Scranton, PA history: 8 places and what used to be there

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Scranton on When It Was is 8 addresses and the 10 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1896. 10 are still open today. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Scranton, decade by decade

1890s
1 opened — Scranton Electric Building See the map in 1895 →
1900s
1 opened — Everhart Museum See the map in 1905 →
1920s
1 opened — Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company See the map in 1925 →
1940s
1 opened — Cooper's Seafood House See the map in 1945 →
1970s
1 opened — Poor Richard's Pub See the map in 1975 →
1980s
3 opened — Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Alfredo's Pizza Cafe, Houdini Museum See the map in 1985 →
1990s
2 opened — The Marketplace at Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site See the map in 1995 →

Still here, and gone

Still open (10)

Scranton Electric Building 1896–present
Everhart Museum 1908–present
Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company 1922–present
Cooper's Seafood House 1948–present
Poor Richard's Pub 1974–present
Alfredo's Pizza Cafe 1982–present
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel 1983–present
Houdini Museum 1988–present
The Marketplace at Steamtown 1993–present
Steamtown National Historic Site 1995–present

By kind of place

Museum (3)

Everhart Museum · Steamtown National Historic Site · Houdini Museum

Restaurant (2)

Alfredo's Pizza Cafe · Cooper's Seafood House

Shopping Mall (1)

The Marketplace at Steamtown

Hotel (1)

Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel

Wholesale/Industrial (1)

Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company

Office Building (1)

Scranton Electric Building

Bar (1)

Poor Richard's Pub

Every place in Scranton (8)

Cooper's Seafood House 701 North Washington Avenue · 1948–present
Everhart Museum 1901 Mulberry Street · 1908–present
Houdini Museum 1433 North Main Avenue · 1988–present
Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company 215 Vine Street · 1922–present
Poor Richard's Pub 125 Beech Street · 1974–present
Scranton Electric Building 507 Linden Street · 1896–present
Steamtown National Historic Site 1040 South Washington Avenue · 1995–present · 2 businesses
The Marketplace at Steamtown 700 Lackawanna Avenue · 1993–present · 2 businesses

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