The Election of 1960: Future Presidents Campaign in Lawrence Park
Sixty years ago, not one but two future presidents came through Marple Township during their campaign for the White House. Republican Vice President Richard Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts were squaring off in a tight race to win the presidency that saw air travel, television,...
“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...