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	History of Freeland, Pa. Florists, banks, lawyers, insurance, more businesses, utilities
	FLORISTS [Thanks to Ed Merrick for additions and corrections. All photos by Chuck and Steve Tancin.] Buds for You - Centre St. (formerly Lenny Steward's florist shop). (photo at right - note that the two photos shown here are two different businesses, two different time periods, same building) Bzdil's Florist Shop - 452 Centre St. (Tom Bzdil, Sr., proprietor)   Caster's Floral Shop - 710 Centre St. (R.S. Caster, proprietor) ('52 Minamek) Fairchild's - Centre St. Fedorshak's Florist Shop (Ed Fedorshak, proprietor) - Alvin St. Lenny Steward's - 505 Centre St., between Main & South Streets (Lenny Stewart, proprietor) (photo at left - note that the two photos shown here are two different florist businesses, two different time periods, same building) BANKS [Thanks to Ed Merrick for additions and corrections.] Citizen's Bank - Centre St., between Main & Front Streets (Organized 1890. Resources over $6,000,000. ('52 Minamek).) ("Join our Christmas Club." ('53 Minamek)) (Now Bank of America) First National Bank & Trust Co. - 710 Front St. (Now PNC Bank) LAWYERS [Thanks to Ed Merrick for additions and corrections.] Martin J. O'Donnell Jack McAfee INSURANCE [Thanks to Ed Merrick, Mike Bobby for additions and corrections.] A. J. Sholtis Insurance - 824 Main St. ('51 Minamek) Farm Bureau Insurance - 1010 Centre St. (Al F. Urenovich) ('54 Minamek) Charles McHugh, Insurance - Schwabe or Birkbeck? Nationwide Insurance (Al Urenovich) - Centre St., between Main & Front Streets Martin O'Donnell, Insurance - Centre St., between Front & Main Streets North Penn. Insurance Associates - 711 Main Street (Andrew Shiner III, manager; Rocco Amentler, agent) (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet via Ed Merrick) State Farm Insurance (Mickey Berta) - Freeland/White Haven highway Paul Urenovich Insurance Agency - 517 Centre St. (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet via Ed Merrick) MORE BUSINESSES [Thanks to Mike Bobby, Ed Merrick, John J. Pitman, Charlie Rudewick, Carolyn Moering, Leslie Robin, Hank Bartol, Bill Feissner, Mary Gallagher Schriebmaier for additions and corrections.] Center Electric - Centre Street, between Front and Walnut streets (Bernard Gallagher and Peter Zarosky, proprietors) (From Mary Gallagher Schriebmaier: My father, Bernard Gallagher and his partner, Peter Zarosky owned and operated a TV and electrical store on Center St. in the 40's & 50's. The name of the Store was Center Electric, across from Doc Welsh's between Front & Walnut Streets.) Cosgrove's Studio and Camera Shop - 633 Centre St. (Max Cosgrove, proprietor) ('54 Minamek) (was this owned previously by John McMenamin?) Cottage Hotel - Washington and Main Streets (From Chuck Tancin: I'm assuming that this is the oldest continuously run business in Freeland). Eldora's Dry Cleaners - Centre St., below Front St. Fairchild's Ceramics - Centre St., between Front & Walnut Streets Family Fun Arcade - Centre & South Streets (From Mike Bobby: The Laundromat, (located on the corner of Centre and South) closed in the late 1970s, was briefly the site of an arcade called "Family Fun." This was a very popular youth hangout in the early 1980s) Flash Variety Shop - Centre St., between Main and South Streets (see also The Treasure Shop, below) Freeland Area Realty - 711 Main St. (Andrew P. Shiner and John M. Maso, salesmen; Joseph J. Brogan, broker) (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet via Ed Merrick) Fritz's store - (From Charlie Rudewick: Fritz's store was taken over by the Anthony family and at one time was a pet store then hobbies, and all kinds of other products.) The Gift Shop - Main St., between Centre and Washington Streets Herring's Sporting Goods - Freeland/White Haven highway Krouse's Hotel - 1201 Birkbeck St. (Mrs. Mary Krouse, proprietor) (From Carolyn Moering: As it happens, I was studying the 1920 census, and found the little Krouse family at 1201 Birkbeck, managing the hotel, which, as per the census, Mary Krouse owned free of a mortgage. Mary's son, Jacob Krouse, lived (rented) at 1213 Birkbeck with his wife Maria, and managed the livery stable. Two of the non-family boarders were teamsters at the livery stable.) This hotel was strategically located on the stagecoach route that ran from Drums to White Haven. The old hotel building, at left, had been empty for many years when a couple of arsonists burned it down a few years ago. The livery stable at right was still standing last year but I don't know whether it's still there now. Laundromat - Centre & South Streets Marchetti's Coin Shop - Centre St., between South & Luzerne Streets (Ron Marchetti, proprietor) Michael Robin Violin Instruction - 610 Vine Street Shane's Sporting Goods - 727 Front St. (From Hank Bartol: My grandparents and one child arrived in the US in about 1908 from the Dolomite Mountains of Austria. That Tyrolean area is now part of Italy. My father's younger sister (born in 1913) still lives in Freeland. She was married to John Shane who had a sporting goods store at 727 Front Street. The building at 727-729 Front Street was built in the 1920's by my grandfather.) The Treasure Shop - Centre St., between Main and South Streets (From Mike Bobby: The former W.T. Grant store briefly became a junk/antique store known as "The Treasure Shop" sometime in the mid-1970s. I rarely remember this store being open and it was replaced a few years later by the Flash Variety store which thrived for at least 15 years.) Videomania - 532 Centre St. (Tim Martin, proprietor) (formerly the site of Newberry's variety store) Zimmerman's Cards, Papers, &c. - Centre St., between Front & Walnut Streets UTILITIES [Thanks to Ed Merrick for additions and corrections.] Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L) - Centre & Walnut Streets Bell Telephone Company (switching station) - Centre St., below Carbon St. Telephone company (operators) - Centre & Front Streets, across the street from Woodie's, upstairs Railroad station - off Centre St., below Carbon St.

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