Time Travel: Aerial View of Lower Philadelphia Avenue in 1983 and Demolition of Beloved Clarksburg Club
By Dick Duez on February 01, 2026 from History Blog via Connect-Bridgeport.com
This is an aerial view photo taken of lower Philadelphia Avenue taken in 1983. Anyone see anything that looks different, or even familiar, today?
The highly popular Moose Lodge 52 on Clarksburg's Main Street came to an end 10 years ago in this 2016 winter photo. The rotary pay phone by Frontier is also a thing of the past.
Editor's Note: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection. Duez, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at dick.do@citynet.net.
