Lancaster's southeast quadrant, the seventh ward, shown with members of Lancaster City Council and Redevelopment Authority tour the area to be cleared in the 1960s. Mayor George Coe, with paper in paper in pocket, leads the group. W. Hensel Brown, Jr. is on the sidewalk at left.
1963 Spelling Bee winner Stewart Straw of Clearfield, Pa. with another contestant. Contestants came from senior centers in 11 Pennsylvania communities. The Spelling Bee was sponsored by the Happy Hours Club of the Lancaster Recreation Commission.
Construction of Post Office building - now City Hall building. Given to Mayor Kendig Bare by John Ward Willson Loose. Received May 8, 1954. Building erected in 1891.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.