I was raised in Renovo, PA, a small railroad town in adjoining Western Clinton County 52 miles northwest of Williamsport. I was born in the Williamsport Hospital and just about all of our medical and dental providers were in Williamsport so it was no big deal to just drive that hour to access them. Also, two of my three siblings were also born in the Williamsport Hospital so I guess my parents didn't mind driving the hour when it was time for the babies to arrive. There was a very prominent and even famous obstetrician, Dr. Nutt who had a very busy clinic there along with, I think, his brother who was also an obgyn. I remember Christmas shopping downtown which was a busy, bustling, festive place, packed with hurried shoppers and decorated for the Holidays along with the shops of that era, including the two department stores, L.L. Stearns & Sons and The Carroll House. It was a different time and place. It felt kind of weird that there were virtually no people on these streets the narrators walked in this video. I think they did say it was a Sunday but, still, it's clear that Williamsport, along with hundreds of towns and small cities all over the country are shadows of their former selves.
I'm not from Central PA, but my boyfriend was raised in Williamsport. We often wander around downtown and rarely see more than 10 to 12 people. Like you, the area brings back a lot of memories of what once was. One of the goals of this channel is to visit as many of these small towns as possible before they fade away completely. I grew up in Philadelphia, so I was definitely a city girl, but I love the vibe of small-town America. Thanks for watching, and please check back now and then!
I briefly attended Lycoming College in the late 70s. I didn't like the school for a number of reasons, and I transferred to a university in Washington, D.C. However, I found the town to be quite interesting. I often escaped the campus and explored downtown Williamsport, and I enjoyed speaking to some of the locals. The town had clearly seen better days and was somewhat depressed, but the residents went about their business with friendly attitudes. One thing that struck me at the time was the lack of a very strong relationship between the college and the town. I knew a few students who did internships in Williamsport, and a few had part-time jobs, but there was a definite unspoken separation between the college and the rest of Williamsport. It might be different now. I'd like to go back, but I'm going to have to be content with your video in the meantime. Thanks for posting this.
Hi William, People are still quite friendly in Williamsport. I'm from Philadelphia and what I like so much about small towns like Williamsport, is how everyone says hello to each other. : ) I'm thinking that there's still sort of a separation between the college students and the townspeople. Sort of shame Thank you for watching!
I'm glad to hear that you like your new home. I don't live in Lycoming County, but I'm there often because my daughter lives there. I really like Williamsport a lot. Everyone seems so nice there.
I grew up in nearby Jersey Shore, PA (and still come back to the Williamsport/State College region). Really nice video, and makes me feel at home again. A shame you skipped over the Community Arts Center-one of Pennsylvania’s finest theaters!
Hi Timothy, I'm not sure how I missed the theater. It is a nice place and I've actually seen shows there. I'm familiar with Jersey Shore and hope to do a town walk there one day as well. Thank you for watching!
@@jennsylvania1633 I would love to see a video of you from Jersey Shore; Lock Haven would make a nice one also, I’m sure. Your channel is enjoyable; looking forward to more of your work!
you are very welcome! I am not from Williamsport but I spend quite a bit of time there because my daughter lives there. I plan on doing a lot of videos in the area. Please check back every now and then. Thanks for watching!
I watched again last night. If you get back to the post office/city hall building on 4th street (near the sun-gazette) you can see gargoyles on some of the corners of the towers of the building. The sun building was also a city bus stop and I spent many times as a little kid looking at the "monsters" and wondering why they were on the building. The Hiawatha paddle-wheel boat went on the river in the early 80s i think.
I am in Williamsport now visiting my daughter. I may just have to check out the monsters. ...lol...unfortunately I didn't bring my camera with me. I'll have to do another Williamsport town walk. I really like it here. I'm thinking it must have been a wonderful place to grow up. Thank you for watching, my friend!
Well, it's a lot colder than Texas...lol...but it's a nice Pennsylvania town and the people are really nice. So, welcome to PA! Thank you for watching!
I spend a lot of time in Williamsport, so I'll have to keep an eye out on upcoming performances. It looks like a great place to see a show! Thanks for watching!
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thank you for stopping by and thank you soooo much for subscribing. I really like your channel and hope to be half as adventurous as you are on mine. 😁
yeah, it's a nice town. If you're ever out that way, you should definitely check it out. There are also a lot of hiking trails out that way that I'm sure you would enjoy!
