Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1919: The ruling of Chester Solicitor Cochran upon the sale of near-beers in the unlicensed stores and drug stores is already virtually in effect. It developed today that none of these places has been able to get any of the stuff to sell. The several carloads of near-beer from a Norristown brewery, which arrived behind time Saturday night, are still unopened on the siding in the freight yard.
75 Years Ago – 1944: Delaware County’s magistrates will organize a permanent safety group to support the countywide drive to curb traffic accidents. Promise of the magistrates’ whole-hearted support in the campaign to make this county’s roads and highways safe was given on June 29, when nearly 70 law enforcement officers, safety engineers and representatives of boroughs throughout the county met at the courthouse in Media.
50 Years Ago – 1969: Three lanes in each direction of I-95 between Highland Avenue in Chester and the Delaware state line are now open to traffic. Traffic on that 4 ½-mile stretch of I-95 was restricted to one lane in each direction for the past three months while work to the $5.26 million superhighway was completed. Ramps along the highway are at Highland Avenue, Conchester Road, Route 452, and one at Boothwyn, Upper Chichester.
25 Years Ago – 1994: A suit was filed at the Media Courthouse on behalf of an Upper Darby mother and her 9-year-old boy seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages for a 1992 accident in which the boy’s hand was caught in the rotating arm of an escalator at the Granite Run Mall. The family’s attorney said the boy’s arm and shoulder injuries may continue in the future. The suit charges negligence against two escalator manufacturers for failure to provide protective devices and safety features. 10 Years Ago – 2009: Officials in Chester are still searching for the owner of the historic Arms Hotel building at Fourth Street and Edgmont Avenue, which is visibly splitting apart across the fifth floor. The owner documented in the city books appears to be missing in action. The crack in the upper “penthouse” section of the building was noticed June 22 by a police officer. Officials quickly moved to secure the block while the city engineer assessed the damage. The report found structural damage, but no imminent danger of collapse.