Hi I'm Jim Thornton from Creative Impressions and Wheeling History. We are in the process of revamping our RU-vid channel and want to bring you our history videos and our new Wheeling History Stories that show how Wheeling is one of the most interesting small towns in the country. The history of Wheeling has always been a passion of mine and over the years we have published ten books and several posters about the history of Wheeling. We have had several wonderful collaborations with friends to make this possible. We are so happy to bring you these videos and stories so that you can view them for free and share with your friends and family. Sit back and enjoy. Please visit our website at www.wheelinghistory.net or you can go to the banner at the top of our page and click on the wheeling history on right bottom and it will take you to our website. Our books and posters are in several places in wheeling. For inquiries phone 304 281 9470 or email cre8m@comcast.net Thank You.
Calliope music may be the draw -- the people are spread out Do you have any photos (outside or inside) of Value City? What years was Value City in Wheeling?
I loved this aspect of the park as a child. It’s a shame it’s gone. I hope that one day Wheeling will be revitalized. It was a wonderful place to grow up.
The hotel was built in 1903 on what is now Edgewood Street in Woodsdale. The former owner of the land was aware of the many springs on the property and had sold the waters that he bottled himself. At that time, going to “take the waters” was a very sociable thing for society to do and many resorts had grown up around mineral springs. When completed in 1907, the hotel was a block long and three stories high with 84 rooms, a spacious lobby, two dining rooms, several sweeping verandas, three sun parlors, a tennis court, pool, and a billiard parlor. Modern conveniences included a telephone in each room and a power plant for electricity generation on the site. In the early hours of the morning on January 13th, 1918, a spark from a gasoline engine in the ice department set waste nearby on fire and spread to ammonia tanks causing them to explode. The fire quickly spread to a nearby linen storage room and was soon out of control. The building was underinsured and was a total loss. It was never re-built because of increased building costs. The total loss in property, furnishings, and personal property of the guests was estimated at $150,000. There were 125 guests at the time of the fire.
also of note, it was freezing outside and as many of the guests seek refuge, they were welcomed by the Nuns of the Carmelite monastery. Shortly after they formed here. But they have a far darker story to be told than the fate of the Stratford "Spring" Hotel.
I used to play for the Nailers - we were the first tenants to move in to the lofts... they did a great job! Love the content! Keep up the great work! Jordy
Family owned and we all lived as the "Last house on the RIGHT "AT the 17th bridge and the Creek" from 1930(?) until the mid 60's. Under the name of Aquaro (Grandma) and or Zancanella (Grandpa). The house was "Old" back in 1950! Dirt basment floor, coal hot steam heat. The Brewery was already only a memory even back then (as I recall)! Still there today and lived in! My sister and I were born there (actually at Wheeling Hospital) in 47 & 49! The Creek frightened me as a small kid since our back yard was Part of the Wheeling Creek bank and had no fence at the time and the Creek would often run fast and muddy ! The "Elks" Playground on 16th St. and St. Josheph's Cathedral and Gradeschool and Clay School.
I think it was called Fabulous Fanny's and I remember it was so small you had to sign a book to get in if it was full and one time they called a name, and nobody answered so I said that's me, but I wasn't and I got in lol. There was also a bar across the street called The Fox Trap, so it was back and forth.
My Mom was maid there,and some old friends worked there,one use to tell me,,he was a Porter at the time,, a lot of country music singers stayed there,,like Conway and J Cash,,and others..now that would be a great job..i wont go into the stories,,haaa
My grandfather was born in 1888 and died in 1966, technically they lived in Benwood. My mom told me he used to play baseball and traveled a bit to play (like to Ohio). Do you know of any teams that may have been around in the 1925-1940 range?
Above the YMCA building you can see the steeple of St Alphonsus church. I believe it was replaced to the one we know today in 1925. But the Market street bridge as shown was not constructed until after the 1907 flood. Will have to research this a bit more.
