Sometimes it seems that history can disappear before our very eyes.
Old buildings are torn down to make way for progress and, in time, few people even remember they were ever there.
To help preserve our local history, the Lansdale Historical Society will present “Then You Saw It, Now You Don’t – Part II” at the next community program on March 11 at the Lansdale Parks and Recreation Building.
In the photos provided by the historical society, we see before and after pictures of the southeast corner of Main and Wood streets, Lansdale.
Tuesday night’s video program, narrated by Steve Moyer and Dick Shearer, will include dozens of new additions to the society’s photo collection. The presentation will feature an array of then-and-now images photographed years part from the same angle.
Some show drastic changes that have taken place over the years; others draw attention to sights and scenes that have survived the test of time. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. The parks and recreation building is at Seventh Street and Lansdale Avenue. There is no admission charge but donations are appreciated.
Sometimes we’re lucky enough to have the past retained through preservation or renovation. Such is the case at York Avenue Elementary School in Lansdale, where the North Penn School District is nearing completion on a $6 million project.
Those at the school would like to connect the old portion of the school with the new extension by lining the hallways with vintage photographs of the school’s history.
That’s where you may come in.
If you have photos that you would like to share, e-mail yorkavehs@hotmail.com.
In this photo, kindergarten students in 1986 are carrying chairs into the newly opened annex of York Avenue Elementary.
A commemorative brick project also is running through this Friday, to help raise additional funds. York Avenue’s Home & School Association is selling the bricks for $50 each. They will include a personalized inscription and will be installed around the school’s flagpole area and in other areas.
To purchase bricks by the March 14 deadline, visit www.npenn.org; under “Select a School” at the top of the page, choose York Avenue Elementary. Under “Our School,” click on “Home and School.” Click on “Commemorative Bricks” to obtain an order form and instructions.
You also can call the Home and School recording secretary, Lois Winton, at (215) 368-6230.