This is a SPECIAL EXTRA Johnstown photo gallery! These are some interesting photographs taken either by myself (Scott J. Thomas) or by my dad (John E. Thomas) at various times and at various locations across town or other locations. See the captions below each picture for the specific location and/or what was going on. Thank you so much for your time to look at this website. I hope you enjoy the photos!
EXTRA PHOTO 1 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 2 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 3 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 4 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 5 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 6 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 7 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 8 - Most recent bridge/road improvement work at 4th Avenue (2017-2018) near Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 9 - Some base course paving at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Iron Street as part of the most recent bridge/road improvement work (2017-2018).
EXTRA PHOTO 10 - Substantial completion of the 4th Avenue bridge as part of the most recent bridge/road improvement work (2017-2018).
EXTRA PHOTO 11 - Historic photograph of 4th Avenue bridge construction in 1914.
EXTRA PHOTO 12 - Historic photograph of 4th Avenue bridge construction in 1914.
EXTRA PHOTO 13 - A building in the old Cambria Iron Works complex near the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 14 - A building in the old Cambria Iron Works complex near the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 15 - A building in the old Cambria Iron Works complex near the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 16 - A building in the old Cambria Iron Works complex near the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 17 -The old guard shack at the entrance to the old Cambria Iron Works at the east end of Iron Street in the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 18 - The east end of Iron Street near the guard shack at the old Cambria Iron Works in the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 19 - Snow on a cold winter day near the guard shack at the old Cambria Iron Works on Iron Street in the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 20- Snow piled up along Iron Street on a cold snowy day in the Minersville section of Cambria CIty.
EXTRA PHOTO 21 - Sunset on a cold winter evening in the Minersville section of Cambria CIty. Near the intersection of 4th Avenue and Iron Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 22 - The Johnstown Incline Plane by the Point Stadium.
EXTRA PHOTO 23 - Main Street in downtown Johnstown near the City Hall building.
EXTRA PHOTO 24 - The CIty of Johnstown Public Safety Building on Washington Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 25 - The old Penelec headquarters building across from Sheetz on Broad Street.
EXTRA PHOTO 26 - Lights on the historic Stone Bridge which spans the Conemaugh River near the Point Stadium.
EXTRA PHOTO 27 - Lights on the historic Stone Bridge which spans the Conemaugh River near the Point Stadium.
EXTRA PHOTO 28 - Thunder in the Valley time along Broad Street (date unknown, probably around 2015).
EXTRA PHOTO 29 - Polaroid taken just after the 1977 flood along the Conemaugh River at the end of Broad Street near the Rod & Iron Mill.
EXTRA PHOTO 30 - Polaroid taken just after the 1977 flood along the Conemaugh River at the end of Broad Street near the Rod & Iron Mill.
EXTRA PHOTO 31 - A car show held at the Middle Taylor Township municipal building. The cars are on the old baseball field above the building/garage.
EXTRA PHOTO 32 - Rendering of the natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant (CPV Fairview) to be situated in Vinco along Route 271, Jackson Township. Cooling water and other discharges from this power generating facility will be directed to the into the cold-water fishery part of the headwater stream segment of Hinckston Run above the dam. (PADEP NPDES Industrial Discharge Permit No. PA0253359)
EXTRA PHOTO 33 - Photograph during construction of the natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant (CPV Fairview) in Vinco along Route 271, Jackson Township.
EXTRA PHOTO 34 - Tribute to my brother, coach, mentor and best friend (Scott Miles), on the far left and at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, who tirelessly is trying to reach this goal! I took this picture while watching the Pittsburgh Pirate game on the MLB Extra Innings television package in Virginia.
EXTRA PHOTO 35 - My dad (John E. Thomas) on the left and his older brother, my uncle “Rat” (Bob Thomas) on the right at a ball game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. One is a St. Louis Cardinal fan and the other is a Pittsburgh Pirate fan. Loving brothers…but do you think there was ever any friction there?
EXTRA PHOTO 36 - My cousin Rick Rokita sleeping, I mean working hard, on the job. Rick was instrumental and worked every day on the 4th Avenue bridge/road improvement project shown in all the pictures above. Very proud of him and all the infrastructure construction work he has done all across the Greater Johnstown Area!
EXTRA PHOTO 37 - This is a very special “black cat” dedication to my brother Craig! My brothers will know what it is for.
A Tribute to My Dad
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A Tribute to My Dad ~
EXTRA PHOTO 38 (MY DAD) - The next nine photos are a tribute to my Dad who passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. He was a great man and will be missed terribly. This photo is me as a very little boy giving hugs and kisses to my Dad - probably around 1967.
EXTRA PHOTO 39 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is when he first enlisted to serve in the US Navy on the USS Little Rock CLG-4 - probably around 1962,
EXTRA PHOTO 40 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is me and him outside of Ace’s in July 2019.
EXTRA PHOTO 41 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is of him and my grand-daughter Maya (his first great-grandchild) outside his apartment in Minersville (Iron St.) when she was young - probably around 2014.
EXTRA PHOTO 42 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is of him of me outside of the new St. Louis Cardinal Busch Memorial Stadium in 2006. We took Dad there for his first ever home Cardinal game when he retired from work at the Ferndale Area School District. It was the last series of the year against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Red Birds were fighting to make the playoffs. A news crew grabbed us as we were walking into the stadium. Of course Dad rambled away with pride. The Cardinals won the World Series that year!
EXTRA PHOTO 43 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is of him and me on a family trip to Disneyworld in Florida - probably around 2017.
EXTRA PHOTO 44 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This is a classic pose of him on the corner of his couch in his apartment in Minersville with my son Shane - probably around 2016.
EXTRA PHOTO 45 (MY DAD) - This is a photo of my Dad John E. Thomas who passed away on January 5, 2022. See Update # 4 in the “Epilogue” section of the website for additional information and for his obituary. This photo is of him and my son Shane outside his apartment in Minersville (Iron St.) - probably around 2018.
EXTRA PHOTO 46 (MY DAD) - Goodbye my buddy. I never expected to lose you. I love you and will miss you dearly. I am lost without you and will never be the same until I see you again…
A Tribute to My Wife
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A Tribute to My Wife ~
EXTRA PHOTO 47 (MY WIFE JUDITH) - You were my life.
EXTRA PHOTO 48 (MY WIFE JUDITH) - You were my love.
EXTRA PHOTO 49 (MY WIFE JUDITH) - You were my best friend.
EXTRA PHOTO 50 (MY WIFE JUDITH) - You were my hero.
EXTRA PHOTO 51 (MY WIFE JUDITH) - You were my soul. My heart is broken. I am lost.