Memory Lane Leads Nowhere...

Without some history to back it up: the case of Pottsville, PA.

A jumble of what has been lost: Pomeroy’s and S. S. Weiss department stores, Kresge’s, Woolworth’s and H. L. Green’s five-and-tens; Raring’s, Paramount, Triangle, Puddu’s for shoes; the Grace Shop, Mr. S., the Feel-Fine Shop for ladies, Wolowitz’s and Matt’s Kiddie Shop for kids, Dimmerling’s, Bossum’s for men; Knapp’s and Kerwick’s for leather goods, t…