YSU expands physical footprint during 2009 building boom
This photo album captures Youngstown State University and its immediate environment during a robust building phase in 2009. Construction projects in and around YSU...
Close cover before striking: Classic Valley restaurants, businesses
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This matchbook collection includes a number of memorable restaurants and businesses from the Youngstown-Warren, Ohio area. Metro Monthly Publisher Mark C. Peyko acquired the collection...
Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown get married in Youngstown in 1947
Ella Fitzgerald, widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, was married in Youngstown during a two-week engagement at the...
Remembering Youngstown: Hotel Pick-Ohio in the 1950s
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Book details history of fabled downtown department store
More than two decades have passed since Youngstown lost its beloved Strouss’ Department Store. But Youngstowners can still taste those incomparable chocolate malts, see...
The Evolution of Youngstown State University – The 1960s
This set includes images from Youngstown University and covers the transition to Youngstown State University in the 1960s. All images are courtesy of University...
The Evolution of Youngstown State University – The 1940s and ’50s
This set includes images from Youngstown College and Youngstown University from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. University Relations shared the images during Youngstown...
Evolution of Youngstown College – The Early Years
Evolution of Youngstown College – The Early Years. This photo set captures student life in the early decades of Youngstown College from the mid-1920s...
Postcards capture evolution of downtown
Postcards capture evolution of downtown – Random postcard images depicting downtown Youngstown from 1890 through the late 1970s.
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Boots Bell – the broadcasting legend in photos (and audio)
Boots Bell – the broadcasting legend in photos (and audio) – This photo album finds Boots Bell during various stages in his broadcasting career...
YMCA centennial photo album
The Central YMCA marked its centennial in November 2015. The facility, which opened in 1915 at its present location on Champion Street, has been...
Remembering Youngstown: The Wick Park Historic District in 1906
The Wick Park Historic District is a turn-of-the-century residential neighborhood located directly north of Youngstown State University. This photo album includes a sampling of...
Pyatt Street: Remembering Youngstown’s farm-to-table market
The South Side of Youngstown roared along with the exuberant decade of the 1920s. As thousands of people moved into that rapidly growing part...
metro30 podcast 014 – ‘Finding Yourself – Genealogy & the Green Book’
metro30 podcast 014 – “Finding Yourself - Genealogy, History & the Green Book.” Sean Posey and Stacey Adger discuss genealogy and local connections to...
Upcoming book depicts Warren’s history in pictures
A new book documenting the history of Warren through historic photographs will be released next month. Published by Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series,...
metro30 podcast 009 – Arby’s founder discusses iconic chain
metro30 podcast 009: “Arby’s is 50!” Founder Leroy Raffel discusses the iconic fast-food chain that was created in suburban Youngstown. Mark C. Peyko hosts. Released...
metro30 podcast 007 – Business and Media Archives of the Mahoning Valley
Welcome to metro30, Metro Monthly’s ongoing conversation with the community. Join us as we deep dive into local history and community culture with an...
metro30 podcast 003 – Dana School of Music’s 150th anniversary
Welcome to metro30, Metro Monthly’s ongoing conversation with the community. Join us as we deep dive into local history and community culture with an...
Classic Theaters of Youngstown – metro30 podcast 001
Classic Theaters of Youngstown - metro30 podcast 001. Author and historian Sean T. Posey discusses Youngstown history, Urban Renewal, and the golden age of the...
