{"id":355,"date":"2018-04-03T19:39:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2018-04-03T20:14:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:14:04","slug":"front-street","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-355 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/frontst2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/frontst2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Photograph of a trolley\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/frontst2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/frontst2-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-360'>\n\t\t\t\tGoing North on Front Street. Circa early 20th Century. Photograph from Steelton: Yesterday and Today.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/paulineplace\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pauline&#039;s Place\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-362'>\n\t\t\t\tGoing North on Front Street, including some of the businesses along Front Street, like Pauline&#8217;s. Image taken from DV video.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1878, the town of Steelton was still called Baldwin.\u00a0 Front Street was the main road of both communities, and had been even before the steel company was planned and constructed.\u00a0 South Front Street was the location of the only school in the area.\u00a0 It also was the meeting place for several church congregations.\u00a0 After the steel mill opened, Front Street gave the company easy access to transport equipment, products, and workers.\u00a0 When the town expanded, it was the central location for many\u00a0 businesses and other important buildings, such as the Borough&#8217;s office and Municipal Building.\u00a0 Front Street has endured many transitions in Steelton, such as the peaks and depressions of the steel mill, the arrival and departure of thousands of immigrants, the numerous floods, and the coming and going of street businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1906<\/strong> &#8211; From Gibson Street to Mohn Street, the city first laid rectangular wood blocks on Front Street.\u00a0 Later, the Harrisburg Railroad Company helped this paving process by adding wood blocks between the trolley tracks on Front Street.\u00a0 In the picture below, the men work together to complete the particular section of Front Street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_363\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/pavingbtwHofferChambers-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"Front Street Paved\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/pavingbtwHofferChambers-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/pavingbtwHofferChambers.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The paving of Front Street with wood blocks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>1926<\/strong> &#8211; Front Street was given a lot of attention this year.\u00a0 The Central Construction Company began to repave and curb Front Street with concrete, while numerous other streets were paved with asphalt&#8211;on a concrete base.\u00a0 Also, a new municipal building was built on North Front Street, while ornamental lights were placed along most of the road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Some of the businesses on Front Street are a good representation of the diverse ethnicity of Steelton: Skarlatos and Zonarich Law Firm, Cuckovic Electrical Contractor, Victor Kopac Welding Company, Mary Lappano Beauty Salon, Phil Spaseff Flower Shop, Dmitrovic&#8217;s Elegant Pickings, and Boro Pavlovic&#8217;s Belgrad Bakery. (from Ecenbarger 1984)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-355 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/dimitriplacecopy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Dimitriplacecopy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dmitrovic&#039;s Elegant Pickings flower shop\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Dimitriplacecopy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Dimitriplacecopy-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-359'>\n\t\t\t\tDmitrovic&#8217;s Elegant Pickings flower shop. Image taken from DV video.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/romaplacecopy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Romaplacecopy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Roma Cafe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Romaplacecopy.jpg 350w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Romaplacecopy-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-364'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Roma Caf\u00e9. Image taken from DV video.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/paulineplace\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pauline&#039;s Place\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/Paulineplace-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-362'>\n\t\t\t\tGoing North on Front Street, including some of the businesses along Front Street, like Pauline&#8217;s. Image taken from DV video.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/front-street\/frontstatnight\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/FrontStatnight.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Krosnar Motors Inc\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/FrontStatnight.jpg 350w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/FrontStatnight-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-361'>\n\t\t\t\tKrosnar Motors Inc., looking North on Front Street. Circa 1940s. Photograph from Steelton: Yesterday and Today.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There is also more information about Front Street during <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/the-floods-of-steelton\/\">flood years<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/public-works\/\">paving history<\/a> on this site.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well Friday nights, we were down on Front Street in Steelton. Yeah, there was a pool hall.\u00a0 Those places are not there now; they are all gone because of the flood. And back then, we really didn&#8217;t have no place to go, you know, just hanging out on the streets.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;William Pettigrew, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Back to <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/the-land-of-steelton\/\">The Land of Steelton by Eric Wiediger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1878, the town of Steelton was still called Baldwin.\u00a0 Front Street was the main road of both communities, and had been even before the steel company was planned and constructed.\u00a0 South Front Street was the location of the only school in the area.\u00a0 It also was the meeting place for several church congregations.\u00a0 After [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":234,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions\/372"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}