Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Courthouse Square Business Corner

Downtown Scranton Audio Walking Tour

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

1. Courthouse Square Business Corner Historic Photos

Note Mears Building main photo on box

Inscription.

[Historical photos of Courthouse Square Businesses]

Erected 2023 by Lackawanna County Arts & Culture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 41° 24.475′ N, 75° 39.83′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Biden Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Avenue. Historical photos cover the traffic control box opposite the western corner of the Courthouse grounds, near the Christopher Columbus statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 436 Biden Street, Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (within shouting distance of this marker); First Rite Aid Corporation Drugstore (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembrance & Continuance: The Lenape Story in Scranton

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lackawanna County (within shouting distance of this marker); William M^cKinley (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

2. Courthouse Square Business Corner Historic Photos

Mears Building in background

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

3. Courthouse Square Business Corner Historic Photos

Note difference between historical photo of Courthouse bell tower steeple and how it looks today

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

4. Courthouse Square Business Corner Historic Photos

Peoples National Bank Building Lithograph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

5. Peoples National Bank Building Lithograph

Peoples National Bank Building Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

6. Peoples National Bank Building Today

Note the two added upper floors

Courthouse Square Business Corner QR Code image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

7. Courthouse Square Business Corner QR Code

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 35 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.