Photos and background on buildings presently in Saint Clair

The clock image now hangs on crimson banners located on utility poles throughout 2nd Street.

This clock stood on the main street of Saint Clair for many years. This picture, taken by John Zamecnik, right after a traffic accident knocked over the clock. Notice the straps needed to hold the clock together and upright. After the accident the clock was restored and moved to 3rd Street in front of the new Borough Hall Building. The new Borough Hall Building was the former Potts Candy Store.

More history on the Borough Halls of St. Clair

Tribute to the old-time miners mural located on the outside of a local restaurant in Saint Clair, The Clairian. Mural was painted by local artist, David Naydock.

The Clairian Restaurant,

Located on Lawton and Morris Streets and is open daily for dinner. Inside the restaurant the walls are filled with murals of the collieries and former buildings in Saint Clair done by the same artist.

(570) 429-2114

Possibly the oldest home in Saint Clair. So far the owners have records dating the farmhouse back to 1850. The home had damage to its windows from the Powder Mill explosion that can still be seen today.

This home was once connected to the Powder Mill across the creek with some type of hoist. Behind this home, on Front St., was the Daddow Squib Factory. Squibs were used with the explosives while mining. They held a U. S. patent for mining caps. In the 1880's - 90% of the caps used in the United States were manufactured in Saint Clair.

Home of Mr. Beadle; coachman, gardner, & handyman.

Daddow Mansion late 1800's (now Evans Funeral Home)

Home of Harrie Lowthain Daddow, son of Samuel H. Daddow I.

Another Daddow Mansion - 2nd & Russell Streets.

Home of Samuel H. Daddow II and wives; Mary Davenport and Margaret Smiths

South 2nd Street looking north. Evans Funeral home on right.

Remember this home on North Morris Street?

<-- "John's Mansion" Owners of the John's Eagle Colliery were one of the very few owners who lived near their workings. You must remember this home was considered a mansion in the 1850's. This "mansion" located in John's Patch, northern end of Saint Clair burned in 1989.

With the coming of the new Walmart store at this location it appears what remains of "John's Patch" and the company homes will be torn down. It is an scenic improvement, but also a loss of history.

Signs of the past are hard to paint away. This current picture shows through the red paint on the side of this brick home on Hancock & 4th street is "Wagon Painting and Repairing".

This was once the Brady Stables. Here wagons were repaired, painted and rented, horses housed and shoed. If you were arranging a funeral for a family member you could rent the hearst here.

1931 - North 2nd Street

In 1931 Bernarr MacFadden lead a group of people on a health walk to New York. This picture shows the Peoples Bank of Saint Clair (now Community Bank). Right next to it is a "double block" that was torn down in the 1980's to make a parking lot & drive through for the bank.

These buildings, October 1998

Community Bank on corner, who had it's first bank robbery on Friday, October 16, 1998 has a parking lot to its left where two homes, a double block building, once stood. The former Gulf station is now faced in coal with a plaque dedicated to honoring our fathers, the miners. Accountant Narowkie and State Representative Ed Lucyk have offices here now.

The Company Store

During the heyday of coal mining the mines were owned by large companies who also owned and ran the "Company Store" where the miners and their families shopped. Items were purchased on credit and then deducted from the Miners pay. The section on the left is the rear of the company store, the section on the right is where the meat market of the Company Store was located. The Store was located across the street from the Post Office, Bank, & liquor store. Now the store belongs to a plumber and my office is across the street in the former Post Office/Liquor Store. The new (1950) Post Office is to the right of the Store.

Walker's Hall - One of this building's many names