28T04:09:00.003-05:002021-11-28T07:11:56.990-05:00The Monongahela Hotel Rices Landing Pa.<p> Back in 2009 I posted some shots of the sign and steps of the old Monongahela Hotel that was located in Rices Landing,Pa. I promised 'more on this soon'...but it took awhile longer than I thought. Sorry about that! Evan and I are trying to bring the old blog back to life, so we will be trying to post some more in the near future. </p><p> As you will soon see from MANY upcomming posts, I recently recieved a large ammount of 35mm slides of the Rices Landing area and its events throughout the years. The shots range (mostly) from the 70s and 80s, even into the 90s. I discovered that peppered throughout this collection are some very old shots dating back as far as the 50s. Some are original shots and some are pictures of older photos. They are all amazing and a fantastic look into our local history. </p><p> I found these photos of the old hotel and figured it would be a good intro into both the revival of this blog and a taste of what is to come. Although Evan and I don't do as much physical exploration these days, a dive into the old photos proves just as interesting. I'll be doing a post on the origin of the treasure trove of photos soon but for now, as promised, more on the Monongahela Hotel.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuKJM9JTzLwmpOpQqppnTUFH4hFUrzOZp0b0jdz6GHyv6Bt_fXCB32yreWhOGn3s8nSgwySAWe3MK6eEQD2MCgHjx4PBNQSmY25VsV1umlB4xHFmzwrTkxmJSLzMX1oCHooKd9areltM/s2048/IMG_0016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuKJM9JTzLwmpOpQqppnTUFH4hFUrzOZp0b0jdz6GHyv6Bt_fXCB32yreWhOGn3s8nSgwySAWe3MK6eEQD2MCgHjx4PBNQSmY25VsV1umlB4xHFmzwrTkxmJSLzMX1oCHooKd9areltM/w528-h418/IMG_0016.jpg" width="528" /></a></div> <p></p><p><br />As the sign says, the Monongahela Hotel was built in 1855 and was a three story structure located near the location of Lock 6 on the Monongahela river at Rices Landing. it was near the railroad underpass which takes the road under the former railway ( now rail trail). The road T's to either Millsboro road or Horseshoe Bend...infamous home of Stovepipe! The Hotel was in close proximity to the river, coal mines and the railroad, so I would imagine it saw its share of visitors. Its hard to imagine a town the size of Rices Landing once needed a hotel! I'd love to see some inside shots. Maybe we will find some one day. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM-lpMZ2iJJb1GpDFdb0afEntW3o_Faiq_AWh6r7x7i4tq7aCVguxclfpAT8WgiGv_rMPy2UsEYQmuHk2mOyecVA60NKJ544qFfIV8LSwGczEk92-Lbz3KIFm2iTar7phgVrv2bG_teQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1318" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM-lpMZ2iJJb1GpDFdb0afEntW3o_Faiq_AWh6r7x7i4tq7aCVguxclfpAT8WgiGv_rMPy2UsEYQmuHk2mOyecVA60NKJ544qFfIV8LSwGczEk92-Lbz3KIFm2iTar7phgVrv2bG_teQ/w615-h446/Screen+Shot+2021-11-28+at+7.04.34+AM.png" width="615" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The sign states the Hotel was built from bricks baked right in Rices Landing. Some of which can still be found in the weeds and dirt along the trail. Although the sign states the hotel was razed in 1957, I believe the shot below was dated 1959..I will double check as my vision isnt what it used to be. Either way, it was gone long before I was born.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6_I14NG8_u92RiBBSYXE1cRHFUaDjuty7U7AVXsrp44JcYKHW9_dhpUXjYg2tRjbvy5bfqkot1SwAAKLgZKxVuH9ws89BPx7mHqHNyxd_y7k3MaITOQET9JkqIn4ENQxCDSOIhyphenhyphenJqGc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1315" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6_I14NG8_u92RiBBSYXE1cRHFUaDjuty7U7AVXsrp44JcYKHW9_dhpUXjYg2tRjbvy5bfqkot1SwAAKLgZKxVuH9ws89BPx7mHqHNyxd_y7k3MaITOQET9JkqIn4ENQxCDSOIhyphenhyphenJqGc/w580-h395/Screen+Shot+2021-11-28+at+7.03.14+AM.png" width="580" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My sister Debbie told me she remembers walking past the Hotel as a child with my aunt, and remembered it as 'creepy'. That would have been in the days close to its destruction, as in the color photo, so her memory is probably pretty accurate. The Hotel was, in her day, a beatuiful building that I'm sad to not have seen. We are lucky to have these old shots to remind us what was once there, which has always been the spirit of this blog, If I discover any more photos or information I will add it to this post. Stay tuned to the blog for a LOT more Rices Landing content! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjTzfLk0rRuz4V02JCImUk-DoZENe6nYzUvDwqwCDB6G-kIGn59OxXzLg0FyrtYHoTjxKWuOP_WK0UFEgCvlNHATnEH1ubmouzutf4e5z-I_tUiNnlTbOmUuQ4EmDYdzP5XEHQrMDJ-8/s2048/IMG_0018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2048" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjTzfLk0rRuz4V02JCImUk-DoZENe6nYzUvDwqwCDB6G-kIGn59OxXzLg0FyrtYHoTjxKWuOP_WK0UFEgCvlNHATnEH1ubmouzutf4e5z-I_tUiNnlTbOmUuQ4EmDYdzP5XEHQrMDJ-8/w587-h481/IMG_0018.jpg" width="587" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If my Dad were still around, he'd have told us not only about the Hotel, but the car in the foreground! Listen to those old stories, gang. The people that tell them wont be around forever!<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64R3B4OKzWC_fY8zc_UIIOLcYz46hBIjhKyEWt39I6D5yCoW_NxvxQOsz-XwLWn4yvgB4Wb4pe-R8_Psbc9kF99hyphenhyphen-43TQakNmQcnwLnmbbJEkJgzkltSmh4VxVzmHQuigSWFJ47LcEE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1329" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64R3B4OKzWC_fY8zc_UIIOLcYz46hBIjhKyEWt39I6D5yCoW_NxvxQOsz-XwLWn4yvgB4Wb4pe-R8_Psbc9kF99hyphenhyphen-43TQakNmQcnwLnmbbJEkJgzkltSmh4VxVzmHQuigSWFJ47LcEE/w649-h455/Screen+Shot+2021-11-28+at+7.05.39+AM.png" width="649" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North. 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A lot has changed in the 24 years I've been gone. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j4CX9Zftj4pLM-vpB8JQFYaf9NczAv4-c_yslNWesTwr79wchGAYw3wQ_mNtHvaYfNgnliSB_dlbv0slJj9rMmwAbRq1bfNE2Q_1IgguIZEu_r1crbjp6GHAx2E1Z7laqh3JmbuLtq8/s2048/DSC00713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j4CX9Zftj4pLM-vpB8JQFYaf9NczAv4-c_yslNWesTwr79wchGAYw3wQ_mNtHvaYfNgnliSB_dlbv0slJj9rMmwAbRq1bfNE2Q_1IgguIZEu_r1crbjp6GHAx2E1Z7laqh3JmbuLtq8/w468-h467/DSC00713.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm glad some of it is the same! Stay tuned for more!</div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-35448602077287134862020-10-06T15:08:00.011-04:002021-07-18T01:59:04.746-04:00Update Video/Debbie Makel blog 10-6-2020<p> Turns out 2020 has been a wild year for all of us. We know its been a long while since we've done a post, so we decided to kickstart the old blog and get things moving again. We may not post os often as we used to but we have some cool content coming up. We appreiacte those that have stayed with us and hope to meet some new folks!</p><p> We decided to do a quick update on the Debbie Makel case, as it it the 47th anniversary. No real new information to report but I STILL get regular emails about people who follow the case. As always, we welcome comments and emails. Please DO NOT name any alleged suspects in the comments, however, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions. We hope everyone is well and are stoked to be back! Dont forget to check out the Facebook page for regular updates on stuff!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NVT6SrlHgMg" width="320" youtube-src-id="NVT6SrlHgMg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-61478562544758862192020-08-31T21:21:00.001-04:002020-08-31T21:21:53.876-04:00Test...1..2. Is this thing on?