Butler Jr. High School ~

The Swimming Pool
 Photo: Barbara Bloom

Chester Aaron BHS '41 ~ Butler Author

Prolific author of novels, stories, and memoirs, Chester Aaron was born in 1923 in a Butler. He saw combat in World War II, and was with the troops that liberated Dachau. Following publication of his first novel in 1967, he was an x-ray technician at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, CA. Later he joined the faculty at Saint Mary’s College. Over the last twenty-five years, he has become known worldwide for the ninety varieties of exotic garlic he grows on his farm in Sonoma County.

Rich Saul BHS '66

  †  15. April 2012

Magnet '66

 Rich and his twin brother, Ron, starred on BHS football team. After playing in college they went on to play in the NFL.

The Neighborhood Bar ~ Vero's

Nestled on E. Locust Street between Elm and Monroe Streets near Butler Catholic (St. Paul's) School, Vero's Bar was a staple on the east side of Butler for over 50 years. Fred Vero, not the one that was Mayor in the late 1970's, but his grandfather, received one of the first liquor licenses in Butler County after prohibition was repealed in 1933. A section of the front of their home was enclosed, and a local bar was born. This establishment spanned three generations of Veros. Fred's two sons, Sam (and wife Sis) and Leonard (Hank) operated it for many years, the Sam's son Fred (also not the mayor from the late 1970's) ran it until it closed in the late 1980's.

Thanks : Mark Swift

Beloved Butler Citizen ~

Photo: Butler Eagle

+ 23 March 2012

Abie Abraham

Butler's Hero

Mural on Jefferson Street ~

Beautifying our downtown area.

Thanks: Anonymous Butler Resident 

Butler Fall Festival ~ 2010

Photo: Bruce Fratto

Butler Savings and Trust Building ~

In the heart of town: Jefferson and Main.

Aland's Penny Store ~

Aland's Toyland
We all loved this store.

 Read a bit of history about our Utopia on Main Street.

Miller's Shoes ~ James Chiprean

Miller's Shoes, celebrating their 119th anniversay in the same location.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church ~

This church located on East Jefferson Street was established in 1818 and building of the church was begun in 1895. Andrew Carnegie presented an organ, said to be the last one given by him as an outright donation.  

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Vietnam War Memorial ~ Our Gratitude

"To Those Who Died...
Honor And Eternal Rest,
To Those Still in Bondage...
Remembrance and Hope,
To Those Who Returned...
Gratitude and Peace"

[List of names]

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Doughboy Park ~

In Honor of the Boys of

Butler County

Who Served Their Country

And in Memory of Those Who

Made the Supreme Sacrifice

In The World War 1914-1918

Inscription on the monument

This park is located at the intersection of Cunningham St. and New Castle St. on a small strip of land.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Franklin Glass Swimming Pool ~ 1938

Text under the above picture: 

The Franklin Glass Beneficial association's new recreational center at the city limits on Ziegler Ave. extension road, have provided cooling touches to the brows of many a feverish youngster. Above is shown the swimming pool which has been rebuilt this year. The water is 10 feet deep at its greatest depth. A new chlorinenator keeps the water pure at all times. The above picture was snapped on a recent hot afternoon.

Thanks: Bill May

Butlerites ~ Let's Hear What You're Doing ~ Where You Are !

Please tell us about yourself, where you are and what you're doing and about your ties with Butler.

 

Rick Santorum ~ Attended BHS ~ Rep. Presidential Candidate

In a 1994 Butler Eagle interview when he was running for his first Senate term Rick Santorum said he had fond memories of Butler "the greatest place in the world to grow up, for so many reasons". [Iowa Caucus speech Jan 4, 2012]  

Photo: Businessinsider.com

Butler County Courthouse ~

Our stately main courtroom.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Aerial View of Butler ~

Looking good!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas 2011

[click on photo to enlarge] 

Pullman Standard Workers Badge ~

Thanks: Robert Emigh

The Old Stone House ~

Photo: oldstonehousepa.org

James Hollock ~ BHS '66

"Over the past dozen years I have worked on a book, one of true crime and arguably the most notorious and recalled criminal episode in Western Pennsylvania history." James Hollock.

About James Hollock and his book click

A Candy Shop on Main Street ~

Cummings Candy Shop  ca. 1920

After A Hard Rain ~ Linda Randig

Linda Randig

Butler author

Butler's Prized-Fighter ~

April 27, 2008

Brian Minto has done it again: his 30th win!

Latest Update

Butler Jr. High School ~

Constructed 1917
See how Butler values Education.

Butler High School ~

How many have walked up this elegant staircase?
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Diamond Square ~

A reminder of those who fought . . . and died.

Alameda Park ~

Where the merry-go-round used to be . . .

Photo: Robert Emigh

Butler Eagle Building ~

We have been reading the revered Eagle since 1903.

This art deco ofice building was constructed in 1924 by Harry Wimer.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Bantam Roadster ~

Wish we had bought more. Kept them in business. 

Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church ~

Sts. Peter and Paul Ukranian Orthodox Church

Bret Michaels ~

Born in Butler, Bret Michaels is a musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison.

The Phillips Mansion ~ Rt. 8 South

Photo: Chuck Schneider

Once Ernie's Esquire Inn but now called "The Mansion".

 It is an elegant venue for weddings, parties, corporate events. 

Lyndora Bakery ~

Still in operation.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Maridon Museum ~

The Maridon opened on May 8th, 2004. It is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Asian Art and Culture coupled with German Meissen porcelain. The museum — both the objects and the buildings that house them — is the gift of Mary Hulton Phillips.

Photo: Barbara Bloom

View from the High School ~

2011

Compare 1973

Photo: Barbara Bloom

Dight's Diner ~

Photo: Ron Dylewski 

The American Roadside.com
At the corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets. In 1953 it was bought by Bill Morgan who set up his first restaurant here.

BHS Football Results ~ 2011

Photo: GoldenTornadoSports.net

BHS 24 [W] 14 New Castle
BHS 07 [L ] 49 North Allegheny
BHS 16 [W] 06 Canon-McMillan
BHS 00 [L ] 35 Pine Richland
BHS 06 [L ] 34 Shaler
BHS 00 [L ] 38 North Hills
BHS 10 [L ] 42 Mars
BHS 07 [L ] 42 Erie McDowell
BHS 21 [L ] 47 Seneca Valley

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.
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