Nostalgia

Remembering remarkable times in West Lampeter in the 1940s [I Know a Story column]

• Mar 28, 2021

Our little family of four moved in 1943 and arrived in Lancaster County. We first moved into the barroom of the former Swartzbaugh hotel on Hollinger Road, which was between Lyndon and Willow Street.

Did you know one of Lancaster County's most popular Santa Clauses was a woman?

• Dec 24, 2020

If you checked out our roundup of old photos of kids with Santa Claus from the Lancaster Newspapers archive, you might have recognized some of the Santas from those images.

Remember Scream in the Dark? Here are 9 facts about the granddaddy of Lancaster County Halloween attractions

• Oct 13, 2020

It's that lovely time of year again.

Looking back at the Chameleon Club: 2 locations, 3 sets of owners, 4,000+ bands

• Sep 19, 2020

For decades, the Chameleon Club has been at the heart of the music scene in Lancaster and throughout Central Pennsylvania.

Remember when: 11 scenes from the rise and fall of Lancaster County's drive-in movie theaters

• Sep 13, 2020

It's possible there is no better symbol of the 1950s in America than the drive-in movie theater. It took the country's mid-century automotive obsession, married it to a timeless fascination with the silver screen, and created the perfect storm of postwar pop culture.

These 10 movies were filmed in Lancaster County: how many did you know about?

• Sep 6, 2020

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2019.

There are 27 drive-in theaters in Pennsylvania, none in Lancaster County: here's where they are

• Jul 4, 2020

Editor's note: This story was originally published June 3, 2019.

7 Lancaster stores from yesteryear (Leinbach, Fahnestock's and more): How many do you remember?

• Jun 20, 2020

Editor's note: This article was originally published in July, 2019

Quiz: How many of these make-or-break words from past spelling bees would you have known?

• May 6, 2020

Last month saw the cancellation of this year's installment of a decades-old local tradition: The LNP | LancasterOnline Spelling Bee was indefinitely postponed, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Take a look back at the growth of Rockvale, Lancaster County's largest outlet mall

• Jan 31, 2020

Though recent headlines have told a story of a dwindling list of stores in The Shops @ Rockvale, with merchants continuing to leave the center (some moving up the road to Tanger Outlets), there was a time when Rockvale Square, as it was known then, was among the most in-demand retail hubs in…

Check out the history of Rebman's, a Lancaster County retail icon [archives]

• Jan 16, 2020

It's not uncommon for a particular local store to serve as a nostalgia trigger for a particular generation.

Want to play vintage arcade games? Check out these 6 spots in Lancaster County and beyond

• Jan 1, 2020

Editor's note: This article was originally published in March 2019.

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