<p> Well..we've decided to revive the blog! Although Evan has kept the SWPARE Facebook up and running, we sort got away from the Blogger format. Actually, a lot of the cool blogs that were around back then have sort of died off. We put far too much effort into SWPARE to let it die...so we're changing the oil, kicking the tires and seeing what the old girl has left. (The blog, not Danielle).</p><p> Although its easier to post to Facebook and Instagram, theres a lot of crap one has to wade through to find something good to read. I don't know about you but the constant political debate and everyday drama on Facebook are enough to make me seek refuge elsewhere! So kick back, relax and enjoy some cool stuff! A big Thank You to everyone that stuck around! If you are new to the blog..go feel free to explore some of the older posts! We'll be updating on some of the old posts and bringing some new stuff soon,</p><p> Life has changed for us a bit since we last posted but Evan, Danielle and I will be keeping the old blog chugging along. We also have some friends wanting to explore and post with us, so stay tuned! As always feel free to comment and share your ideas. </p><p>Your Pals, </p><p>Chip, Evan and Danielle!</p>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-62491191267781977732016-04-23T13:11:00.002-04:002017-02-28T05:25:36.623-05:00Pechin Denbo Marina, Denbo, Pa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> A few of the buildings look to be in the process of being gutted, and there is some revitalization on another building close by. We'll be back to follow up on this subject, but I got bored with it today, and had been meaning to stop by the little town of Denbo for a while.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Now, a few years back, I did a blog on the construction of the new <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-bridge-at-denbo-pa-for-monfayette.html">Route 43 turnpike bridge</a>,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Denbo is a small town along the Monongahela river, and once was home of the <a href="http://www.coalcampusa.com/westpa/klondike/vesta6/vesta6.htm">Vesta 6 mine</a>, which supplied coal to the mighty furnaces of the Jones and Laughlin to the north in Pittsburgh. Vesta 6 shut down in 1946, and since then, it is just another patch town along the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Sometime in the 1980's (unsure of these dates, not a whole lot of info out there, feel free to correct), Sullivan D'Amico of local Pechin's fame opened a marina from a former lumberyard on the main street through Denbo. I'm no expert, but it looks like he used the existing Vesta structures for barge load out, as a part of the marina layout. From what people have been commenting on our Facebook page, this Pechin's too, was also famous for its low food prices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I'm not sure when it closed, but the signs on the marina show a 412 area code, and we haven't used that here since 1998, so maybe before then. As I walked out on the big pier in the center of the below picture, I found these four postcards just laying in the middle of the catwalk, so I took that as a sign to do this post.</span><br />
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E T Williams 2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524731120964667099noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-73400732949542396482016-03-26T21:41:00.001-04:002016-04-07T23:46:07.876-04:00Some great photos of the Crucible Ferry Nekoda!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Sent to us by Facebook follower Shaundra Bissett, these amazing old photos of the Crucible ferry " Nekoda" give a rare glimpse of the ferry in action. Many people have fond memories of the ferry and their family members who relied on it every day! Shaundra writes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "I came across your blog and videos the other day. The crucible ferry was always an interest to me. I am 47 and as a young girl my dad would take my brother and I down to the ferry and we would play. This was around 1982 when it was lateral washed on shore. I can remember it was tethered by huge thick cables. Anyway I can remember my grandmother telling me my grandfather worked on the ferry, I don't know what year but I was able to find the two pictures I have. They both have pictures of them with cars on them. One has a picture of my grandfather standing on the ferry. The young boy sitting on the waters edge is my uncle so I am guessing these pictures are around the 1950's. I was so excited to see your blogs about the ferry. I remember going down to the river after each of the major events to check on it. Until it was gone."</span><br />
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Well, Its been a while since we've made a post but rest assured, we're still around! Evan and I headed out today with no particular destination in mind and wound up at a super cool spot. This post has something for everyone! Fans of filming locations, railroads, bridges and just plain old beautiful southwestern PA countryside in the autumn. Today's post explores some locations from the 1991 Jodie Foster/Anthony Hopkins film The Silence of the Lambs.<br />
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Evan has been to this spot before so it was his idea to head back today. The weather was perfect so we decided to check it out. Its pretty easy to find and cool to know such a classic film was filmed so close to home! Another lesser known (WAY lesser known) movie, Riddle,starring Val Kilmer was also filmed in this area. We'll touch on that a bit,too.<br />
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The movie The Silence of the Lambs was released in 1991 and won 5 Oscars. It is a fantastic film that has several aspects based on true events. Several locations in the Pittsburgh area were used, but we'll focus on the house that belonged to serial killer Buffalo Bill and the nearby bridge. The tunnel is in the shot where Clarice (Jodi Foster) is riding in the back seat of a car and she is discussing Buffalo Bill.<br />
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The Layton bridge was built in 1899 and served as a railroad bridge before being converted to a roadway in 1933. It seemed reasonably well traveled by car traffic in the short time we were there, so the locals keep it busy. It is, however, in very poor condition ( as you see in the video). Hopefully, it will be around for awhile as it is a really cool spot. The bike trail gives the best view. check it out if you can.<br />
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In the video I mention a long aerial shot in Silence of the Lambs, but after re-watching the movie, I believe the shot of the bridge and tunnel I'm thinking of was from Riddle. The bridge and tunnel can be seen in Riddle starting about the 24 min mark. She drives across the bridge and comes out in Brownsville...lol. Apparently, an episode of the television show Fire in the Hole was also filmed here in Layton.</div>