Williamsport had (& has...) many famous people - some Hollywood folks - live there, or stay there over the last century. Very nice place to visit, with lots of great places to eat when I've gone ❤😊
I didn't realize that it was once such a popular destination for Hollywood celebrities. Always nice to learn a lil more about places I visit. Thank you!
@@jennsylvania1633 born and raised your video was great love the shout-out to the old buildings there I'd so much I wouldn't nowhere to start millionaires row was a great vid twas at one time 1800s held more millionaires per Capita than anywhere in the world because of the huge lumber boom called the Susquehanna lumber boom in which was also a company for a time owned by Peter herdic owned lots also the local newspaper at the beginning of the video on millionaires row pink house 2nd on left was his house also that old church along with others built by him his money he helped build or commission around a dozen churches in the immediate area he was a philanthropist in many ways for Williamsport I could go for hrs
Also trinity church just ten feet above geneti a mile apart as most know though here in billtown built by millionaires for millionaires from all millionaires money in that time in hopes to have the whole family go there others to keep the wealth within Peter herdic married his 2nd wife encie Maynard she was an organist in the church makes even more sense that Maynard street runs into trinity church one more note found Williamsport William Hepburn well William and Hepburn run side by side genetti address is 200 William sreet
Hi Jen, Yeah, Kathryn Hepburn spent a LOT of time in Williamsport and the surrounding area. She had friends there she stayed with many times. In Salladsburgh at the old Cohick's store, she had a stool with her name on it at the lunch counter. I used to set on it as a kid, lol 😂❤
@jennsylvania1633 Me too, the store was sold in the past ?5 years and changed about a bit. I bet it is though. There was also another actor with a stool, I can't remember his name. You should call!! And then pick me up lol 😆
I was raised in Renovo, PA, a small railroad town in adjoining Western Clinton County 52 miles northwest of Williamsport. I was born in the Williamsport Hospital and just about all of our medical and dental providers were in Williamsport so it was no big deal to just drive that hour to access them. Also, two of my three siblings were also born in the Williamsport Hospital so I guess my parents didn't mind driving the hour when it was time for the babies to arrive. There was a very prominent and even famous obstetrician, Dr. Nutt who had a very busy clinic there along with, I think, his brother who was also an obgyn. I remember Christmas shopping downtown which was a busy, bustling, festive place, packed with hurried shoppers and decorated for the Holidays along with the shops of that era, including the two department stores, L.L. Stearns & Sons and The Carroll House. It was a different time and place.
It felt kind of weird that there were virtually no people on these streets the narrators walked in this video. I think they did say it was a Sunday but, still, it's clear that Williamsport, along with hundreds of towns and small cities all over the country are shadows of their former selves.
I'm not from Central PA, but my boyfriend was raised in Williamsport. We often wander around downtown and rarely see more than 10 to 12 people. Like you, the area brings back a lot of memories of what once was. One of the goals of this channel is to visit as many of these small towns as possible before they fade away completely. I grew up in Philadelphia, so I was definitely a city girl, but I love the vibe of small-town America. Thanks for watching, and please check back now and then!
I briefly attended Lycoming College in the late 70s. I didn't like the school for a number of reasons, and I transferred to a university in Washington, D.C.
However, I found the town to be quite interesting. I often escaped the campus and explored downtown Williamsport, and I enjoyed speaking to some of the locals. The town had clearly seen better days and was somewhat depressed, but the residents went about their business with friendly attitudes. One thing that struck me at the time was the lack of a very strong relationship between the college and the town. I knew a few students who did internships in Williamsport, and a few had part-time jobs, but there was a definite unspoken separation between the college and the rest of Williamsport. It might be different now. I'd like to go back, but I'm going to have to be content with your video in the meantime. Thanks for posting this.
Hi William,
People are still quite friendly in Williamsport. I'm from Philadelphia and what I like so much about small towns like Williamsport, is how everyone says hello to each other. : )
I'm thinking that there's still sort of a separation between the college students and the townspeople. Sort of shame
Thank you for watching!
Great walk through moved here in August 2023 from the desert in California, love it here.
I'm glad to hear that you like your new home. I don't live in Lycoming County, but I'm there often because my daughter lives there. I really like Williamsport a lot. Everyone seems so nice there.
I grew up in nearby Jersey Shore, PA (and still come back to the Williamsport/State College region). Really nice video, and makes me feel at home again. A shame you skipped over the Community Arts Center-one of Pennsylvania’s finest theaters!
