Then & Now

1880:The building on the far left is 602 Lackawanna Avenue – the original location of the Clark & Snover tobacco company; this photo, taken in 1880, even shows the cigar store Indian on the roof. Goodhand Clark started making cigars as the location in 1873; he partnered with Thaniel Snover…

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Developer plans to buy Market Street Square for $1.2M

Bill Wellock – Citizen’s Voice  -Published: June 20, 2015 WILKES-BARRE — A decade after buying the Market Street Square complex, the Redevelopment Authority of Luzerne County is selling the property for $4.6 million less than the price it paid for the site. A developer plans to pay $1.2 million for…

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