Product ot Pullman Standard ~

A Pullman Standard railcar that has returned home to become a historical marker. It sits in front of the new transit authority bus station in the center of the Pullman business park. It was built at the Pullman Standard's Butler Plant in June 1974 (plant closed in 1982 and was demolished in 2005) and is a covered hopper car that carried grain. It was donated by GATX, transported back from Canada, restored in New Castle and sent back to Butler in Feb 2011. A more fitting memorial that just a plaque to the old plant and its workers.

                                             Photo and text: Robert Osborn

Doughboy Park ~

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Car Show 2011 ~

Photo: Paul Johnson

Butler, Pennsylvania ~ Home of the Jeep

Celebrating the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival held in Butler this weekend.

Jeep parade with 1,200 vehicles. It will start at Butler County Community College and head on Route 8 to Butler’s downtown.

Photo: Bob Emigh

Hoagie Shop ~

Still open since the '50s.

Photo: Paul Johnson

Tom Panei ~ Butler Artist ~ BHS '87

Tom at work on a Saturday morning near the viaduct.

Viaduct Market ~ A. Tibiri Shoe Repair

Everybody shopped here.

Thanks: Don Eury

Our grand entrance to summer fun.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Butler Armco ~

David E. Todd

Wrote this book to show his appreciation of the Armco. He published it himself and distributed it to older employees and retirees.
Available:

Where Butler Soldiers Fought and Died ~ Fredericksburg ~ 1862 ~ 134th Pa. Vol.

Recalling our Civil War heritage.

Photo: Randall Stevenson

Diehl's Bakery ~ Last Remnant

Photo: Steven Golubski

Master Builder Harry Wimer ~

Harry Wimer [†1950]

constructed this building and many other impressive Butler buildings including the Butler Savings and Trust (now the new PNC Bank), Elm Court, TW Phillips Gas Building, Butler "Eagle" Publishing Company Building and the Butler Senior High School (now Junior High)

Photo: Bob Hazy

Poetic Tribute to this building

The Island Bar ~

A palm tree and the surf board at the door.
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Diamond Square ~ War Memorial

The most unusual memorial on the Diamond is the black-granite World War II Memorial. A map of the world, identifying countries involved in the war, is surrounded by a curving wall, made of sacks resembling a field-made bunker and topped by eagles.

Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company ~

1982

Out of business. Sadly missed.

Information about the sale.