“Then & Now” Vintage postcards from then, and what the location looks like today
ERIE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

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#postcards #erie #courthouse

A giraffes worth of snow

Angus- The 12 foot tall, 25,000 pound statue at Pennsylvania Western University in Edinboro proudly guards campus. He faces East - toward Scotland - wielding a 7 foot long sword
#edinboro #statue #scotland

This planter at Lakeview Park in Conneaut Ohio was once a cage containing monkeys
#conneaut #monkey

Downtown Ashtabula
#urbandecay #ashtabula

Fruits of Labor. An impressive piece of public art at E 13th & Holland not to be missed

The sculpture symbolizes Erie’s transition from agriculture to manufacturing and the strife endured with that transformation

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#agriculture #horses #manufacturing #labor

These ruins remain of Abolitionist John Brown’s farmstead in Crawford County. He lived in our area from 1825 to 1835
#abolitionist #johnbrown

Punxy Phil hath declare: 6 more weeks of Winter!

Beautiful but deadly ice dunes. Lake Erie resembles a lunar landscape this time of year

#eriepa #presqueisle #dunes

Sassafras Street hides a quiet relic of the city’s horse-powered past: a white, cylindrical iron horse trough that once quenched the thirst of coal-hauling teams in the early 20th century.

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#erie #relics #horses #transportation

The CALUMET has made the surprising decision to press forward from Detroit to Erie. Led by ice breaking tug VINCENT MASSEY. Stated arrival tomorrow

Houseboats and ice fishermen on Horseshoe Pond- Presque Isle

#erie #presqueisle #houseboats #icefishermen

US Coast Guard Cutter BRISTOL BAY entering Erie harbor #coastguard #erie #bristolbay

The ALGOMA NIAGARA is enroute to Erie. This is a late season trip through a mostly frozen lake. Tentatively scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning

That’s not how you usually break a piñata! 12 / Powell #pinata #erie #accident

Krampus is the Yin to Santas Yang. While Santa rewards good children, Krampus scolds the bad. He’s celebrated on Krampusnacht. Featured elaborate costumes, Erie’s very own Rock n Roll medium, Ruth Sprague among other naughty themed fun. At Union Station. #krampus #krampusnacht #erie

Connecticut once laid claim to present day southern Erie County! It was based on their Royal charter which stated they owned sea-to-sea. Things came to a head in Eastern Pennsylvania in what was known as the Pennamite-Yankee War

Would you believe this was the fastest way to get to Pittsburgh? If you lived in our area from the mid-1840s through the Civil War era you’d take the Erie Extension Canal and marvel at the luxury and speed of your packet boat. It only took 36 hours!Learn more weirderie.com #Canal #abandoned #eriepa

Ever hear of a Lustron Home? These homes were not made of wood or brick but rather stainless steel! Erie is lucky to have several of these futuristic homes around. Learn more at weirderie.com #lustron #architecture

Fun time exploring the spooky tunnels under Union Station #hidden #tunnel #erie #haunted

Original piece of Transcontinental telephone cable from circa 1914. Discovered during excavation in Girard Pennsylvania one hundred years later

A great weekend of weirdness at the Eerie Horror Fest