Category Archives: Mill Creek Flood

Remembering the legendary Buddha and Joanie, tattoo artists in Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 13, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Check out these pictures and video about the legendary Buddha and Joanie, Erie’s early tattoo artists. Continue reading →

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Popular Pufferbelly Restaurant in Erie, PA was a historic place in more ways than one: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 11, 2026 by xtinethewriter

The Pufferbelly Restaurant in Erie, PA was an amazing repurposed firehouse. It closed about 10 years ago. Continue reading →

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Presenting the first Erie County Almshouse at W. 23rd and Pittsburgh Avenue in Erie, 1871-1918: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 10, 2026 by xtinethewriter

By Christine Lorraine Morgan, May 9, 2026 The Erie County Almshouse at 23rd and Pittsburgh Ave. was one of the most formidable structures in the county at the time. Pictured is the first Erie County Almshouse, built in 1871 and open … Continue reading →

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Presenting a picture show and “Public Dock” -umentary featuring Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 6, 2026 by xtinethewriter

From busy waterfront to Public Steamboat Landing to Public Dock to Dobbins Landing. Wow, what an interesting progression. Continue reading →

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Marge’s Memoirs: Adventures as a Waitress in Erie during the 1970s: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 2, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Read about some of the interesting times this former Waitress experienced in Erie, PA during the 1970s. Continue reading →

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W. T. Grants Store in Erie, PA was a popular place to shop into the 1970s: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 15, 2026 by xtinethewriter

W. T. Grants stores in Erie, PA were popular shopping spots until they closed in the 1970s. Continue reading →

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See photos of the outdoor Transitway Mall being demolished in downtown Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on January 27, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Take a trip down Erie’s memory lane and see the downtown Transitway Mall when it was removed, opening State Street back up to four lanes. Continue reading →

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“The Lawrence Park Fire Department Story”

Posted on January 17, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Read this historic account of how the Lawrence Park Fire Department evolved in Erie County, PA Continue reading →

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Did you know there was a French village in Erie, PA during the 1750s? Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on December 23, 2025 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ Dec. 22, 2025 Bonjour! Here’s another dose of Erie’s “Forgotten History” regarding some of the area’s first non-indigenous settlers (French) who lived near the mouth of Mill Creek in the 1750s: “Presque Isle fort and road, … Continue reading →

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THE STORY OF GROVE HOUSE PARK, the Exquisite Lake Erie Haven in Lawrence Park that Vanished: Christine’s Chronicles 

Posted on December 5, 2025 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan, Dec. 3, 2025 A proposed city of greatness was mapped out on paper in the late 1790s, and the area in which the future settlement was anticipated sat nestled in the wilderness at the mouth of … Continue reading →

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