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New word here: spionnetje. And they were once all around York, Pa.
York County’s Tom Gibson recalls this spionnetje or spying mirror was mounted on the south side of York’s East Market Street, maybe the 300 or 400 block. He captured this scene about three or four...
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New word here: spionnetje, Part 2. And they were once all around York, Pa.
Linked in/Neat stuff: Rare video of Glen Rock/Art from Cliff Satterthwaite So we put out a call on this blog at in the York Daily Record for the presence of busybody mirrors, aka ‘spionnetje.’ And a...
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Old signs hanging on York, Pa., buildings point to a different time
Linked in/Neat stuff: Judy Wolfman’s new book on Golden Venture Recent YorkTownSquare.com posts about busybody mirror or mirrors (called spionnetje) on the side of York, Pa., buildings have raised...
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New word here: spionnetje, Part 3. And they were once all around York, Pa.
Linked in/Neat stuff: Stitching the Star-Spangled Banner replica/Where’s Punch? Some months ago, Tom Gibson alerted us to the presence today of busybody mirrors, also called spionnetje, that were...
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These old York County steps, Part 6: Where did they lead?
Linked in/Neat stuff: York Valley Inn’s attic/Mike Waugh’s drawing of York County These Springettsbury Township, Pa., steps with railings don’t make sense. Why would someone want to walk from one...
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