Transfiguration Church, Monongahela PA, Diamond Jubilee Publication 1940 Freely Available Online

Yesterday's post, Transfiguration Church Through The Years, with 282 views in 24 hours was a pretty popular one. Nothing in that post would have been possible without coming across a physical copy of the Diamond Jubilee publication. It got me thinking, how would I have been able to write such a detailed post about the...

Harris Workingman’s Store

While watching the building housing Vocelli Pizza burn I noticed this old sign painted to the side of the building. I asked around and found that for many years Harris Workingman's (spelling?) Store was located here. Do any readers have more information about the store? What kind of merchandise did they sell? When did it...

Monongahela Fire – More Pictures Of Ladder Truck Aerial Collapse

Here are links to two websites with good photographs of the ladder truck aerial after it collapsed: thewatchdesk.com and http://www.wusa9.com.

Monongahela Main St. Fire – Demolition Delayed?

Main Street Monongahela is still closed today between 2nd and 3rd streets two days after the fire that started in Vocelli's Pizza. According to bystanders, this piece of heavy equipment arrived early this morning to start the demolition: One bystander said that the driver was waiting for the road barriers to be removed. As of...

Fire on West Main St. Monongahela PA

This fire started at 222 West Main Street, Monongahela Pa. (where Voccelli's Pizza is located) around 5 a.m Sept. 6, 2009. The fire spread to an adjoining building occupied by Hufnagel Computers. The building occupied by "The Bees Nest" sustained heavy damage when weight from water used to combat the fire caused the roof to...