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Back to The Silence of the Lambs.The house that was used for the residence of fictional killer Buffalo Bill is located just down the street. It is beautiful and has been in the news lately as it is for sale. Evan and I wished to respect the privacy of the current owners,so we only snapped a few pictures and short video. We wondered if the bridge location was chosen first and then the house, or the other way around? If anyone knows, please,chime in. The thing that caught my eye is the old bus/shed in the yard across the tracks from the house. I remember it well from a short scene in the film. It struck me as 'something you would see around here"...when actually it was! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the things that SWPa is noted for, is the large amount of bridges. When someone thinks of Greene County bridges, most likely, they imagine one of the <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2011/09/carmichaels-white-covered-bridge.html">Covered Bridges</a> dotting the countryside. While the covered bridges are cool enough, I've always liked the old metal brides a little better. There were literally tons of them in our area, some are <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2011/09/millsboroten-mile-bridge-demolition.html">GONE</a> and <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2011/03/clarksvillepitt-gas-swinging-bridge.html">FORGOTTEN</a>, some are <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2013/02/party-at-taylors.html">largely unknown</a> and a handful still survive. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few years back, Danielle did a story on a few of the <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2011/10/pollocks-mill-bridge-old-iron-bridge.html">Old Iron Bridges of Greene County.</a> We noticed a lot of interest lately in this post, so we decided to do an update to the Pollocks Mill bridge. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Everybody in this area of Greene County knows this bridge. Senior pictures, wedding pictures, band pictures have been taken here. People regularly fish here. Parties happen.....(we have heard)... So when we heard of the incident of the water truck, we went on down to investigate.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> According to <a href="http://www.historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=pennsylvania%2Fpollocksmill%2F">HISTORICBRIDGES.ORG</a>, The Pollocks Mill bridge was erected in 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Company in Ohio. Also mentioned is the fact that any Iron Bridge that is older then 1880 is considered historic and worthy of saving. </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Click the link above to learn more.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the evening of September 28th, 2014 , a 30 plus ton water truck attempted to cross the posted 4 ton limit bridge. on our FaceBook page, there was a lot of speculation of why this happened, and whether or not the posted weight limit signs from last years pictures were removed...(they were not, just relocated further up the road). The purpose of our post here is not political or critical, just documentation of the incident. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.....call them what you want but if you spend anytime at all in SWPa, you'll undoubtedly see them. Hiding under weeds near old industries, laying in the river, in fields just lingering as you drive down the highway. A lot of times you'll see them there, then you'll notice them gone.... cut up for scrap, as this famous unit on Rt 51 was almost was.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are the machines that built and shaped this country. Pushing dirt, digging coal, building buildings. Most of these machines are long gone, lost to progress and bigger and better equipment, but there is a place where they still live.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to the 34th Annual National Pike Steam, Gas and Horse Show. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just west of Brownsville, Pa, on historic route 40, you will find, twice yearly, the largest digging show in the United States, and quite possibly the world.</span><br />
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You can find information and times of this years show <a href="http://www.nationalpike.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">here, at the National Pikes home page.</span></a><br />
Also, check out the good people at Ohio Vintage Coal Company <a href="http://industrialrail.5u.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">here, at their home page.</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had first heard of the I.N. Dreamer park a few months ago, while the mayor of Carmichaels was cutting my hair. You see, in our little town, the town barber doubles as the mayor as well. In between official business and hair cuts, he is full of local knowledge, obscure facts and knows everybody. So after I voiced my complaint about the giant pothole in front of Gabler's Drug Store, I settled in for a haircut. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's subject was lesser known places as he related a story about him being at a local festival, and him seeing a postcard from long ago, depicting a serene park. The card, as he described, contained an image of monuments, sidewalks, benches and other park like compliments. He had never seen this image before, nor heard of the park. As he continued, it turned out the card was basically an artists rendering of a proposed park in north western Greene County. Although the park was started, it was never completed as this postcard vision. I've searched for this postcard image, but to no luck so far. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So last week it was beautiful out. Danielle and Chip were off and I was in for the weekend, so we decided to deviate from our normal Sunday flea market trip. As Canned Heat might sing, we ended up "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf0Dm-OaTNk">going up the country</a>". Dreamer Park is in the very northwest corner of the county, and in a very isolated spot, so we just picked a random, close address on the GPS and went with that. We wound our way past old farms, old schools, derelict campers, gas wells, huge mine beltways and lots of cows, stopping occasionally to take pictures of everything and nothing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I missed a turn or 3, ended up lost, hit a bump and spilled the Gatorade, so pulled over and Chip and Danielle got out to take some pictures of an old bridge, while I searched the dwindling cell service for directions I saw on once on some antiquated Geocities site. As our luck would have it, the bridge we were stopped at was the key.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back in the 1930's, Isaac Dreamer visioned a park where he could honor the people who served this country, and began plans and work for this park. Dreamer's Park would honor those fallen and those who had served in the 4 wars that we had fought at this time. The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, The Spanish American War and The World War. You have to remember, this last one was the war to end all wars, and at the time of the erection of the monument, the second world war wasn't invented yet, so to speak.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The most stunning and awesome sight in this remote park is its center obelisk. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> A 35 foot granite memorial was shipped from Vermont, all 55,000 pounds of it. On top, an eagle with outstreched wings watches over the park, his wingspan over 4 feet. All four sides of this massive monument honor the 4 different wars.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Planning a visit? Great! We encourage you, I bet this place is exceedingly beautiful in the spring and summer. Check out the <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qnt1p288q6g4&lvl=18.07&dir=0.89&sty=b&form=LMLTCC">interactive map here!</a> It will open so as that the park is in the center.