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 28, 2026
1. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Traffic box at left foreground
[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° 24.503′ N, 75° 40.069′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Lackawanna Avenue and Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lackawanna Avenue. Historical photos cover the traffic control box at Lackawanna and Penn Avenues, near the mall entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Commercially Successful Electric Streetcar (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scranton Times Business Corner (about 600 feet away); Norwood & St. Lawrence #210 (about 600 feet away); Steamtown National Historic Site (about 600 feet away); Mellon Bank Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow (approx. 0.2 miles away); DL&W Coal Hoppers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claremont & Concord Snow Plow #60 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
2. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
3. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
4. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Few if any of these buildings survived into the 21st century.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
5. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Samters Brothers Clothiers Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
6. Former Samters Brothers Clothiers Building
Ground floor commercial use with apartments above
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
7. Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District Historical Photos
Few if any of these buildings survived into the 21st century.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2026
8. 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 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
