South Seventh Street Stores

now
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Shelly Design Center Parking Lot


​  1 South 7th Street
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December 23, 1937 Central News Christmas advertisement

There were five storefronts next to the Union Hotel on S. 7th Street, across from the Train Station. ​

• ​Yeakel Jewelry was located at 11 S. 7th. ​​

• Skinny Groff was the barber for many years at 13 S. 7th Street.

• The J Paul Bergey and later Edward Mc Keever Insurance agency was located at 15 S. 7th Street.

• Edward Apfelbaum had a store at 17 S. 7th that sold ladies and children’s clothing. Later Perkasie News agency occupied this storefront.

Apfelbaums 17 S 7th St.

December 15, 1960 Beasley's Restaurant advertisement

•  ​19 S. 7th were House of Lambert, Smith’s, and Beasley’s Restaurants.

1968 Urban Renewal Store Building 7th St Mark Frederick Photo

The stores were demolished in 1968 as part of the urban renewal project. Today the site of the stores is the Shelly Design Center parking lot.









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​Reference Perkasie Historical Society archives

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