“Now 5 For Fashion”: Snellenburg’s Lawrence Park Department Store
In 1960, Snellenburg’s, a major Philadelphia department store, opened a branch store in Lawrence Park Shopping Center. In an attempt to court a clientele increasingly fleeing to the suburbs, Snellenburg’s gave Marple Township a major department store, though after less than 20 years the store would close and be...
A Brief History of Marple Township
Marple Township was established more than 330 years ago. Before I start covering episodes and events in Marple's history, I wanted to give a brief overview. This is in no way an exhaustive history, but hopefully it provides some context for future posts....
Welcome to Marple History!
Welcome to Marple History, a blog looking to explore the history of Marple Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Each post will focus on an event, topic, building, or person relating to Marple’s history. While some of these will inevitably be well-known or well-documented, where possible I want to dig...