Robert's Bakery ~

Another bakery closed.

Nixon Hotel ~ Guests

William Bendix on a visit to Butler. 

Thanks: Beau Olson

Alameda Park ~ Carousel

Remember?

Once we rode the colorful horses . . . reached for the rings.

Photo: Robert Emigh

Red Head ~

Spic and span . . . and low prices.

Butler Senior High School ~

The school on the hill.

1965

Who Can Help Me Out?

I would like to pay tribute on the blog to Butlerites who were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Who knows who they were?
Thank you, Charles C.

Armco Basketball ~

This Armco team won the 1973 Industrial League Championship.

Back row: Wayne Smith, Pat McClellan, Don Bachura, Jack McClelland, Rocco Sloboda, Mickey Zaccari, Fred Maier.
Front row: Fran Callihan, Vince Sommariva, Manager Stan Zielinski, Pep Monteleone, Ron Campbell, John Burger.

Young Funeral Home ~

Founded in 1896. Since then, four generations of the Young family have been serving us in Butler.

Morgan's Diner ~

Bill Morgan's original diner in Butler at Jefferson and Washington Streets years later.

Time Capsule ~

Blast From the Past — Pedestrians bundle up against the bitter cold which struck Butler County on Jan. 17, 1977 The thermometer in front of Pittsburgh National Bank at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets registered 12 below zero at 10 a.m. Subzero temperatures are in the forecast again, with the high Thursday only reaching the single digits and the overnight low dropping to minus 4. ~ Butler Eagle

Old St. Paul's School ~

St. Paul's School
ca. 1940
Corner of Locust and Monroe Streets.

Wayne Street Project ~