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Time Travel: Bridgeport's News and Gas Source from 1963 and Another Visit to Defunct Skyline Drive-In

Posted on July 21, 2019

Connect-Bridgeport isn't alone among those providing primarily Bridgeport-exclusive content. The building, which stil...

Time Travel: A 1968 WVU Cheerleader from City and Looking Back to Clarksburg's Old Trolley Station

Posted on July 14, 2019

Does anyone remember this young lady? This is a photo from 1968 of Dot Stuart cheerleading for West Virginia Universi...

Time Travel: Fireman's Fair Heavily Used Concession Stand and Iconic Downtown Clarksburg Retailer

Posted on July 07, 2019

For years, the Bridgeport Fireman's Fair was one of the most anticipated events in the city and this concession stand...

Time Travel: Bridgeport's 1957 Little League Champs and Entering into Now Defunct Skyline Drive-In

Posted on June 30, 2019

This photo is of the 1957 champions of Little Leauge - Bridgeport Dairy. It was the only Little League team in the ci...

Time Travel: All-Big 10 BHS Cheerleaders from 2001 and a Look at Salem College's 1921 Football Team

Posted on June 23, 2019

Remember these young ladies? This trio of Bridgeport cheerleaders were chosen as members of the 2001 All-Big 10 Confe...

Time Travel: Wayne Jamison Coaching BHS Baseball and Going Back to the 1940s Robinson Grand

Posted on June 16, 2019

While some know, a lot of people don't recall that legendary Bridgeport High School football Coach Wayne Jamison didn...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Police Icon Mike Salvio doing His Thing in the Kitchen and NDHS Catholic Champs

Posted on June 09, 2019

Anyone recognize this former Stout Street resident? It's the late Mike Salvio who served for years as a radio dispatc...

Time Travel: Forerunner of Business Abraham Linc and West Milford's Post Office Three Decades Ago

Posted on June 02, 2019

Anyone look familiar? This is a 1995 photo of some of the staff of Preston Carpet Distributor, Inc., which today is A...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 1995 Valedictorians and Salutatorian and Watching Movies at SkyLine

Posted on May 26, 2019

With the 2019 graduation ceremonies in the books, one thing you didn't see was recognition of valedictorians and salu...

Time Travel: First Holy Communion at All Saints from 1960s and 1959 McDowell County Church Service

Posted on May 19, 2019

Although not certain of the time, this is believed to be from 1965 or 1966 and it is also believed to be photo taken...

Time Travel: Rewinding to "Young" Members of Staff at Reep Graphics; Eisenhower at The Greenbrier

Posted on May 12, 2019

This rewind comes courtesy of the 1995 Ki-Cu-Wa Bridgeport High School yearbook and shows some familiar faces that ha...

Time Travel: Students Working on BHS Fieldhouse in 1970s and Rewinding to East Fairmont's Gym

Posted on May 05, 2019

This photo is from the October, 1978 Shawnee Powwow and shows work being done on the fieldhouse at what is now...

Time Travel: An Iconic Sign from Bridgeport's Past and Visting Chuch Service in McDowell County

Posted on April 28, 2019

The business may not have survided, the sign has. This sign from "The Green Parrott" recently showed up at a Bridgepo...

Time Travel: An Interior View of The Handy Shop from the 1960s and a Now Extinct Fairmont Restaurant

Posted on April 21, 2019

For more than one generation of Bridgeport residents - and even beyond - The Handy Shop was part of the daily r...

Time Travel: Senior 1983 BHS Graduation Excitement and Opening Day at the New River Gorge Bridge

Posted on April 14, 2019

Getting excited for graduation isn't new. This photo, from the May 1983 edition of the Shawnee Powwow shows sen...
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