Thursday, May 20, 2021
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Driver takes out two porches, car overturns near Glatfelter's
A vehicle accident near Glatfelter's Field damaged two porches on neighboring properties at about 2:30 this morning. According to a neighbor, the driver was heading west on Route 462 when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and drove onto the sidewalk, narrowly missing a utility pole. In the process, two porches - at 1129 and 1133 Lancaster Avenue - were hit, causing their roofs to collapse, and the car overturned. The driver reportedly suffered only minor injuries. The porch roof at 1129 Lancaster Avenue has been removed.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Bootleg Antiques welcomes Al Capone and other bootleggers to Columbia
Al Capone has returned to Columbia, at least in photographic form. Bootleg Antiques, at 135 Bridge Street, is currently displaying images of Capone and other bootleggers in its first floor windows. Also hanging there are fellow Depression-era gangsters John Dillinger and "Baby Face" Nelson. Like Capone, Nelson was involved in bootlegging, and Dillinger may have been also, since he was partners with Nelson at one point.
Legend has it that Capone was a frequent visitor to Columbia in the 1920s and 30s, when the town was known by some as "Little Chicago."
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021
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