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Stoney's Beer. Say that around your grandmother, and references to your pap, hanging out w/ his cronies down the local beer garden will soon follow. Founded in 1881 by William "Stoney" Jones, the first brewery was in Sutersville, Pa and then moved to Smithton, Pa to these buildings in 1907. There is an awful lot of history to this beer, and a lot of it interesting and amusing, as the story about Stoney winning the brewery in a card game, but I'm going to let the official <a href="http://www.stoneysbeer.com/stoneys-history.php">history page of the Stoney's website</a> do that story telling.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We headed on down that Friday the 13th, just expecting to get some exterior shots for the FaceBook page, but quickly found out the gift shop/offices were open. As we browsed the shirts and vintage collectables on display, we started talking to Joyce, who works for Stoney's, and she she gave Chip and I a history of the brand. Really nice lady. She invited us back into the taproom, a large "entertaining room" of sorts, done up nicely w/ deep wood tones, to look around. This is the room that would end the tour of the brewery, and you could sample a beer. All sorts of cool old photos, memorabilia and signs adorn this room. It's worth a trip down here just to check that out. An interesting sidebar to this story is, is that Shirley Jones, from TV's Partridge Family, is the grand daughter of Mr. Stoney Jones, and paid frequent trips to the brewery.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Stoney's brand beers were produced on this site from 1907, until the plant became too antiquated to be profitable, and was shut down in 2001. From there, manufacturing took place at another Pittsburgh favorite brewery, Iron City, in Lawrenceville, Pa, until financial troubles caused them to move all production to the old Rolling Rock plant in Latrobe, Pa. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Joyce gave us permission to walk about the site for pictures, and as we did, we ran into the current owner of the property, Bob. Bob bought the property a few years back, and told us all the old equipment inside had already been salvaged, and nothing brewery related remains inside. He is reluctantly (in time), tearing the old brewery down to make room for his current undertakings. Before yinz hate Bob for doing this, we have to say, he seems like a really good guy, but as a business man, he recognizes the liabilities old buildings like these can pose. He related stories of people coming in, only to vandalize the place. Places like this would make awesome loft type apartments in the right area but the sad fact is, you can build them but who is going to fill them? It's the same old sad story that a lot of other old buildings and towns face. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This whole trip was so inspiring, that I decided that I am going to make Stoney's our official beer here at SWPARE and bought a case of bottles on the way home, one of which I'm enjoying as I type this. I'm sure Chip won't mind. Danielle? She's happy w/ a Sun Drop pop.Man, we gotta work on her!</span><br />
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We haven't had any good old exploration posts lately. Mostly because Evan has been working away and Danielle has been bouncing between work and school. But don't fret! We have some cool stuff coming up very soon. In the mean time, we decided to do a little shopping...so to speak. Our <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-not-so-abandoned-washington-mall.html">Washington Mall</a> post was way more popular than we expected, so after hearing some stories about the alleged decline of the Century 3 Mall near Pittsburgh,we made a trip down to check it out. <br />
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This post has been laying around in our 'to do' bin for awhile but with news of a new developer eyeing the massive mall, we thought now would be as good a time as any. This visit was done at the end of last summer and really wasn't planned out.We weren't even sure if we were allowed to take photos or video in the mall, so we kind of snuck around...which always makes it more fun.<br />
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Like the Washington Mall, we heard through various sources that Century III mall was not doing too well. I had even heard a rumor the whole mall was slated to be demolished. We are happy to report , it is nowhere near that bad. Like most malls,it<i> is</i> suffering from the recent economic issues. Many stores are closed and it even appears that one section of the mall has been sealed off. The day we stopped ,it seemed fairly busy with plenty of folks shopping.We shot a quick video and grabbed a few photos before hitting the cool comic book store. So,here is our Century III Mall trip and a few quick facts.<br />
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The Century III Mall planning began in 1976 and opened in 1979. It is located in West Mifflin,Pa along busy Rt. 51.The entire mall is constructed on a former slag pile known as Browns Dump. This is where the molten leftovers of steel production were dumped. To stabilize the site, concrete was pumped into the ground to fill abandoned coal mines near the dump site. Rumor is that the ground contains more concrete than the mall itself! One of the slag cars remains on display on the road that leads up to the Wal Mart behind the mall. Evan's Dad recalls watching the night sky light up from the train cars dumping the molten slag. (See,we did tie this post into our coal/steel heritage!)</div>
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When the mall opened,it was a big deal. People came from as far as Ohio and West Virginia to see it. By far the largest mall in the Pittsburgh area, it was certainly the place to shop. The three level mall was 1,290,000 square feet and featured over 200 stores.All the major chains had a store in the mall. Gimbles, Kaufmans,Montgomery Wards as well as others have rotated through the mall's history (many in the same spot!). The mall also housed Pittsburgh favorite National Record Mart as well as Camelot Music,Waldens Books and so many other great stores (back when we had things like record and book stores - damn internet!). C3 was the first mall I remember with an actual food court. We always parked near that entrance and it smelled so good when you walked in! Made you wanna spend money! In the 80s, C3 was Heaven on Earth for a teenager.Not bad for a former slag dump!</div>
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I remember taking my first trip to the mall with my Mom,sisters and neighbor. Way before the new toll road,we took 21 to Uniontown and hit Rt. 51 to the mall. It seemed like it took forever to get there from Rices Landing! Getting to go to Century III was a big deal for us. Having grown up with Uniontown, Laurel, <a href="http://swpare.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-not-so-abandoned-washington-mall.html">Washington</a> and Franklin malls (now Crown Center) ,Century III was massive! We would have to pick locations and times to meet up so no one would get lost. I got my Dungeons and Dragons game there at a really cool hobby store on the first floor on the food court end. My other favorite,as mentioned in the video, was Cutlery World. A store where wanna-be ninjas,like myself,could by throwing stars and Rambo knives! Just what every kid needs! </div>
