Table of Contents
Preface 7
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction Mary Ann Moran Savakinus 11
Chapter 1 Pioneer Days
Native People 15
Providence and Hyde Park 16
Daily Pioneer Life 19
Slocum Hollow 22
Chapter 2 The Birth of Industry
Iron: The First Industry 27
Railroads: The Region's Lifeline 31
Anthracite Coal: The Reigning King 33
The Work of James Archbald 36
Industry and the Civil War 37
The Dickson Works: The Industry that Supported Industry 38
The Industrial Foundation Supports Further Industry 39
Keeping It Cool: Ice Harvesting 41
ICS: "We Teach the World" 42
Remember the Ladies: Woman's Domestic Institute 43
Chapter 3 They Built Better than They Knew
Slocum Hollow Grows 45
A City Is Born 51
An Era of Landmarks: Hotels and Department Stores 55
A County Is Born 57
Homes in the Hill Section 58
Lackawanna County Jail 60
Albright Memorial Library 61
Watres Armory 62
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Passenger Station 63
Hotel Casey 64
Scranton Times 65
Conrad Schroeder: The Man Who Built Scranton 67
Chapter 4 Immigrant Life Flourishes
They Left Their Homelands and Brought Their Customs 69
They Started Businesses 73
They Brought Craftsmanship 75
They Brought Music 75
They Brought Religion 77
They Found Freedom 79
They Found Opportunity 81
Chapter 5 Caring for Your Neighbor
A City in Need 83
YMCA and YWCA 84
Home for Friendless Women and Children 85
Scranton State School for the Deaf 86
Hahnemann Hospital 87
Young Men's Hebrew Association 89
Chapter 6 Labor and Industry in the Twentieth Century
Labor Strife and Reform 91
The Changing Industrial Climate 94
The Roaring Twenties andProhibition 98
The Great Depression and World War II 101
Chapter 7 A City at Leisure
Electric Trolleys 107
Theatres 108
Luna Park 112
Nay Aug Park, the Everhart Museum and Lake Lincoln 115
Other Forms of Recreation 116
Downtown Comfort Station 121
Laurel Line 122
Conclusion: A City Lives Its Legacy 125
Notes 129
Bibliography 135
Index 139
About the Author 144