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| LANDMARKS |
| Much as a footstep leaves an impression in the snow for others to see, history leaves its own traces for the future. Landmarks are the little things that make a town unique. While the word generally suggests something big and impressive, it doesn't have to be so. On this page you will see various spots in town that many of us pass daily without taking note. See how many of these traces of the past you recognize. |
| The night depository for the original Schuylkill Haven Trust Company can still exists on the front of the current Uptown Tavern |
| Michels is spelled out in tile in the entranceway at what was recently Jayne's Flower Shop, former home to Michel's Ice Cream Shop. |
| << Bars still remain on the windows on the building behind the Post Office, former home of Kurtz Jewelers. |
| The smokestack remnants at the borough warehouse on Haven Street recall the days when it was an electric generation plant. >> |
| The fading sign from Messner and Hess can be seen from Wilson Street. The pool hall now occupies the former home of the premier five and ten cent store in town. |
| The dedication plaque for Rotary Field as it appears on the ticket booth on the middle school parking lot. |
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| Remains of the walls of the canal can be seen looking northward from the bridge to the Island. |
| Perhaps one of the most recognizable and older pieces of playground equipment is the submarine located at the Green Goose Playground on Jackson Street. It has been there since at least the early 1960s. |
| At one time nearly everyone in town visited the Medical Arts Building on Main Street. The offices of Dr. Rubright, Dr. Tihansky, Dr. Dent and Dr. Koch filled the main floor. The building now is virtually empty. The lettering placed on the facade when new, remains. |
| The concrete steps are in some disrepair these days. They provide a shortcut by connecting St. Peter Street between Union Street and Jackson Street. At one time St. Peter Street actually existed where the grass lot is now. |
| If you have a suggestion for a picture in the Landmarks section, email me at: landmarks@schuylkillhavenhistory.com |
| LAST UPDATED WITH NEW LANDMARKS: APRIL 21 |
| All that remains of the Reading Railroad signal tower at the Union Street crossing is a potion of the foundation. The tower can be seen in a photo on the "Transportation" page |
| Here is the builders plaque on the Columbia Street bridge, placed there when it was erected in 1921; replacing the old wooden covered bridge. |
| The dike along the Schuylkill River was built many years ago to reduce flooding. The stones seen along the length of it were removed form the old canal tunnel near Landingville and placed there to support the dike according to one source. |
| D. D. Coldren's mill on Columbia Street near the railroad is now used by the Haven Casket Co. but still bears the concrete lettering of it's original owner. Above the name is a marble replica of the owner's favored white dog, Czar. |
| The twin entrances at the front of the former East Ward Elementary building on Union Street are inscribed with food for thought. |
| Boyer's Market on West Main Street retains the cupola with weather vane on it's roof from when the building was home to an A & P store. |
| This building at 234 Columbia Street was the home of the last tinsmith in Schuylkill Haven and most likely in the area. Fenstermacher's Tin Shop had been a part of town for a long time. |