Charles of Charles in Charge was from Scranton, PA. verified in Episode 22 of Season 2.
[audio:https://www.chrisflannery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/If-I-go-back-to-Scranton-tommorow…-Ill-die-of-boredom.mp3]Scranton
Coming Home
I could not be prouder of my roots. In coming home I have discovered who you are. You are survival with grace… struggle with dignity… pride with compassion and hope and laughter. You are my people.
Jason Miller – August 1, 1982
Missed Opportunity
I’m not sure I’ll have another opportunity like this one. I can’t believe I lowballed this:
If you leave Scranton…
“It just goes to show you, if you leave Scranton, exciting things can happen.” – Michael Scott
The Wrestler in Scranton
No, the film is not yet playing in Scranton. There is however a Scranton reference in the opening credits:
Randy “The Ram” Robinson vs.Corporal Punishment – 1987
1987 would have been about the time I would have seen a few wrastlin’ matches at the good old CYC. I never did get to see Randy “Macho Man” Savage or Hulk Hogan, but I did get to see The Iron Sheik, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.
Scranton, An Absolute Jerkwater of a Town
I come from Scranton, Pennsylvania and that’s as hardscrabble a place as you’re gonna find. I’ll show you around some time and you’ll see. It’s a hellhole. An absolute jerkwater of a town. You couldn’t stand to spend a weekend there. It is just an awful, awful sad place filled with sad desperate people with no ambition. Nobody, and I mean nobody, but me has ever come out of that place. It’s a genetic cesspool. So don’t be telling me that I’m part of the Washington elite because I come from the absolute worst place on Earth: Scranton, Pennsylvania.
– Jason Sudeikis, as Joe Biden on SNL October 4th
Fading Ad
Fading Ad by Frank H. Jump is one of my favorite blogs.
The Fading Ad Campaign began as a photographic project documenting vintage mural ads on building brickfaces in New York City spanning nearly a century. It has become a metaphor for survival for me since, like myself, many of these ads have long outlived their expected life span. Although this project doesn’t deal directly with HIV/AIDS, it is no accident I’ve chosen to document such a transitory and evanescent subject. Of the hundreds of ads I’ve photographed, many have already been covered up, vandalized, or destroyed. But still many silently cling to the walls of buildings, barely noticed by the rushing passersby.
This blog was originally designed to be a cross-curricular instructional tool, emphasizing science & technology while examining media literacies and cultural movements. Fading Ad Blog has since grown to become a collaboration with urban archaeologist around the country and from here in Brooklyn as well.
There is a good chuck of old Scranton, PA related ads.
I highly recommend visiting.
The Mine Shafts of Scranton
Taken from USGS. Points are rough estimates. I would recommend researching each point prior to exploring it. I’m pretty sure none of these shafts are open, but it still interesting to see where they are/were.
Hill-Dog in Scranton
photos by CTK
Scrantonic on the Rocks
2 ounces bottom-shelf Gin
3 ounces top-shelf Tonic Water
Pour the gin and the tonic water into a lowball glass half-filled with black diamonds*.
Stir well. Garnish with a 4-leaf clover.
* Black diamonds are ice cubes with black food coloring.
Diamond Flats, Scranton, PA
IÂ have been investigating defunct sections of Scranton, PA which no longer exist. I came across an advertisement for Atlantic Garden (1870’s), a “favorite family resort” near the Scranton Race Course (Present Day Weston Field) in Diamond Flats, Providence Road. Obviously it makes sense that this was the intersection of Diamond Avenue and Providence Road – presently occasionally referenced as Park Place.
The Phoebe Snow
A Promotional Record for the funding of Scranton, STEAMTOWN, U.S.A.
On The Famous Route of the Phoebe Snow
[audio:https://www.chrisflannery.com/music/phoebe_snow.mp3]Words and Music by: Michael Gianetta
Vocals by: Kathy and Char
Lyrics:
Never had to worry rain or shine
You would always get there right on time,
Fascinating everso
On The Famous Route of the “Phoebe Snow”
There’s a famous bridge at Nicholson,
Right there on the way to Binghamton,
It’s exciting as you go,
On the Famous Route of the “Phoebe Snow”
Hoboken to Chicago,
Stretching out at Buffalo,
Stop in Scranton for the Night,
On the Road of Anthracite
On your way from New York if you nap.
You will the Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg and Mt. Pocono
On the Famous Route of the “Phoebe Snow”
[tags]scranton, phoebe, snow, Lackawanna, railroad[/tags]
Goya Painting Stolen! (in Scranton)
From NYT:
A painting by Goya was stolen on its way from the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio to a major exhibition that opens on Friday at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the two institutions announced yesterday
The museums said in a statement that the 1778 painting, “Children With a Cart,†was stolen in the vicinity of Scranton, Pa., while in the care of a professional art transporter. They said the theft was discovered last week but refused to provide additional details on the crime. Officials at both museums said the F.B.I. was investigating the case and had warned them that releasing additional information might jeopardize the inquiry…
I wonder where that painting is?
Scranton Town / Steamtown U.S.A. 1986
A long forgotten novely 45 for the founding of Steamtown National Historic Site…
Sorry for the poorer quality, this is my first attempt.
[audio:https://www.chrisflannery.com/music/steamtown.mp3]
Scranton Steamtown U.S.A (mp3)
The Steamtown Express
Lyrics & Music by Michael Gianetta
KMA Music 106 Side A
[audio:https://www.chrisflannery.com/music/scranton_town.mp3]
Scranton Town (mp3)
(“The official theme song of Scranton, PA. Respectufully dedicated by Michael Giannetta and accepted by the Mayor James B. McNulty and The City Council”
featuring The Gene Dempsey Orchestra with Vocals by 2 PLUS 2
Lyrics & Music by Michael Gianetta
KMA Music 106 Side B
[tags]scranton, steamtown, novelty 45s[/tags]