The editor of the Elizabethtown Journal  in collaboration with faculty and students at Elizabethtown College has just completed research on public parking in the downtown area of Elizabethtown.  The results of the research have been published in the report, Public Parking Utilization in the Central Business District of Elizabethtown:  Its Relationship to Community Development.  The Report is free and available to the public in PDF format.  It can be accessed by clicking on the report title above. Included in the research is a statistical summary of parking utilization at metered spaces in the downtown area.  This summary was based on[Read more...]

This is the third in a series of articles describing the life and history of Elizabethtown.  The articles are authored by Pat (Patsy) and Lloyd Reed of the Elizabethtown Historical Society.  Most of these articles were originally written years ago for the Elizabethtown Chronicle.  Several of Patsy and Lloyd’s articles appeared in the Elizabethtown Journal in 2009 and 2010.  To view these articles click on the Reed’s name in the contributors box on the lower ride side of the page. Even before the first steam-powered train arrived in Elizabethtown in 1836, another revolution in mass transportation was being experimented with[Read more...]

This is the second in a series of articles describing the life and history of Elizabethtown.  The articles are authored by Pat (Patsy) and Lloyd Reed of the Elizabethtown Historical Society.  Most of these articles were originally written years ago for the Elizabethtown Chronicle.  Several of Patsy and Lloyd’s articles appeared in the Elizabethtown Journal in 2009 and 2010.  To view these articles click on the Reed’s name in the contributors box on the lower ride side of the page.       In 1903, a blizzard-like snowstorm prevented Clarence Seibert from reporting to his coveted new job as a U.S. Railway[Read more...]

From Chronicling Elizabethtown When I think about it, cancer has been around me almost all my life. But it wasn’t until recent years that it really hit home: my father-in-law had lung cancer and a childhood friend had a malignant brain tumor removed (his blog Thinking Clearly is a must read). And then in the space of a week this winter, a good friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, a college roommate’s dad died of pancreatic cancer and a local mom was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The news about the last person, the mom — her name is Jessica Range[Read more...]

This is the first in a series of articles describing the life and history of Elizabethtown.  The articles are authored by Pat (Patsy) and Lloyd Reed of the Elizabethtown Historical Society.  Most of these articles were originally written years ago for the Elizabethtown Chronicle.  Several of Patsy and Lloyd’s articles appeared in the Elizabethtown Journal in 2009 and 2010.  To view these articles click on the Reed’s name in the contributors box on the lower ride side of the page. In 1937, it cost 15 cents to bowl one game at the Central Bowling Alley located behind the Central House[Read more...]

From CHRONICLING ELIZABETHTOWN When I worked for the former Elizabethtown Chronicle about 13 years ago, borough officials told me that Elizabethtown had the most rentals units in Lancaster County outside the City of Lancaster. I never delved into it, but in 2006 the borough enacted a rental property licensing and inspection program. It’s a great idea, and it’s one that is working effectively, according to Denny Landvater, former borough police chief who now oversees the inspection program. He provided an overview to Borough Council. He said the borough started the inspection and licensing of rental units to improve the health[Read more...]

The storefront on the northeast corner of the square bordering High Street has witnessed a lot of changes in the past year.  First a bakery and ice cream shop secured the space.  After a few months, that business was replaced by Center Square Bakery.  In the search for a more appropriate space, Center Square Bakery relocated to a space on the northwest corner on the square.  The space was once again vacant, but not for long.  Mayita Hoyos moved her business, Mayita’s Boutique, into the space.  The Boutique was just named business of the month (for April) by Susquehanna Bank. [Read more...]

March 15, 2013(Elgin, IL) — Ann Ziegler of Elizabethtown, PA, has recently undertaken a Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) assignment with Emanuel Children’s Home in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Emanuel Children’s Home cares for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of abused, disadvantaged, and homeless children ranging from infant to 18 years of age, and it houses an average of 80 children at any given time. The Home aims to provide a place to call home of which each child can be proud and seeks to stimulate healthy family living and promote social thinking and actions. Ann will assist with the[Read more...]

From Chronicling Elizabethtown Walkers, cyclists and runners soon will be able to traverse Elizabethtown, from the east side to the west, on a pathway that the borough is constructing. A pedestrian and bike path that has been part of the borough’s downtown master plan approved in 2005. The plan, a map of which you can see here, is to have a path that stretches from the train station all the way to the Elizabethtown Area School District property. We have been working on the west section from Market Street to the Train Station for a couple of years. And then[Read more...]

This week The Cato-Heritage Institute released a report that assessed the effects of cycling on the national economy.  The report received broad approval by many in Congress.  It compared the energy expenditures of cyclists with that of motorists.  The analysis then proceeded to assess the effects of increased use of bicycles on the agricultural economy, consumer markets, and the ability of ordinary Americans to purchase the necessities of life. The report introduced a new concept, MPM, miles per meal.  MPM is defined as the number of miles that an average cyclist can travel using the fuel represented by a typical[Read more...]