A history of Clarks Green,
since 1914
Postcards, papers and photographs of Clarks Green from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusClarks Green is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,529 at the 2020 census.
Clarks Green was established in 1914. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,476 to 1,524 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clarks Green yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Clarks Green’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 0 of 8) …, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Clarks Green, decade by decade
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 0 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House1933
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 1 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House1933
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 2 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House1933
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 3 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House1933
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 4 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House1933
CommonsHABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 5 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House19331990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as HABS PA,35-WAV,2- (sheet 0 of 8) - Lemuel Stone House (1933) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.