Business

Location

Owner

Year Est.

A & P Grocery

Originally Keystone Ave. (at Second St.); later Second St. (at Ashcroft Ave.)

Mgr.: Wm. Moore

c. 1935

Acme Market

Second St. (at Powell Ave.)

1940s

Anderson House

Front St. (at Ashcroft Ave.)

1900s

Arco Service Station

Wm. Penn Hwy.

Bill Wilkinson

c. 1950s

barber shop

Front St. (at Keystone Ave.)

 Mr. Snyder

c. 1910

Beavers’ Lunch Room

Wm. Penn Hwy. (next to Cresson Motors)

Bef 1934

Billard Parlor & Pool Hall

Front St.

James Gauntner

1903

Boland’s Flying Field (later Cresson Airport)

Country Club Rd.

Harold J. Boland, Bob Boland

1944

Bradley & Sons

500 Second St. (at Powell Ave.)

1945

C. Broudy’s Up-to-Date Variety Store

C. Broudy

Bef 1899

Calandra’s Scrap Metals

600 Arch St.

Frank Calandra

c. 1900’s

Callan House (later The Station Inn, and Commercial Hotel)

Front St.

William Callan

J. H. Clark

1866-1874

1880

Cashier Funeral Home (later Cashier-Kennedy Funeral Home, now Kennedy-Holl Funeral Home)

233 Keystone Ave (at Third St.)

Bef 1913

Central Hotel

Powell Ave. (at Front St)

c. 1900s

Chuck Wilk Florist

Country Club Rd

Chuck Wilk

c. 1940s

Clover Farm Grocery Store

Powell Ave. (at Fifth St.)

bef. 1950s

Colver Farm Store

Sankertown

Commercial Hotel (former Callan House and later The Station Inn)

Front St.

1874- unk

Cottage Inn Hotel (later a private residence)

Second St. (opposite Hines Feed Mill)

Mr. Snyder

1910

Covitch's Store

Front St.

J. P. Covitch,

Barney

1930's,

1950's

Cresson Airport (former Boland’s Flying Field)

(see Boland’s Flying Field)

Cresson Country Club**

Country Club Rd.

c. 1923

Cresson Drug Store, later McCardell’s Pharmacy

Front St. (at Ashcroft Ave.)

J. P. McCardell, later Clifton McCardell

Bef 1918

Cresson Feed Mill

(see Hines Flour & Feed Mill)

Cresson Livery

Frank O'Hara

Cresson Lumber Company

Ahcroft Ave at Third St

Cresson Motors

Front St (moved to Wm. Penn Hwy.)

George & Jim Sheraw

Bef 1934

Cresson Pool Room

Front St

James B. Gauntner

1903

Cresson Record (newspaper - see print shop)

Joseph Gray, then

A. H. Swope

1890s

Cresson Springs Bakery

Z. B. Burkett

Cresson Stove & Hardware Store

Bef 1899

Cresson Tea Room

Front St.

1930's

Culp Bros. Meat Market

Second St.

Martin & Albert Culp

Bef 1931

Davis’ Men’s & Ladies Apparel (later H. P. Davis Men’s Store)

625-627 Front St.

Davis family

Diamond Livery Stable

Second St. (at Ashcroft Ave.)

William Ashley

Empfield’s Pharmacy

Bef 1899

Farmer’s Bank

Front St. (at Ashcroft Ave.)

First National Bank, later Laurel Bank

Front St. (at Laurel Ave.)

 1901

fruit and candy store

Keystone Ave. (near Front St.)

Bef 1910

furniture store

Front St. (at Keystone Ave.)

Alexander Buck

c. 1910

G. M. Lang Insurance (originally Stout Ins.) Cambria County. Saving & Loan

Front St. (later 1215 Second St.)

George Lang

Connell Lang

1910; 1937

Gross Department Store

601-603 Front St. (at Keystone Ave.)

Barney Gross

1905

H. P. Davis Men’s Store (later Davis’ Men’s & Ladies Apparel)

625-627 Front St.

H. P. Davis

1911

Harris' Meat & Grocery

Third St. (behind James' Drug)

1930's

Henry’s Photography Studios

Front St.

William Henry

c. 1940

Highland Farm (later Vale Wood Dairy)

Off Cresson- Loretto Rd.

Charles Itle

1914

Hines Flour & Feed Mill (later Cresson Feed Mill)

402 Second St.

Joseph Hines

Hogue's Hardware (or Tinsmith)

Front St.

Callistus. J. Hogue

1906-Apr

Hoffman Hotel

Laurel Ave. (at Second St.)

Lee Hoffman

Mr & Mrs E.B. Whitacre

Bef 1943

Hughes Ford Sales

Wm. Penn Hwy. (in former Penn Pavilion)

Don Hughes

1955

James Drug Store

601 Second St. (at Keystone Ave.)

John James

J. B. Gaunter & Co

(Candy, cigar wholsaler)

J. B. Gaunter

Kennedy-Holl Funeral Home

See Cashier Funeral Home

Lamont TV Tube Corp.

1027 Front St.

Latterner’s meat market

Wood St. (now Summer) Sankertown (1947 moved site to Gross Dept. Store, Cresson)

Samuel H. Latterner

1900

Laurel Bank, formerly First National Bank

Front St. (at Laurel Ave.)