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chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-78762047741890692342013-10-27T13:26:00.001-04:002024-01-13T05:46:23.517-05:00Debbie Makel Murder Part 3<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I'm going to apologize for part three taking so long.Its not exactly packed with new information. The old articles I have been using to guide me through this all seem have one thing in common; regardless if the article was written one day, one week, or one year after the incident,they all seem to jump from the events of Friday night's search straight to Sunday morning when Debbie's body was discovered. Little is mentioned about Saturday's search in any article. Although nothing was found,Saturday's search,</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">provides one of the most controversial and oft discussed facts of the case,which we will discuss in Part 4. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> As it was once told to me by folks who were there, every able bodied man in the area was searching for Debbie. Boy Scouts, firefighters, the State Police, local officials, neighbors, and concerned citizens all joined in the search. One article places the number of searchers at around seven hundred people searching a 3.2 mile radius.Most areas were searched multiple times by different groups.Bloodhounds were brought in to track sent.Road blocks had been set up and vehicles traveling in the area were checked late into the night.</span><br />
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> A command post was set up at the Rices Landing fire hall. The Lady's Auxiliary, as well as other women from the area, provided food for the family and search parties. Almost everyone in the area was somehow involved in the search for Debbie. As far as I know, this was the largest search in the town's history. Seven hundred people, more than the town's population, searched the area for one little girl. People who had lived their entire lives in the town and knew every facet of of its landscape found nothing. We will come back to this.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br />
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<br /><br /><br />Since I have posted the first two parts of this blog, several local newspapers have printed articles on the case. While it is good the case is getting new attention, it also sad that other than this blog, a thread on <a href="http://websleuths.com/">Websleuths.com</a>, and occasional random conversations,the case seems to only be mentioned on a ten year anniversary cycle. One headline touted the case as being "closer to being solved",which is not necessarily true.<br /><br />A new Trooper has been assigned the case; he is planning, per the article, to follow up on a few 'persons of interest' with DNA testing. For years now, people have wondered why DNA evidence was not introduced into the investigation. DNA testing was not available until the late 1980's and the techniques of evidence preservation have vastly changed in the forty years since the murder. These factors complicate what seems to most folks as a quick solution to the case.<br /><br />DNA testing, from the way it was explained to me, is similar to fingerprints in that if there is not a sample in the database from a specific person, there will be no match. In other words, if you have never been swabbed for DNA and commit a crime, DNA evidence would be useless unless a sample is collected from you. Some believe that by simply testing a DNA sample, it will give you the identity of the culprit, which is not the case. Another problem with DNA testing in this case is the likelihood that the killer is dead. Forty years is a long time and anyone who was above their mid-thirties back then may be deceased. I seriously doubt a body would be exhumed for DNA testing. However, I suppose it can eliminate more persons of interest and narrow the field of suspects.<br /><br /><br /><br />As I stated before, I plan on interviewing some folks who were there. People who actually had 'boots on the ground' as the media likes to say nowadays. I will post their thoughts and memories as I get them. I have also been contacted by some folks who were there but wish to remain anonymous. They have plenty to add to this story. We will continue with our fun-loving exploration posts soon but this series of posts is far from over. It will take time to write these posts as I want them to be written, so please be patient.<br /><br />Before I sign off on part three..a few things. People are welcome to comment on the blog posts and we've received many so far. These comments and opinions are not ours but those of our readers. We will not edit or delete comments unless they are outright inflammatory or name a specific individual as a suspect.<br /><br />As always, I welcome insight from folks who were there and wish to share memories either publicly or anonymously. You can email us at swpare@gmail.com. Also, if any members of the Makel family wish to contact me in regards to the posts, please do. I have thought about stopping by but wish to respect your privacy. I can be reached at the email address above.</span><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Part Four:</span></div><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://swpare.blogspot.com/2023/08/debbie-makel-murder-part-4.html">https://swpare.blogspot.com/2023/08/debbie-makel-murder-part-4.html</a></span></div>chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-60259691682622524492013-10-06T20:04:00.000-04:002013-10-28T05:24:00.939-04:00Debbie Makel Timeline: Part Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my research, I've noticed that most of the articles seem to jump from Friday's announcement at the J-M football game to Saturday's massive search. From the stories I've heard and read, she was considered to simply be lost at this time. Until her body was found Sunday morning, no one was aware they were dealing with the worst crime the people of Rices Landing would ever know. In the days before Amber Alerts, cell phones, and social media, lost children were simply searched for by friends and concerned neighbors. I am going to talk with some folks and will add to the Friday night details as I get more information. For now, I will use Part Two to look at some facts that were established from the time Debbie arrived at the house at or near 3:40. As I mentioned, at this point (Friday evening), no one was aware a crime had been committed. I can't help but wonder how many clues were lost due to people coming in and out of the house and joining the search. I guess hindsight is 20/20...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Makels, like many other Greene County folks, raised coon dogs and an occasional bird dog. An October 1974 Pittsburgh <i>Post-Gazette</i> article mentions a witness who had claimed to have stopped at the Makel house earlier in the afternoon to inquire about buying one of the dogs. This person says when they knocked on the door a curtain moved but no one ever answered the door. In the research I've done, this witness is never mentioned again and reports claim no one remembers having seen this person. One thing that is repeated from one article to the next is that no one remembers hearing the dogs bark at any time. Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with coon dogs knows that they howl incessantly at anything that captures their attention. Cats, dogs, other animals, or people not familiar to the dogs can trigger quite a racket. No one reports having heard the dogs bark at any time Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story of the plums varies from article to article. A bowl of plums was left either on the porch and carried inside or left inside and moved to another location. They were allegedly moved by Debbie around the time of her entering the house from school, as her school books were nearby. Most stories mention that the plums were left by Debbie's grandfather, one mentions they were left by a neighbor. It is difficult to piece together a timeline from forty year old newspaper articles, but the plums being moved must have been a major factor as they were always mentioned. I would figure this establishes that someone knew the original location of the fruit in order to know they were moved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps one of the most outstanding facts was that a basement door to the rear of the home, which was usually locked, was found to be open. No signs of a struggle or forced entry to the home were found. It seems strange to me how these facts are casually mentioned in the reports but seem like glaring red flags. But, I wasn't there. Writing this blog post, for me, is like watching a movie you have seen before and picking out details. It is easy to recognize things when you know the outcome. I am trying my best to stay in the mindset of the timeline, which is tough. What exactly was known at any given time is almost impossible to say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In retrospect, finding signs of a struggle would have clued everyone in to the fact that something bad <i>did</i> happen prior to finding the body. Maybe Debbie went out the basement door and left it unlocked? Not uncommon for a child. Maybe the dogs didn't bark because nothing out of the ordinary alarmed them? Maybe signs of a struggle didn't exist because she simply went outside to play? I can imagine as the night went on and local searches turned up nothing that a sense of panic sat in. The search continued but Debbie was not found. </span><br />
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chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-43218542773060123562013-10-05T18:37:00.000-04:002013-10-10T00:33:12.444-04:0040th Anniversary of the Debbie Makel Murder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br />Blog posts on SWPARE are normally lighthearted adventures,documenting an old building or perhaps a video of a long forgotten industrial site. We like to keep the mood light and solicit memories of those who worked or lived there. This story,unfortunately,will lack our lighthearted approach. In fact, we debated on doing it at all. We have mentioned this case in passing on the blog before. We didn't, however, provide much story line to go with it, just a short video and a link to a ten year old newspaper article. We do, however, continue to receive emails and messages prompting us to continue to cover the unsolved case which is now four decades old. We decided to take another hard look the case and ask some questions.<br /><br /><br />This post is written from the assumption that the reader is at least vaguely familiar with the case. If you are not, it is pretty self explanatory. This is part one of several posts that will look at the forty year old unsolved murder. As you can imagine, putting this together accurately is quite a task. I am doing my best to eliminate hearsay. Some of the facts vary depending on which source is used, so I will try to provide as much of a complete picture as possible.<br /><br /><br />I would like to clearly state that we at SWPARE are not, in any way, trained investigators nor do we claim to have inside knowledge of the case. Our information comes from archival news articles and stories from our friends and neighbors who remember that weekend in 1973. Talking to people about this case often brings about speculation and elements of rumor, which I will not include here for obvious reasons. We welcome everyone's comments and opinions, however, we must insist that if anyone has information they believe to be relevant to this case to contact the Pennsylvania State Police and not to post names on the blog or Facebook as they will be deleted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Many tales of murder start out with a description of the town in which they occurred All too often the town is described as an idealistic place where "nothing like that could ever happen". Rices Landing, Pennsylvania is no different. Having spent the first thirty years of my life in the quiet river town, I can assure you that most 1970s residents of the town would have thought the same way. However,in October 1973 an eight year girl named Debbie Makel was sexually assaulted and murdered, her tiny body left in a pile of brush near a stream only a short distance from her home. An arrest was never made in the case and forty years later, it appears we are no closer to knowing the identity of someone who could commit such a heinous act.<br /><br /><br />The questions we mentioned above are not new. Sadly, almost nothing about the case is. Our questions revolve less on the identity of the culprit and more on why the incident is so seldom discussed. One would think that an unsolved murder, leave alone that of a child, would be fodder for discussion for years and years but in Rices Landing, that is not the case. A friend and fellow blogger commented on how tight lipped the townsfolk can be regarding the case. Even I can say, with a degree of certainty that when Debbie's murder is discussed, it is behind closed doors or in a whisper. I'm not sure why that is. Are there fears of retribution? The case is forty years old. The chances of the culprit being alive or a threat are limited, wouldn't you think? I can tell you that the case is taken very seriously by those who were around at the time. Those folks seem to have a personal connection to the case, being so it is such a small, seemingly close-knit town.<br /><br /><br />A 1974 newspaper article describes the case file is "as thick as the Pittsburgh phone book". Hundreds of interviews with the people of Rices Landing fill that file. The details of the story, as released to the public, however are far less plentiful. Of all the articles sent to me, it is more or less a repeat of the timeline of events and pleas for information. The case remains open to this day so any sort of access to that file is impossible. I can't help but wonder if releasing some of the then unknown (to the public) aspects of the case wouldn't be helpful after a certain amount of time? After forty years, either not enough is known... or someone isn't talking. It is hard to tell. For now, let's stick with what we know.<br /><br /><br />The Makel children, like my sisters and later, myself, attended the recently demolished Dry Tavern School. For those not familiar with the area Dry Tavern is a town along PA Route 88 in Jefferson Township. Although they share a post office, Dry Tavern and Rices Landing are actually two separate towns. The Rices Landing Borough settles along the Monongahela river with Dry Tavern located just slightly to the west. Two roads connect them: Ferncliff Road and Rices Landing/Dry Tavern road, depending on which end you are on. In 1973, the school housed first through sixth grades for the kids in the Rices Landing/Dry Tavern area. Mr. William Phillips was the principal at the time and Mrs.Litten was Debbie's third grade teacher. Debbie's brothers were Duane Jr. and Vaughn, both were older. <br /><br /><br />On Friday, October 5th,1973 the buses loaded up from the circular drive way in front of the school. Duane, 11, and Vaughn, 10, were permitted to walk home so they could sell magazines (or candy) as a school fundraiser. It was common for the kids within walking distance from the school to head home on foot but the Makel boys would have ordinarily rode the bus. Debbie, being a third grader, was not allowed to walk home with her brothers. A few friends of Debbie's I've spoken with who were on the bus that evening, remember her being unhappy about it. What is known for sure is that Debbie did take the short bus ride home and got off at their stop.<br /><br /><br />Until recently, a wooden bus stop stood at the end of the then unnamed road which lead to the Makel home. Reports state a jogger saw Debbie sitting in the bus stop with her head in her hands as if she was upset. Her brothers report they were able to see her exit the bus from further up Ferncliff Road. Neighbors saw her enter the house at approximately 3:40 where her books were found inside and a bowl of plums left by her grandfather had been moved. Shortly afterward, at or near 4:00, the boys arrived home ,followed soon after by their mother, Charlotte, who worked in a garment factory in Nemacolin, Pa. When they arrived home and Debbie wasn't there, they figured she was out playing. When she didn't come home for supper, her mother began calling around to find her.<br /><br /><br />My mother told me she remembered being at my aunt's house visiting when the phone rang. It was Debbie's mother looking for her. My aunt had the last name as one of Debbie's close friends and she figured they got the call by mistake. Mom said she remembered thinking, "Shouldn't that little girl be home by now?" Several minutes later, the fire whistle blew. An announcement was made at the Jefferson-Morgan football game a few miles up the road. Crews made up of the areas volunteer firemen began searching for Debbie. </span><br />
