tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410297566472541708.post6345564131370531921..comments2024-03-15T07:43:15.419-04:00Comments on Old Time Erie: 8th and State Street Western Union Erie PADebbi Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865540564014709475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410297566472541708.post-23590670440872953242013-06-22T15:00:39.322-04:002013-06-22T15:00:39.322-04:00Was the Ariel Building by any chance named for the...Was the Ariel Building by any chance named for the USS Ariel, the ship that returned Perry to Erie in October 1813, after the Battle of Themes?Stagehand 113https://www.blogger.com/profile/00017741339689891199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410297566472541708.post-86054282263102782532012-10-19T08:13:17.977-04:002012-10-19T08:13:17.977-04:00The building on the southeast corner of 8th & ...The building on the southeast corner of 8th & State is the old Penn Building. Security Peoples trust Co. was formed in 1929. In 1930, the building was replaced by the present structure, along with the Warner Theater in 1931.Stagehand 113https://www.blogger.com/profile/00017741339689891199noreply@blogger.com