On April 17, 1965 downtown Scranton was filled with folks getting last minute items in preparation for the Easter Sunday celebrations the next day.
Here are three images from our archives from that Saturday.
An unidentified woman checking out Easter lillies at a floral stand on Apr. 17, 1965 in downtown Scranton. TIMES-SHAMROCK ARCHIVES
Two unidentified women doing a little window shopping on April 17, 1965 in downtown Scranton. TIMES-SHAMROCK ARCHIVES
Unidentified shoppers and pedestrians crossing Wyoming Avenue along the 300 block of Lackawanna Avenue on April 17, 1965 in downtown Scranton. TIMES-SHAMROCK ARCHIVES
Keep an eye out for more images from Easter 1965 in the Sunday Times on April 4.
Brian Fulton has been the librarian at The Times-Tribune for the past 15 years. On his blog, Historically Hip, he writes about the great concerts, plays/musicals and celebrity happenings that have taken place throughout NEPA. He is also the co-host of the local history podcast, Historically Hip. He competed and was crowned grand champion on an episode of NPR quiz show “Ask Me Another.” Contact: bfulton@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9140; or @TTPagesPast
