Name/Title
Washington Street, looking north from Strawberry Street (near the Armory) towards Franklin Street, in Waynesburg, Greene County, PennsylvaniaEntry/Object ID
2018.1.188Description
Dated 1950. Advertisements for the Greene County Fair beginning Wednesday, August 16, align with the 1950 calendar. Likewise, the Air Show at the Greene County Airport, featuring Betty Skelton and Woody Edmondson, was featured in the Waynesburg Republican newspaper on 31 August 1950, page 3, columns 1-3.
Pictured is Washington Street, looking north from Strawberry Street (near the Armory) towards Franklin Street, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Signs identify Joe's Dairy Bar and Worch's Bakery. Joe's Dairy Bar was opened by Joseph C. Russo in 1946, and sold in 1948, to Joseph F. Komats [1909-1990]. In 1960, a fire destroyed the two frame buildings. See Waynesburg Republican articles: 12 September 1946, page 1, column 3; 15 April 1948, page 1, column 2; and 17 February 1960, page 1, column 1.
Across Franklin Street, is the gymnasium on the Waynesburg College campus.
Original, candid.Collection
Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionLexicon
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Komats family, Russo family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Joe's Dairy Bar, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Gymnasium, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
CAND-AN007-0054Relationships
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Person or Organization
Komats, Joseph F. [1909-1990]Web Links and URLs
DOWNLOAD high-resolution JPG image, DOWNLOAD high-resolution TIFF image, VIEW Waynesburg Republican - 31 August 1950, page 3, columns 1-3, VIEW Waynesburg Republican - 12 September 1946, page 1, column 3, VIEW Waynesburg Republican - 15 April 1948, page 1, column 2, VIEW Waynesburg Republican - 17 February 1960, page 1, column 1Provenance
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Miscellaneous Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionAcquisition Method
DigitalNotes
This photograph was purchased via eBay auction in 2025, by Candice Lynn Buchanan who owned and shared the photograph with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. No additional context, ownership history, or provenance are known.
SOURCE CITATION: Washington Street, looking north from Strawberry Street (near the Armory) towards Franklin Street, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; dated 1950; item no. CAND-AN007-0054, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).