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Southwestern Pennsylvania Rural Exploration ....the blog that gives back!!chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-31130198502407615982013-09-06T05:42:00.003-04:002016-01-15T11:01:06.601-05:00Farewell to Fred. Last day of the Fredericktown ferry.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Fredericktown Ferry is the last of three original ferries to run across the Monongahela River in Washington County. It was the last (or at least one of the last) of the cable-driven ferries east of the Mississippi River. The ferry, affectionately called "Fred," operated under private ownership until 1969, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">when it closed. In 1979, the ferry was re-opened, through the efforts of the community and a Ferry Boat Commission, formed during its period of closure. For the ferry to remain open, both Fayette and Washington counties would contribute 50% of the costs using Liquid Fuel dollars, with the Fayette side in charge of operating and maintaining the ferry. This agreement was later amended in 2003.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Fred" is located in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. The ferry boat landing is located near the Bower Brothers Bar. While it is suggested that passengers remain in their cars, the ferry does offer pedestrians and bicyclists the ability to cross the river between Fayette and Washington Counties without a vehicle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ferry is large part of history, playing an important part in cross-river traffic for residents and the coal mines, as well as allowing employees of local businesses a faster way across the river.The purpose of the ferry is convenient travel across the Monongahela River.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Due to an increase in maintenance and operation costs, the loss of a federally-funded grant, the closing of surrounding mines, as well as the opening of a new bridge spanning the river about five miles away causing a decline in ridership, the ferry has closed, possibly forever, after its last ride on August 28, 1:45pm. The future of the ferry is up in the air; will it be sold for scrap? Face life as part of a museum dedicated to "Fred" and others like it? Or just be dry-docked and left to rust? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The 'Farewell to Fred' party on August 28, 2013 brought riders from all over the are, wanting one last ride on the ferry before it was taken out of operation. One couple traveled to ride the ferry as part of their anniversary celebrations. Others just came to relive some of their favorite moments and reminisce about ferry memories and discuss what it meant to them. Some expressed sadness that their children and grandchildren would have such a short time to have been able to ride the historic ferry, and other children would never get the chance. Reporters from the Herald-Standard, Observer-Reporter, and Tribune-Review all arrived with photographers to capture the last hurrah of Fred and his loyal fans. </span></div>
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We have quite a few blogs on this and other ferry boats of the area. Just type in "ferry" in the little search box, or follow a few of these links....<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415854077225036683noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-59696218782932112772013-08-10T00:53:00.000-04:002013-08-10T10:09:08.077-04:00Vote now to help save the SkyView Drive In, Carmichaels, Pa.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Skyview Drive-In located in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania first opened its gates in 1946. To our knowledge the Skyview has been in constant operation ever since. Many have come to the Skyview on their first date and also on their wedding night. There are so many people who have great memories from their visits here. Chuck and Liz Walker, the current owners of the Skyview Drive-In are dedicated to keeping it open for current and future generations of families to enjoy a fun filled summer watching movies under the stars.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The SkyView Drive In theater has sat along route 88 in Carmichaels PA since it has opened in 1946. It was one of two drive ins in Greene County. The other being the long gone Waynesburg Drive In in west Waynesburg. The SkyView has been a staple of summertime entertainment for people in the area for what seems like forever. A classic set-up, it has hosted the best Hollywood has to offer right in our own backyard. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The SkyView features a cool,two lane box office with retro glass block front and the omni-present snack bar complete with vintage video games! The original concrete screen stands 55' tall. It is massive when standing close up!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second screen and additions to the original screen (to facilitate wide-screen format) were added in 1986.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Many of the classic drive ins built in the 40's had lavish screens that were themselves, pieces of art. The original Sky View screen isn't by any means fancy, but is certainly a Greene County icon. As I mentioned, this icon needs your help. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Liz and Chuck Walker bought the SkyView in 2007. They have lovingly kept it running since. After a visit with them, you can see their passion for what they do. They gave us 'behind the scenes' access to the SkyView. You have no idea of what all it takes to make the drive-in tick! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I always hear people say "I haven't been to the drive-in in years". Some of the younger generation have NEVER even been to a drive-in! In this day of Ipods/pads/phones, we're watching movies anywhere... but it just isn't the same! The experience of a drive-in is one of a kind and it is disappearing. There were nearly 200 drive-in theaters in PA in the late 60's. By 1999 the number was in the 30's... even less now.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We've got to rally so save our drive in! Numbers of drive in theaters decrease every year and the digital conversion will surely kill off more.
We will be posting information on saving the SkyView and upcoming events to our Facebook page. Look for info on SkyView's Facebook and official sites, also. Please spread the word and link to this post to anyone who might be interested.
