Days Gone By
100 Years Ago, 1922: A deeper channel for the Delaware River was urged yesterday by representatives of manufacturing plants along the riverfront above this city. They made their plea at a public hearing held yesterday afternoon at Essington by Col. Earl L. Brown, U.S. district engineer. The hearing was held at the Essington public school house and there were more than 100 persons present.
75 Years Ago, 1947: Hoping to find some practical way to reverse the inflationary trend in prices, Delaware county’s representative in Congress, E. Wallace Chadwick, today took his place in special session in Washington. In an interview on Sunday, Congressman Chadwick released a written statement in answer to a CIO advertisement which appeared Friday, and he commented on the “involved and difficult” aspects of the national problems faced by the 435members of the House, and the 96 senators, as they meet today for a session which undoubtedly will last far into 1948.
50 Years Ago, 1972: Vandalism that could cost as much as $3,000in repair work and heavy rains have delayed the opening of Edgmont Avenue until Nov. 30. Frank Sullivan, project engineer for the widening project, said about 450 feet of sidewalk has to be repaired because of vandalism. “We may be able to buff some of it out but if it all has to be replaced it could reach $3,000. The kids have walked on it, written obscene language on it and made it a filthy mess,” he said.
25 Years Ago, 1997: A preliminary land development plan for “”Granite Run Marketplace,” a retail shopping center targeted for the front 40 acres of 70acres on West Baltimore Pike, includes $1.2million in traffic improvements for the area. The shopping center would be across from Thomas Chevrolet and would include a 60,000 to 65,000 square foot Giant food market as the anchor store. A 124-unit townhouse community is planned for the rear. Improvements to be made by the developer, Chicago-based BGP II Inc., include traffic signal synchronization on the pike, from Riddle Memorial Hospital down to Valley Road, across from The Franklin Mint.
10 Years Ago, 2012: Delaware County greeted news of the demise of Hostess Brands, Inc., which makes Twinkies and owns several other baked goods brands, with a shrug of indifference for the most part Friday. Locally, many who commented on the news brushed off the loss of internationally-famous snacks like Twinkies, Ring Dings, Ding Dongs and Suzy Qs, saying Delaware Valley’s brand of choice is Tastykake.