Topics
- Building Ties: Car Shows & Downtown
- Changes In The Urban Landscape
- Female Entrepreneurship: The Pressure to Perform
- The Geography of Class
- The History of the Carlisle Fire Department
- How America’s Truck Industry Hurts and Helps Carlisle
- Carlisle Lodging Then and Now
- Non-profits in Carlisle
- Reclaiming African American History
- Where Did All The Greeks Go?
Author Archives: Ryan Burke
Carlisle Walking Tours
For those that want to see and feel Carlisle, “Do as the Carlilians do” through a walking tour to kick-off the Carlisle experience! Carlisle Guided Tours offers tours of Historic Carlisle, PA (a Preserve America Community and voted #1 Best Town … Continue reading
Will Carlisle’s Rich History Withstand the 21st Century?
A 2004 Washington Post article [citation below] highlights Carlisle’s 250 year history. Carlisle has seen successful Farmers Markets, Civil War generals, and prison breaks. Plenty of historical figures have graced the town, including British Major John Andre, Bessie Jones, Molly … Continue reading
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Carlisle Theatre old school
Good day America. In 1939 The Comerford, currently known as The Carlisle Theater opened its doors to the Carlisle community. Its first film showing was a Deanna Durbin film, “Three Smart Girls Grow Up”. How exciting! http://www.carlisletheatre.org/history.html JS
Carlisle origin of Giant
The supermarket chain GIANT began in 1923 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with a small butcher shop known as the Carlisle Meat Market. In 1936, David Javitch, one of the two men who worked in the butcher shop, bought a store in … Continue reading
Union Fire Company No. 1
While researching the Carlisle Fire Department, I found the website for Union Fire Company No. 1. The fire department was established in 1789 and the building was built in 1888. Not only is it a working volunteer fire department, but … Continue reading
American Dream
According to the The Borough of Carlisle: “Strolling through historic downtown, one is greeted by unique architecture, quaint shops, and overall SERENITY. With a reputation as a growing and viable community, historic Carlisle CONTINUES TO MEET THE EVER-EVOLVING ECONOMIC NEEDS … Continue reading
Carlisle Fairgrounds – Car Shows
The Carlisle Fairgrounds has been home to annual car shows since 1974. Carlisle Events, host of collector car, truck, and motorcycle events, attracts over 500,000 people to the fairgrounds every year. The “Cars at Carlisle” shows attract car enthusiasts from … Continue reading
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Living History
I found an amazing article about various historical moments in Carlisle, PA from the Washington Post called “A Town with Mettle”. This article was written by Christine H.O’Toole she does a great job creating a visual historic representation of Carlisle … Continue reading
Project S.H.A.R.E
Project S.H.A.R.E., formed in January 1985, is an interfaith, non-profit cooperative effort created to meet the needs of the hungry by providing supplementary food on a monthly basis. It’s office is located at 5 North Orange Street, Suite 4, Carlisle, … Continue reading
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Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest American athletes. In this link some important events of his life and his career are stated, as well as some aspects of the celebration of his memory in Carlisle Scholar Article A.R.
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