Hi Timothy, I'm not sure how I missed the theater. It is a nice place and I've actually seen shows there. I'm familiar with Jersey Shore and hope to do a town walk there one day as well. Thank you for watching!
@@jennsylvania1633 I would love to see a video of you from Jersey Shore; Lock Haven would make a nice one also, I’m sure. Your channel is enjoyable; looking forward to more of your work!
I was born and raised there. I left in 1987 for the Army and rarely come back. Thank you for showing some scenes that I rarely see.
you are very welcome! I am not from Williamsport but I spend quite a bit of time there because my daughter lives there. I plan on doing a lot of videos in the area. Please check back every now and then. Thanks for watching!
I watched again last night. If you get back to the post office/city hall building on 4th street (near the sun-gazette) you can see gargoyles on some of the corners of the towers of the building. The sun building was also a city bus stop and I spent many times as a little kid looking at the "monsters" and wondering why they were on the building. The Hiawatha paddle-wheel boat went on the river in the early 80s i think.
I am in Williamsport now visiting my daughter. I may just have to check out the monsters. ...lol...unfortunately I didn't bring my camera with me. I'll have to do another Williamsport town walk. I really like it here. I'm thinking it must have been a wonderful place to grow up. Thank you for watching, my friend!
My husband was raised there and we are moving to Williamsport in a few days! This Texas girl has to do her research
Well, it's a lot colder than Texas...lol...but it's a nice Pennsylvania town and the people are really nice. So, welcome to PA!
Thank you for watching!
Ah! So you are a highly intelligent, well informed and well read woman. It was very enjoyable watching your tour! 😄😄😄
The Scottish Rite/Masonic Temple has a decent sized auditorium. I saw "Peter Noone's Herman's Hermits" perform there in 2017.
I spend a lot of time in Williamsport, so I'll have to keep an eye out on upcoming performances. It looks like a great place to see a show! Thanks for watching!
As always, great video 😊
Hi Ella, thank you so much for watching. My channel is sort of new and I can use all the encouragement I can get. So, please know that your comment is greatly appreciated.
just stopping by! i hit the sub! Keep up the adventures!!!!
thank you for stopping by and thank you soooo much for subscribing. I really like your channel and hope to be half as adventurous as you are on mine. 😁
@@jennsylvania1633 you will be it comes with time but you are doing great keep it up
What a cute little main street town!
yeah, it's a nice town. If you're ever out that way, you should definitely check it out. There are also a lot of hiking trails out that way that I'm sure you would enjoy!
Williamsport had (& has...) many famous people - some Hollywood folks - live there, or stay there over the last century.
Very nice place to visit, with lots of great places to eat when I've gone ❤😊
I didn't realize that it was once such a popular destination for Hollywood celebrities. Always nice to learn a lil more about places I visit. Thank you!
@@jennsylvania1633 😉
Genetti is the 2nd tallest trinity church is taller
I didn't know that. Are you from Williamsport? I plan on visiting again. Any interesting locations you would suggest I visit?
@@jennsylvania1633 born and raised your video was great love the shout-out to the old buildings there I'd so much I wouldn't nowhere to start millionaires row was a great vid twas at one time 1800s held more millionaires per Capita than anywhere in the world because of the huge lumber boom called the Susquehanna lumber boom in which was also a company for a time owned by Peter herdic owned lots also the local newspaper at the beginning of the video on millionaires row pink house 2nd on left was his house also that old church along with others built by him his money he helped build or commission around a dozen churches in the immediate area he was a philanthropist in many ways for Williamsport I could go for hrs
Also trinity church just ten feet above geneti a mile apart as most know though here in billtown built by millionaires for millionaires from all millionaires money in that time in hopes to have the whole family go there others to keep the wealth within Peter herdic married his 2nd wife encie Maynard she was an organist in the church makes even more sense that Maynard street runs into trinity church one more note found Williamsport William Hepburn well William and Hepburn run side by side genetti address is 200 William sreet
Yeah, but just the spire.
Hi Jen, Yeah, Kathryn Hepburn spent a LOT of time in Williamsport and the surrounding area. She had friends there she stayed with many times.
In Salladsburgh at the old Cohick's store, she had a stool with her name on it at the lunch counter.
I used to set on it as a kid, lol 😂❤
Curious to know if the stool still there?
@jennsylvania1633 Me too, the store was sold in the past ?5 years and changed about a bit. I bet it is though.
There was also another actor with a stool, I can't remember his name. You should call!! And then pick me up lol 😆
I'm here to say them bricks are very new the oldest ones behind rite aide