After Hours Tattoo Shop – History

After Hours Tattoo 131 Grand Avenue Mars, PA 16046 Situated near the former major attraction of the Mars Railroad Station, the After Hours Tattoo Company sits along one of the more modernized routes into and out of Mars, PA. The tattoo shop is relatively new yet extremely popular and profitable. The owner and numerous […]

North Country Brewing Company – History

North Country Brewing Company 141 S Main Street Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Once a family business, but always a thriving one, North Country Brewing Company has always brought a lifeblood to the small town of Slippery Rock. Currently, this successful and popular brewery produces their own beer and bring customers back by means of […]

Twin City Opera House – History

Twin City Opera House 15 West Main Street McConnelsville, OH, 43756 The small town of McConnelsville, Ohio, about an hour north of Athens, Ohio, was once a busy, bustling area back in the mid 1800’s. At the center of the town sits the former town hall and opera house, built over an old burnt down […]

Fairfield County Infirmary – History

Fairfield County Infirmary 1549-1575 Granville Pike Lancaster, OH 43130 Just southeast of Columbus, Ohio, the small town of Lancaster holds a dark past in the form of an old brick building. The first incarnation of the Fairfield County Infirmary was a simple wood-framed structure which quickly grew and expanded to the large, three story […]

Wildwood Sanitarium – History

Wildwood Sanitarium 71 Prospect Ave Salamanca, NY, 14779 Surrounded by wooded state parks rests the small town of Salamanca, NY. On the outskirts of this town, an old stone building holds a past dating back to the late 1800’s. This historical building appears as a quaint old home but on the inside, and based […]

Beaver Area High School – History

Beaver Area High School Gypsy Glen Road Beaver, PA, 15009 When visitors walk down the main street of Beaver, PA (about an hour northwest of Pittsburgh, PA) they feel like they had stepped back in time to a simpler/friendlier aspect of life, and feeling like they are at home. They are welcomed with opened […]

The Castle at Mount Savage – History

The Castle 15925 Mt. Savage Road NW Mt. Savage, MD 21545 Looming over the area, the old stone mansion that was built to resemble a Scottish castle still stands as a tribute to the past and historical value of the area of Mt. Savage, Maryland. At one point, the old Union Mining Company ran […]

Blennerhassett Island – History

Blennerhassett Island Lubeck, WV, 26101 A secluded and historic island situated on the Ohio River right in the middle of Ohio and West Virginia, Blennerhassett Island is currently a state park including a single roadway and only a limited amount of docks. This island connects the two states via the Blennerhassett Island Bridge and […]

Grand Midway Hotel

Grand Midway Hotel 1303 Midway Avenue Windber, PA 15963 About two hours east of Pittsburgh and just south of Johnstown resides the small town of Windber, PA. In that town, one of the oldest buildings, and still active businesses in the small coal town, the Grand Midway Hotel stands as an ominous and macabre monument to the history […]

Andrew Bayne Memorial Library – History

Andrew Bayne Memorial Library 34 N Balph Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15202 Just outside of the city of Pittsburgh rests the small town of Bellevue, PA. An old Victorian era house sits in the heart of a public park. The house was converted into a library after life had passed it by and has been […]