One blog we NEVER want to do is... "Remembering the SkyView Drive-In."</span></div>
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chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com8Carmichaels, PA 15320, USA39.878588276181254 -79.96750831604003939.875541776181251 -79.972550816040041 39.881634776181258 -79.962465816040037tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-28038271863097709492013-06-12T21:10:00.000-04:002013-06-13T05:24:18.498-04:00The Original A.P.R.! (The Waynesburg Airport Restaurant)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sorry it has been so long since our last post! Summer is actually the slow season for exploration. Tromping around abandoned buildings and ruins in the woods is much worse in the summer months. Heat,snakes,poison oak/ivy suck the fun right out of exploration. Not to mention the woes of us allergy sufferers! So, we'll throw some cool stuff atcha in the mean time.</span><br />
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Today's blast from the bast is once again courtesy of my Grandfather's old photo collection. The man had a camera with him everywhere! He was also known to frequent the Waynesburg Airport. A former amateur pilot and aircraft builder, he loved his planes! (Look for an upcoming super 8mm clip of him and some friends flying their own experimental aircraft!) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This post,however,is less about planes and more about food...kind of. The old building at the Greene County airport housed what was affectionately known as the A.P.R. The airport restaurant was the spot for late night food after a night out. Although I was only there once or twice, I hold fond memories of it. As I'm sure others do. It is the first place I ever had a Garbage Plate! For the those not familiar, it was a plate piled with scrambled eggs, peppers, onions, sausage and bacon. I'm not sure if it was their invention (I've had them elsewhere since) but its what everybody had after a night at Koratich's! (more on there,soon!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> In June 1992,the county decided it was time for the original building to say goodbye and several of the county's fire departments showed up to lay her to rest. Back in those days we would burn old unwanted buildings for fire training. Due to environmental reasons and liability reasons, It's no longer common practice (Although,you would think insurance companies would want well trained firefighters! Oh well...)So,enjoy these shots.We'll have more new posts comming your way soon! Remember to comment with your memories of the APR!</span><br />
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chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-30162367482407819992013-04-04T21:50:00.001-04:002022-06-17T10:35:39.813-04:00"Awww..you're lyin' !" Mather, Pa Liar's Den<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">I suppose that the name Liar's Den came from the fact that it was the perfect spot to hear a tale or two. I can only imagine 94 years worth of stories the little concrete and wooden structure has been the stage for!
Since today was the first time in my life I've actually stepped foot on the Liars Den, I would be ...well...lying if I told you I knew a lot about it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"> We're leaving this one up to you! Share any stories or memories you have of the liar's den ( and any real history,too!) As always, let us know if you have any old photos of the Liars Den, we'd love to post em up!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Another common problem here in coal country was damage to the pools from ground subsidence. The concrete pools just couldn't survive the often unsteady ground and harsh PA winters.
A Facebook message from our friend Ina Finn sent us on a mission to find the remains of the Rosefield Swimming Pool. This large pool was located in Richeyville, Pa along historic Route 40. From what we understand, it was a popular spot. It closed many years ago, possibly in the late 1940s. Some remember seeing the pool as they drove Rt. 40 but few remember when it was open.It was even frequented by original Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller! We don't believe there is much, if any, left of this pool...but we're not done researching just yet. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a cold, rainy afternoon (for some reason,we always seem to be out in the rain!) we located some swimming pool remains...on Route 40 no less! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is this it...the Rosefield Pool!? Well...no. We <i>were</i> close. It seems we found the remains of what I believe was called the Belvue Pool in Beallsville, Pa. Not at all far from Richeyville. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Belvue Pool also closed, however I believe it was open not long ago. The fence and some lighting remains as well as one unfilled corner of the pool. I remember back in 84, when my girlfriend's Grandmother would drop her off there, so it hasn't been closed THAT long. So, until we find more info on the Rosefield Pool, here is what we found of Belvue. I don't believe there will be any left before long. One or two more loads of dirt and it's gone! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, please email or comment with any more info on either of these pools. We would love some old pics, too!
A few notes about the video...although I correctly refer to the pool as Belvue, I confused the details about Johnny Weissmuller swimming there. Most often, we shoot the videos and then learn the details. We count on you guys and gals to set us straight. Also,Evan isn't really peeing in the beginning...its a 'pee in the pool' joke...Get it?</span><br />
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chippertheripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002879413508435338noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313728863646854771.post-85563612717381791612013-02-26T21:20:00.001-05:002021-04-14T13:45:40.188-04:00Party at Taylors! or Prison Road abandoned iron bridge in Greene County, Pa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We've discovered, however, that many folks dig our posts about the 'off the wall' stuff. Things that may not be known to everyone but to some, bring back great memories. This is one of those.
Taylor's Bridge is an old wooden decked bridge that sits in the hills between Jefferson and Waynesburg,Pa. The plaque giving information about the bridge was knocked into the water years ago. It was rescued and put aside...so, we'll pull it out soon, when my cousin Brian is home from Arizona. So you history/bridge buffs need to stay tuned for the <i>actual</i> history of the bridge. The history we're here to discuss is far more interesting...
My cousin Brian is one of a kind. Anyone who knows him knows him to be a hard partying, hard rockin'guy who loves his heavy metal, his friends and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Those who <i>really</i> know Taylor know he has a heart of gold and is a fun guy to hang with. This bridge sits, literally, in his backyard. Over the years, Taylor has hosted many a party at the bridge. Many locals can, and hopefully will, tell tales of good times on the old iron span. I mean...how cool would it be to have your own bridge!? So this post is dedicated to Brian and all who have partied at Taylor's Bridge. I'm thinking with the right amount of plywood, we could fit the band on there....Hmmmmmm...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Monongahela National Bank is one of the many buildings along Market Street in Brownsville, PA that has a troubled future. Currently located beside the old Monongahela Hotel (or Towne House apartments), it’s one of many buildings on Market Street that could be facing demolition if no one comes in to save it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current Market Street location is the last in a line of four locations for the Bank. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first bank was opened in 1812 on 221 Front Street in
mixed commercial/residential zone. It’s first President, Jacob Bowman, lived
only a short distance from the small brick building. The bank would stay in
this original location for 61 years, moving to its new home at 320 Market
Street in 1873. The bank moved again in 1902, to a two-story, Italian
Renaissance style brick building located at 41 Market Street. The President at
this point was Charles Snowdon. The building at this location still resembles
the original – however, it is missing its first-floor façade. This façade was
taken to be used for another Brownsville building – the Brownsville Public
Library on Seneca Street. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third location of the bank.</td></tr>
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ready to move again – this time to 46 Market Street – its last move before it
would close. The owners of the Monongahela National Bank, still under Bank
President Charles Snowdon, approached Samuel Leff, the current owner of the
Monongahela Hotel (rebuilt in 1911) about selling to the bank. An agreement was
reached, and the new bank and hotel were both finished in 1925. The bank had an
upstairs annex to the hotel – twenty rooms for overflow guests – and was
reached only through an enclosed tunnel/bridge that extended from the top of
the hotel to the bank. When the Monongahela National Bank became insolvent and
closed in April 1931, these rooms were closed off from the hotel to cut back
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