A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I've driven thru Hop Bottom numerous times, along Rt.11 betwix Scranton , PA and Cortland, NY.

Figured you might know of it being just along Rt. 11 up your direction, Reminds me of a lot of places looking at it using Google maps....

Yes. It is one among several small communities like it, such as Great Bend and Marathon, NY, and New Milford, PA, and Kirkwood and Whitney Point, NY ,along my Rt11 journeys.

There's something about them, as I pass thru or stop for the occasional snack, stroll , or Lottery playing, which feels safe and simple, like a visit to an America of decades ago.

Of course, any and all visits along Rt11 have been well before the Pandemic descended on us.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

Myrtl Meriwether, the first Miss America, was from Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania. That's where the expression "She's built like a brick shinglehouse" comes from. I'm not kiddin' ya, seriously, it's in the book

[Rufus T. Firefly]

In Galeton...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

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Those buildings, how they were situated, and the entire setting remind me very much of a seminary I went on a summertime Retreat to as a teenager, St. Fidelis Franciscan Seminary, in Herman, PA. It was a heavenly experience. We wore our black altarboy cassocks all the time, even when we played softball. At that time in my life, I wanted to become a Franciscan priest, so I was exploring the possibilities. The setting was very comforting and welcoming.

I'd show you photos but can't post any photos.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Those buildings, how they were situated, and the entire setting remind me very much of a seminary I went on a summertime Retreat to as a teenager, St. Fidelis Franciscan Seminary, in Herman, PA. It was a heavenly experience. We wore our black altarboy cassocks all the time, even when we played softball. At that time in my life, I wanted to become a Franciscan priest, so I was exploring the possibilities. The setting was very comforting and welcoming.

It's all built up now - nothing open anymore around the school.

I'd show you photos but can't post any photos.

Lots of hosting services out there. Tying yourself down to a forum's storage space and quirky systems is something to avoid.

[rogruth]

C V S N S = ? ? Shippensburg Normal School. ???

[Rufus T. Firefly]

C V S N S = ? ? Shippensburg Normal School. ???

Yes, then Shippensburg College, and now Shippensburg U.

[rogruth]

C V S N S = ? ? Shippensburg Normal School. ???

Yes, then Shippensburg College, and now Shippensburg U.

But what does the C V mean?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

C V S N S = ? ? Shippensburg Normal School. ???

Yes, then Shippensburg College, and now Shippensburg U.

But what does the C V mean?

Oh, Cumberland Valley!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The hair-do's on the men have become the fashion again for young people.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The hair-do's on the men have become the fashion again for young people.

Interesting observation. Suit & ties with vests have not. 4 women in the band, too.