Posted August 25, 20168 yr Can someone please come to my aid? I'm looking for photos o downtown Youngstown in the 1950's. I'm also looking for pictures of downtown theaters -- Park Theater; Princess Theatre; Grand Theatre; Capitol Theatre; Strand Theatre; Regent Theater; Cameo Theater; Rex Theater; Hippodrome Theater; Lyric Theater; Dome Theater; Orpheum Theater.
August 25, 20168 yr I would contact Dr. Donna DeBlasio at YSU. She was tremendously helpful when I requested information for the Youngstown section on my site, clevelandskyscrapers.com clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 25, 20168 yr Assuming Youngstown has a historical society, they should have a good collection of photos (and perhaps other memorabilia) from the period you are interested in. A quick Google search on "Youngstown Historical Society" turns up this: https://mahoninghistory.org/ Contact them and see what they have.
August 27, 20168 yr The problem with the MVHS is that their photos are all copyrighted and a fee is attached for copies. The Public Library has a limited photo collection and not what I'm looking for.
November 17, 20168 yr I was able to get newspaper ads for the theaters that I listed, but no actual photos. Tried the MVHS and they too are trying to locate photos for these old theaters.
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