Tucked among businesses and office buildings in downtown Latrobe, PA is a larger than life statue of one of America’s classic treats — the banana split. This is because Latrobe claims the distinction of being the first place to ever serve one of these iconic treats. The Birth of the Banana Split The year was …
You’ve probably zoomed past the historical marker at the crest of Route 30 across from Wimmerton lots of time, but have you ever wondered what St. Xavier’s Academy was and what happened to it? When I was younger I passed the sign and the historical marker tons of times, but one time I asked my …
Drive-in theaters used to be commonplace. People would pack the family in the car, pull into a spot, and clip the portable speaker on the window. Over the years, changes came to drive-ins such as listening to the audio over the radio and most recently digital movies, however, I think it is the fact that drive-ins haven’t changed much is what is the allure.
Whether it is because the large swaths of land are more lucrative to be sold for redevelopment, or whether it is too expensive to upgrade to the new technology, or maybe people just aren’t going out to movies as much, slowly drive-ins have been disappearing.
