High Street (looking West from Morris Street) in Waynesburg

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

High Street (looking West from Morris Street) in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.131

Description

High Street (looking West from Morris Street) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Jimmie's Lunch on the southwest corner of High and Morris Streets was a favorite hang out best known for hot dogs "run through the garden." Westward are the Davis & Kendall Meat Market, the Hess Cafe, and the Waynesburg Post Office. The Opera House billboard advertises the silent drama film, Four Walls, starring John Gilbert, which was released in 1928. Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1928

Lexicon

Search Terms

Automobiles, Brick roads, Pastimes, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Jimmie’s Lunch, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morris Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0098

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: High Street (looking West from Morris Street) in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0098, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).