Downtown in Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District
Downtown Scranton Audio Walking Tour
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
1. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Location across street (multilevel parking garage) was the site of the Hotel Casey. Former Union National Bank building is at far left distance.
[Historical photos of the Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District]
Erected 2023 by Lackawanna County Arts & Culture.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 41° 24.347′ N, 75° 39.82′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Lackawanna Avenue and Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lackawanna Avenue. Historical photos cover the traffic control box at the south corner of Lackawanna and Adams Avenues. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Lackawanna Avenue, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coal Miners and Laborers Strike (about 600 feet away); The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company (about 600 feet away); Scranton Iron Furnaces (about 600 feet away); Courthouse Square Business Corner (about 600 feet away); Remembrance & Continuance: The Lenape Story in Scranton (about 600 feet away); General Philip H. Sheridan Monument (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Scranton Iron Furnaces (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
2. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Hotel Casey (1911-1969, later razed)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
3. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
4. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
5. Former Railway Express Agency Office, adjacent to the Lackawanna Railroad Depot
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
6. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Scranton Iron Furnaces (about three blocks southeast)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2026
7. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District QR Code
Provides historical context for the photos
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
