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Time Travel: Bridgeport's Mike and Connie Salvio in Clarksburg and Going to Buckhannon's Main Street

Posted on April 05, 2020

The man and woman to the left of the photo are a pair of Bridgeport icons in Mike and Connie Salvio. Mike was known for ye...

Time Travel: Mr. and Miss BHS from 1995 and Going Back to 1900 for a Wagon Repair Shop in Martinsburg

Posted on March 29, 2020

This picture taken from the Bridgeport High School 1995 Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook shows Mr. and Miss BHS for the 1994-95 scho...

Time Travel: Not One, but Two Views of BHS Project to Put Turf at Jamison Field by Going across Track

Posted on March 22, 2020

This is a slightyl elevated view of a photo from 2005 showing a wooden bridge that was put in place to allow heavy eq...

Time Travel: Distinguished Men of City of Bridgeport and Looking Back to 1960 and Route 50 Construction

Posted on March 15, 2020

Although not a very old photo, many of the men in this photograph have played a part in helping shape the history of...

Time Travel: Flashing Back to Main Street Business in 1962 and Inside Pendleton County Store in 1975

Posted on March 08, 2020

his will look familiar to many in Bridgeport. This photo was taken in 1962 and is of the former Handy Shop, or Handy...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Volleyball 2003 Flashback and Clarksburg Dining Across from Notre Dame High

Posted on March 01, 2020

This is a photo from the 2004 Bridgeport High School yearbook showing the 2003 Indians volleyball team. Those picture...

Time Travel: Gathering of City Leaders in Late 1980s and University Avenue Businesses from Years Ago

Posted on February 23, 2020

This photo is believed to be from 1988 and inside the Bridgeport Public Works building. What'st taking place is unkno...

Time Travel: Another Look at Annual Fireman's Fair Parade and a Famous Hotel from Berkeley Springs

Posted on February 16, 2020

The Bridgeport Fireman's Fair is still talked about fondly to this day by those who participated the annual event...

Time Travel: A Special Day for the Pure Food Store and Construction on New Route 50 in Clarksburg

Posted on February 09, 2020

This photo is from 1954 and it should bring back a lot of pleasant memories for many in  Bridgeport. This is of the g...

Time Travel: Annual Fireman's Fair Parade on Main Street and a Clarksburg Glass Plant from 1906

Posted on February 02, 2020

Few things are talked about with as much fondness as the former Bridgeport Fireman's Fair. Although the exact date of...

Time Travel: Mr. and Miss BHS from 1997 and a Bus Stop Decades ago on Main Street in Clarksburg

Posted on January 26, 2020

For decades, Bridgeport High School has had a Mr. and Miss BHS. The year 1997 was no exception to the rule. Durinig t...

Time Travel: All Saints Church Event from 1965 and a Visit to Old Watt Powell Park in Charleston

Posted on January 19, 2020

The photo shows above is at All Saints Catholic Church, which is located on Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. The photo...

Time Travel: Philadelphia Avenue Cleanup after Winter Storm and Liberty High's mid-1980's Wrestling Team

Posted on January 12, 2020

This is a scene from what is believed to be Philadelphia Avenue from 1988 during a massive winter storm. It's the time of...

Time Travel: Johnson Avenue "Pre-Sheetz" from 1987 and Salem College Men's Basketball from 1977

Posted on December 29, 2019

Look familiar? If it doesn't, it's because today this area of Johnson Avenue is completely built up. The vacant lot t...

Time Travel: The Olympic Torch's Appearance in City and East Fairmont High School Back in the 1920s

Posted on December 22, 2019

Bridgeport was part of history several decades ago as this picture shows. A runner is shown carrying the Olympic torc...
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