In addition to the snowy park, in those days children enjoyed ice skating on “Park Lake,” a wide, dammed section of the Lackawaxen River along 12th Street. One-horse open sleighs were not yet nostalgic images for calendars or Christmas cards, but were still a way people got about especially in the countryside in those winter days when snow measurements were legendary as compared to today.Įlectric lights and phones had recently become a reality.
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A 1906 issue reported that automobile drivers were a menace to horses and farmers’ wives coming to town. When Dick Smith was born, streets were still a few years from being paved with brick, but cars were starting to appear.
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Honesdale was a full member of the new day of the 20th Century. An editorial was found, however, lamenting that some local citizens would board the Erie train in Honesdale and go to New York City to shop for Christmas, rather than cater to any of the fine stores lining our bustling Main Street. Honesdale was prospering with merchants and mills, somehow surviving without any mall. There was no Christmas Star on the cliff in Dick Smith’s time, but what was Christmas like in his boyhood days?Ī look at editions of The Wayne Independent around a hundred years ago gives some idea. Indeed, growing up across from Honesdale’s main park provided any boy or girl with a lovely “front yard.” In those days building snowmen were much more common, as well making snow forts and having snowball fights. Marjorie always said her brother was inspired by the winter scenes in the park, when he wrote “Winter Wonderland.” She kept the Smith homestead until the early 90’s, and always admired the beautiful Central Park right across the street. Smith was the last surviving member of the family, who died in 1997. His inspiration was firmly rooted in the place of his nativity. This highly talented lyricist, whose expectations were as bright as the glistening snowflakes he penned in his trademark song, lived only a brief life of 34 years. When just a toddler, four years after, he and his family moved over to 922 Church Street, which remained in the family for the next 85 years. that Dick Smith was born, Septemon Court Street. Keeping the legend alive, here goes our annual tribute to Dick Smith and his song, “Winter Wonderland,” the holiday song Wayne County can claim as its very own. The database of Provider information which drives WebMD Provider Directory does not contain sufficient information with which to verify Provider credentials under the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) of the Utilization Review Accreditation Committee (URAC).īy using the WebMD Provider Directory, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.Parson Brown would be a fine name for your next snowman, especially if you have any connection with Honesdale or Wayne County, Pa. The use of WebMD Provider Directory by any entity or individual to verify the credentials of Providers is prohibited. WebMD shall in no event be liable to you or to anyone for any decision made or action taken by you in the reliance on information provided in the Provider Directory.
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