Marple in the 1850s: Part Four — Business
There were only a handful of businesses in Marple Township during the 1850s, and most were stores, taverns, blacksmiths, or wheelwrights clustered in the township's two villages....
Broomall (not Marple): A History of the Township’s Post Offices
Most residents of Marple Township have a Broomall, Pennsylvania mailing address with a 19008 Zip Code. No one has a "Marple, Pennsylvania" mailing address. Despite this, there is not, nor has there ever been a township, borough, or city by the name of Broomall (in Pennsylvania at least). What...
“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...