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Time Travel: Construction of Meadowbrook Mall and Some Strawberry Festival Parade Fun from the 1950s

Posted on September 19, 2021

Anyone know what this is? It's a decades-old photo of the construction of the Meadowbrook Mall in its very early...

Time Travel: An Iconic City Family at Iconic Bridgeport Restaurant and Shinnston High 1910 Baseball Team

Posted on September 12, 2021

This photo, believed to be from 1965, is courtesy of James Simon. It is inside the original Sonny's Restaurant, w...

Time Travel: An Iconic Bridgeport Billboard and a Look at a National Retailer on Clarksburg's Main Street

Posted on September 05, 2021

Anyone remember this attention-grabbing billboard? It was located by Rish Equipment, which today is the Bridgeport Mu...

Time Travel: Going Back Decades to Business Staple on Main Street and Salem's Catalano Stadium

Posted on August 29, 2021

Anyone remember the Home Hardware business on Main Street in the Utt Building? This photo, likely from the 1950s or 1...

Time Travel: Pre-School at St. Barnabas Church and Decades Rewind to a Mountaineer Football Legend

Posted on August 22, 2021

This photo, provided by Cassie Busdeker, is of the 1975-76 pre-school class at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church situated...

Time Travel: Rewinding to 1949 with Indians' Football Team and Decades Ago in Downtown Boone County

Posted on August 15, 2021

Football has been a Bridgeport tradition for decades. This photo is believed to be from the 1949 season and it is lik...

Time Travel: Decades Ago with Students at Former City Building and Lewis County Post Office in 1982

Posted on August 08, 2021

This photo is believed to be around 1980 and was taken by Bob Nichols of the Bell Studio. The students are also belie...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Jerry West Team from 1970s and Cooling off in Kanawha County Pool in 1920

Posted on August 01, 2021

See anyone you know? This photo is believed to be from the late 1970s and taken at the Bridgeport United Methodist Ch...

Time Travel: Reading About 1952 Firemen's Fair and a Look at Fairmont's High Level Bridge Decades Ago

Posted on July 25, 2021

You may have to look close, but there is plenty of information on the 1952 Bridgeport Firemen's Fair. Two things no l...

Time Travel: BHS 1984 School Play of Grease and a Coal Mining Welch Baseball Game from Decades Ago

Posted on July 18, 2021

This photo, taken by Bob Nichols, is from the 1984 Bridgeport High School production of Grease. See anyone you know o...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Youth Soccer Team from 1986 and Rewinding to Nitro and a 10 MPH Speed Limit

Posted on July 11, 2021

This photo is from the Bridgeport Youth Soccer League and dates back to 1986. Shown in the back row kneeling is Coach...

Time Travel: Aerial View of Hills Department Store and Ellis Drive-In and 1957 Salem Downtown Businesses

Posted on July 04, 2021

This photo, taken by Bob Nichols is from 1966 and shows a place very familiar to most. The developed area to the left...

Time Travel: Going Back to the 1970s with City School Patrol and a 1990 Ferry Trip into State of Ohio

Posted on June 27, 2021

Anyone remember being a member of the school patrol? Decades after this 1975 or 1976 photo taken in front of a Ramble...

Time Travel: City United Methodist Church 1975 Choir and Upshur County Community Band in Early 1900s

Posted on June 20, 2021

This is the Bridgeport United Methodist Church Choir from 1975. The names are as follows (apologies for any spelled i...

Time Travel: Main Street 1953 City Grocery Store and Looking at City of Fairmont's Downtown in the 1940s

Posted on June 13, 2021

Bridgeport has had plenty of grocery stores in the past, but some may not remember there was an A&P right in the...
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