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Taking a closer look at the historic train trestle at the Erie Zoo: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 4, 2024 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ May 3, 2024 (updated 12/10/2025) Many of us have ridden across the 200-foot, 108-year-old train trestle at the Erie Zoo over the decades. As it turns out, this historic structure has an interesting and purposeful … Continue reading →

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Taking a Closer Look at Erie’s Skyscraper ~ The Renaissance Centre: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on December 22, 2023 by xtinethewriter

The elevators in the Baldwin Building/Renaissance Centre are decadently ornate and bring to mind an earlier period of Erie’s history when downtown flourished as “the place to be.” Continue reading →

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Check out these Recently Discovered Memories of a Mill Creek Flood Survivor and See Flood Images: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on December 13, 2023 by xtinethewriter

She said he “transferred stuff out of the cellar and put it up high. When he finished, he couldn’t get across French Street because the water was too high, so he crossed the railroad bridge at 14th and French” to reach his home. Continue reading →

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Hello 1989 ~ You gotta see this photo collection of old Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Ghost Town in Jerome, AZ and Montezuma’s Castle: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on December 6, 2023 by xtinethewriter

Check out these 1989 photos of old Las Vegas with Diana Ross on the billboard at Caesars Palace among other fun views. Continue reading →

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Presenting a collection of photographs of The Lighthouse at Presque Isle in Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on December 5, 2023 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ December 4, 2023 In 1873, Lighthouse Keeper Charles Waldo called the Presque Isle Lighthouse, “The loneliest place on earth.” Surrounded by water on three sides, the peninsula in Erie, PA upon which this historic landmark sits … Continue reading →

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Erie’s splendid “Illig House” continues to fascinate: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on February 15, 2023 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ February 15, 2023 People in Erie, PA continue to be awed by one of its most bewitching structures from the past, the Illig House. This image of the Illig House was captured in 2021. One … Continue reading →

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Reviewing George Washington’s historical presence in Erie County, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on August 28, 2022 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ August 27, 2022 On the south side of Waterford’s Eagle-Hotel stands a life-sized commemoration to the nation’s first President, George Washington, posed in a manner to represent the fulfillment of his first public mission. The … Continue reading →

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Look at these Magnificent Homes from Erie, PA’s Millionaire’s Row on W. 6th Street Near Downtown: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on May 24, 2022 by xtinethewriter

From about 1871 to the 1930s an area of Erie, PA on W. 6th Street near downtown was dubbed “Millionaire’s Row.” As the city developed, this is where the affluent citizens built architecturally-stunning homes and carriage houses. Enjoy this sampling … Continue reading →

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See What Erie’s East Bayfront Looked Like in 1880 With This Photo of the Wayne Blockhouse: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 18, 2022 by xtinethewriter

By Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ April 18, 2022 Yes, the shoreline of Presque Isle Bay nearly reached the Wayne Blockhouse as is apparent in this 1880 photo! Garrison Hill, which is slightly to the east of this photo, was a … Continue reading →

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See the beautiful Paintings on the Conneaut Lake Park Carousel, which is for sale as park rides are dismantled: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 9, 2022 by xtinethewriter
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