45 years ago i lived on eoff street,im curiose if i can find a memory of my childhood. thanks for making theese videos.Brings back memories and helps me understand why mom and dad move to the south,as did many others, kinda sad. But everything happens for a reason.
In the Map of Ohio County, West Virginia, 1918 (Farmline Map) available on the Ohio County Library website, there is a plot labeled "JC [or JG] Moore just north of Glenn's Run on the western side of what is now Route 2. This would be near the current Assaros garage (but possibly across the street and a little north if this map is correct) as stated by @HackHunter1835 in the previous comment. I do not see anything listed about a school, but it may provide the best idea of where this photo was taken.
This photo is a great composition. The framing, lines, and balance are all very interesting, and there's some great stories among the spectators. Love it!
if i had a camera back then,i could of had great pictures,,i use to walk that from town every day,up to 7th st main,to thumb home.,,to Warwood....i can remember the face of the tunnels showing for the first time,it did not take them to long to drill through that mountain..but back then,it felt like forever..it was so hard to believe the took that street out,,it was the gateway from wheeling to whg Hill..I-70 was not in yet..coming from the North to Wheeling,,8th street from main was the hot spot to whg hill.,and that street was steep..just thinking, about what route the big trucks took,,i just cant remember,,there wasnt a lot of them till later on..but a lot of 18 wheelers went through Warwood,as i remember and Buses..im not sure if they opened 2 way traffic from 7th in main to 10th street or not,,i was not driving yet.im not sure if you were allowed to walk up pass the opening,,but i did..haa,,great picture James
Attended Madison from 1968 to 1975. This building was called the Red Building (the other was the White Building) and I'm pretty sure it was knocked down in the late 70s. My second grade classroom (one wall out of it anyway) is still visible to the left of the entrance on the 1st floor. Only the first floor was used in my time there.
Yes! 🙌🏼 That was a MESS! St. Vincent de Paul had a really nice store there. A lot went into renovating it, this was a good save. Gets lots of traffic and returns.
@@myalero The bottom always got flooded when the Ohio River rose. It was a great shame, there’s no where left to accommodate parking. Unless they have a concert ‘down by the River’!
That’s truly a Great 😊 cover, makes you wonder how many in that crowd are still with us. For certain the embarrassed 🙈 ones wish they had owned their youth and looks. Time certainly flies.
It appears to have been taken on the corner where McDonald's would be across Rt 40 behind the photographer. The building across the creek on the right would now be Glo-Tone Cleaners.
Looks like you can see a few people in the windows there....3rd window from the left looks like someone standing in the window looking out...another person possibly sitting by the bay window above the "Ritter's Depot Cafe" sign and another individual sitting near the bay window on the floor above that. I'm hoping these folks were able to make a beer run before that flood hit.
I remember the building back in the mid to late 70s. Those houses on Chapel Road were moved instead of being torn down. Was neat to see them moved by truck. I remember the blasting by dynamite from my grandmother's home on Elk Ave!!! We used to drive on I-470 before the opened it!
I remember it well, it was a department store similar to LS Good's . I believe there was an entrance from the Chaplin St. side also. There was Dr. Vanyo's dentist office one story up on the corner off Chaplin. If you had a good checkup he would give you a prescription for a free milk shake at Walgreens.
First let me say I really enjoy your site and the history of Wheeling you are sharing. That train is long not because it came from Blaw Knox/ Wheeling Mold and Foundry but because it is a circus train that happens to be using the trackage of the Wheeling Terminal Railway to head to Ohio or to use the connection on the other leg of the wye to go to Pittsburgh on the B&O. I believe that is a JJ Young photo and it is in the book assembled after his death by others. The book has some great photos and every so often a picture will be captioned with the wrong direction on the train easy to do if you did not grow up in the area and have a fascination with trains.
The right sign is Amazing 😻 when Graphic Artists were Masters at their craft. 💙 it! Thanks for sharing this and the Girl at the beginning? She was Spared the Out of Control ‘Price is Right’ dust! 🤭