Lilly Brothers Meat Market

Originally in Anderson House, moved to the Murray House next to Cresson News

Jacob Long

Lunch Room

Second St. just north of Keystone Ave.; later moved to Front St.

Bef 1899

Mattie's Restaurant

Front St.

1950's

McCardell’s Pharmacy

(see Cresson Drug Store)

McCrory’s 5 & 10

Front St.

 J. B. Hoy

Mercantile Supply- railroad company store, Mountain Supply, Webster Coal Co.

Front St. (at Powell Ave.)

W. P. Harris

Pellicioni's Grocery

Sankertown

Penn-Cress Ice Cream Factory

Park Ave. (at Front St.)

Roy Trexler

Penn Pavilion***

Wm. Penn Hwy.

Charles Miller

Bef 1929 to 1952

Penn Way Motor Inn

Wm. Penn Hwy.

Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Co. ª

Second St. at Ashcroft

Eli Connor (Mgr)

1902

Pfeister’s Store

Bef 1899

Phelps & Abrams Restraurant

Front St.

1930's

Plummer Furniture

Second St.

James Plummer

1948

Polo Club

Front St.

Popular Store

Front St.

Print Shop

Pub Cresson Record

Doran House on First St.

A. H. Swope

Quartz Jewelers

Second St.

Rivoli Theatre

Second St.

1944 - 1973

Runzo Store

Keystone Ave. (at Second St.)

Steve & Joe Runzo

Bef 1915

Sanker's General Store

High St. (Sankertown)

Luke T. Sanker

Schettig Livery*

Ashcroft Ave. (at Second St.)

Albert Schettig

Bef 1915

Servinsky’s Jewelers

Second St. (in Culp Bros. Store)

Smithmyer's Restaurant

Wm. Penn Hwy.

Soisson Electric

Second St.

Stager’s (Chevy-Buick dealer)

Wm. Penn Hwy.

The Station Inn (formerly Callan House, and Commercial Hotel)

827 Front St.

1866

Stein Printing

Front St. Alley between Front and Second Streets near Ashcroft

Bob Stein

Summit House

Wm. Penn Hwy. (Summitville)

James M. Riffle

Wm. Linton

1880

Summit Motors (Dodge dealer)

110 Wm. Penn Hwy.

B. Traino & Sons (Beer Distributor)

905-07 Second St.

Trexler’s Barber Shop

Front St. (near Overhead Bridge)

Frank Trexler

Bef 1899

Vale Wood Dairy (originally Highland Farm)

Off Cresson- Loretto Rd.

Charles Itle

1914

Vargo Motors (Packard Dealer)

Wm. Penn Hwy

Vassalotti & Sons Shoe Repair

511 Second St.

Joseph Vassalotti

Bef 1957

Warner Laboratories

617 Front St.

Zimmerman’s Barber Shop

504 Second St.

Fred Zimmerman

1950s-1970s

People

Occupation

Location

Year Est.

Adelsberger, Matthew

Brick Layer/Contractor/Builder

c.1880

Ashcroft, John

Engineer, founder Cresson Shaft

Boland, Wm. D.

Carpenter/Contractor/Builder

c. 1880

Buck, C. F.

Grocer

Buck, Mercedes

Cresson Historian

1950s, 60s

Byrne, Henry

Mayor

1950s

Carbott, Dominic

Shoemaker

Cassidy, Dr. Joseph

General Practitioner

Powell Ave between Third & Fourth Sts.

1941

Denny, Harry B., DDS

Dentist

801 Front St.

c. 1950

Detrick, Frank A.

Doctor

Devereaux, Robert

Physician/Surgeon

c. 1880

Eager, Andrew

Farm Stock Raiser

c. 1880

Foreman, M. F.

Tailor

Brown's Bldg. Near Commercial Hotel

Hines, Joseph

Meat Cutter, Latterner's Meat Market (Sankertown)

Humphrey, Capt. John

Citizen (Summitville)

Kenny, Bill

Policeman (later Chief)

Kirby, Dr. Claude

General Practitioner

Second St

1934

Lynch, James A.

Doctor

Front St.

c. 1914

Lynch, John

Justice of the Peace

Bef 1899

McCloskey, Joseph

Carpenter (Summitville)

McCloskey, David S.

Carpenter/Contractor/Builder

c. 1880

McKenna, Paul

Blacksmith (Summitville)

Noel, Agnes

Teacher

1918

O’Brien, E.

Lumber

Bef 1899

Overburger, Robert

Dentist

Front St. (at Laurel Ave.)

1950's

Pfeister, Fred

Policeman, Chief of Police

1967 - 1996

Powell, John

Engineer, founder Cresson Shaft

Quagle, John

Engineer (Summitville)

Reich, Christian

Shoemaker (Summitville)

Rickens, George

Plumber

Riddler, Scott

Carpenter

Schwaderer, George

Brewer (Summitville)

Sharbaugh, C. J.

Justice of the Peace

Sharbeugh, John

Cabinet Maker (Summitville)

Slattery, D. S.

Farmer/Grain/Stock Raiser

Slattery, J. L.

Farmer/Grain/Stock Raiser

Slattery, Michael

PRR Foreman at Cresson Station

Stewart, John

Cabinet Maker (Summitville)