Monongahela Chess Park Greeting Cards Now Available

Chess Park greeting cards are now available! Each card is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" with a winter scene of Chess Park in Monongahela Pennsylvania on the front. The reverse includes a short history of Chess Park and the two churches in the background. The interior of the card is blank so it can serve...

Chess Park Then and Now

I came across this old postcard featuring Chess Park. This image was taken from the northeast corner looking west: The postcard wasn't dated, but my guess is that the picture was taken around 1900. I thought it would be fun to compare that image with what the park looks like today from the same vantage...

KKK Marching up 7th Street Monongahela PA 1908

Here's an interesting photo I found in the Old Homecoming Week Magazine . Click here to see the full size version because there is a good bit of detail you can't see in the image above. You can see what 7th street looks like today here. Here's a detail of a drawing of Monongahela done...