North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

2 & 6 East Main

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

1. 2 & 6 East Main Marker

Inscription.
(2 East Main Street)
1885-1887 Park Shoe Store
1887-1890 Jeweler
1891-1895 O.R. Gillete Tobacco
1896-1902 Max Rathman Watchmaker & Jeweler
1902-1905 Fruit Store
1905-1910 Smoke House Tobaccos
1911-1913 Dean's Barbershop
1914-1915 Colonial Barbershop
1923-1954 Ognibene & Son Tonsorial Parlor & Insurance
1955-1970s Newspaper Office for Erie Newspapers
1983-1985 Grape Country Gifts
1988-1995 Chamber of Commerce
1995-1996 Jan's Crafty Corner
1996-2006 Thompson's Sport Cards
2006-2010 Calerin Hobbies & Collectables
2012-2013 Tajana Roehl Gallery
2018-2019 Jakes Chili Head Shop
2020- Penny's Candy

(6 East Main Street)
1869-1870 People's Savings Bank of N.E.
1880-1885 Post Office
1886 C.F. Wilks Shoes & Boots
1887-1891 Grocery Store
1891-1893 Adam Katzenmeyer, Jeweler
1894-1899 Bingham & Carpenter's Variety Store
1901-1904 The Art Store, Wallpaper
1905-1909 North East Wall Paper & Paint
1926-1939 Lynn's Beauty Shop
1949-1989 Watt Agency Real Estate + G.A. Hampson Insurance
1989-1995 Crandall & Associates, Real Estate
2001-2008 Edward Jones

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Investments
2009-2015 Gaudenzia Erie Inc.

Erected 2021 by The North East Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 42° 12.971′ N, 79° 50.064′ W. Marker is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 20) and North Lake Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 East Main Street, North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

2. 2 & 6 East Main Marker

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 8 East Main (a few steps from this marker); 10 East Main (a few steps from this marker); 12 East Main (a few steps from this marker); 5 East Main (a few steps from this marker); 7 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 3 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 9 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 1 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North East.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.