Nice job. Another block past the Trolley Barn would have landed you at Sunday's rest. For me, it's the most charming spot. A Long Island transplant, when I first went to Mr. Sundays, I felt like we were in Mayberry. Still has breakfast for .99!
The Burgess Foulke House was originally located a mile or so south. I remember in 1975 or so they moved the whole building on trailers up Rt 309 to where it is now.
It’s so interesting to see the town you grew up in and still reside through a strangers eyes. I have deep roots here through my father’s side of the family. You covered many of our well known and historic spots and it was fun to watch. The Sines 5 and 10 is part soda fountain, part dime store which sells a little bit of this and that. You can also find many historical photographs and ephemera inside. I frequented this store growing up and now I take my grandchildren there. The Burgess Foulke House was moved to its present location from another and it traveled along Route 309. I remember as a young girl standing along the highway watching it make its way to the intersection of the 309 and Park Avenue. It was a very exciting moment. Thank you for sharing your video. I love Quakertown and it’s been a wonderful place to grow up.
Great tour of the Old Town the railroad tracks reminds me of how my town used to look like before the 1980s there was two lines going down the center of town and a third line to deliver stuff to the businesses . Those businesses stopped receiving their goods from the railroads before my time, but all three lines were there until those buildings were torn down in the 80s. Now we just have one line going through the center of town. However, it does deliver to warehouses on the edge of town.
This was the former Reading Railroad's Bethlehem Branch, it was built in the 1850's. This branch ran from Philadelphia to Bethlehem and was mainly used to haul iron ore from the Philadelphia docks to Bethlehem Steel. The trolley line was known as the Liberty Bell Trolley.
@andybrandley7555 Yes that is correct. They day that if you go into the tunnel at night and put your ear to the train tracks. You can hear the train coming. When you run to get out of the tunnel. If you don't make it out in time. The conducted takes your head off.
Hi Jenn, I stumbled upon you quite by accident. I have driven by McCooles many times but have never been inside so thanks for that. It almost looks like you were run off from that place with the train set up as it ended abruptly and you just kind of laughed it off. It wouldn't surprise me. You seem brave and you have a lot more faith in humanity than I do. Please be safe as sanity is scarce these days. You seem very cool and if you do come back to Q'town, definitely check out Sunday's. I've never understood the appeal of the Q'mart but some people seem to like it. To each his own. xx
Hi! Thanks for checking out my channel and for the advice on Sunday’s! It sounds like a great place to check out! I will absolutely be back in Q'town again. Such a cool place!
Ive been through Quakertown many times, having lived near there most of my life. But I had no idea about McCoole’s. What a great use for such unique place!
Thanks for the vid makes me smile you have a curious dare devil nature about yourself. All these small towns up this way all have there own story to tell. Wait to see what next week's adventure will be.
Neat place to explore! It's a shame they didn't do anything with the building that burned. Cool crane. I love old buildings. Beautiful mural! GROSS, diapers! Sometimes people do live in the historical centers. I learned that in West Virginia. 😄 Very cool mule! Mark is pretty awesome, showing you all around and stuff! What a fascinating place! I love the sliding door with the two different murals. The turrets on those old houses are so cool. Great video! 😃💚👊
I was at the old perkasie Pa. Historical train tunnel. Supposedly the train conductor lost his head. By sticking his head out the window. While going threw the tunnel. Another train going the opposite way in the tunnel took his head pff. The train made it all the way to Quakertown. They revised no one was operating it. And someone in quakertown was able to stop the train.
This looks like a neat area. I have only been to the state park in Quakertown and haven't seen much else. I liked the mural, and I like those four-sided clocks too. You don't see that style of clock too many places.
The old stone house that is now the Historical Society was moved there, 78-82??? Another fun fact Quakertown now used to be two separate towns, Quakertown is the Red Lion at Main & Broad Sts. The other town was at the RR. John Fries is pronounced Freeze.
Awesome stuff Jenn ! Please be careful when you’re in some of these remote places. You never know and it only takes one loony. I’m 6’4” but 65 years old so I always practice my second amendment rights. Not trying to be negative but we want you to be safe ! 😊. Love your style of adventure and your show! Best Always! Carl
Nice seeing Quakertown getting some revitalization, it was pretty run down at one time. You should have stopped at the Q-Mart, Fleck's Bakery has the best sticky buns!.
Another great video with childhood memories remembered. I used to live upstairs at Mcoole’s Red Lion Inn for a few months, it’s definitely not haunted. I never had any odd experiences but definitely a very historical place. When I was a kid my Mom would take me to Sines 5 & 10 to buy plastic scale models. The Bush House Hotel was an actual hotel used back in the day. A few years back it caught fire and was closed then renovated and is still used as a place to rent a room. Have you ever visited the haunted train tunnel in Perkasie? If not, I can send you my email and tell you exactly how to access it. You would never know it was there unless you grew up in Perkasie. There were many people accidentally killed there including a conductor who was accidentally beheaded while driving the train through the tunnel. Some say they can hear their voices echoing through the tunnel. Very interesting history, you can Google the history online.
Hi Jeff! Thanks for sharing your local knowledge! I am aware of the tunnel and was actually in the area driving around looking for access. Heavily posted Private property. I'm thinking if I followed the tracks I could find it. Is there an easy access way that's not on posted private property? Here is my email address: JennsylvaniaStation@gmail.com
If it went from Bethlehem route to Philadelphia through hellertown what happened to Philadelphia and reading railroad which became the reading lines through the Lansdale yard with a line spur over to the Norristown line both the Norristown line and the lamp down Doylestown line reached Philadelphia. Most likely it also connected with the Northern railroad which connected to the vanderbilts owned Lehigh valley and the vanderbilts owned in central New Jersey railroad which connected to the Vanderbilt lines as they worked against the Pennsylvania railroad.
I wish you had sent me a message. I would love to meet you. The tracks are used by ESPN East Penn Railroad SEPTA bought the line from Reading I walked this line as a kid all the way from Center Valley to the north It was a double track all the way to Hellertown and the big yard was under I-78 There are some cars next to the warehouse on California Road They tracks used to go across California Rd. The cars are isolated because they ripped out the tracks across California Road. The old signals just north of the station on Broad Street are really old There also is an old Reading signal on the east side just south of the station. The tracks north of the station are used for storage of rail cars. SEPTA takes ownership back in 2029 and we don't know if they are going to expand their service from Lansdale to Hellertown. There was talk about a park and ride lot being built south of Quakertown for SEPTA East Penn also has the Perkiomen branch from Emmaus to Pennsburg. They park their locomotives right at the end 663. The line used to go across 663 and South to Philly I used to see trains going to Philadelphia every day The trolley line went up along Old Bethlehem Pike The Brick Tavern Inn on N Old Bethlehem Pike and Brick Tavern Rd is a nice restaurant. They have awesome burgers I go there once a month and get a burger with mozzarella cheese and mushrooms. They also have fancy dishes. I am a burger and fries guy. We used to have Bubba's Pot Belly Stove on 309 north In the 80s the wait was 3 hours on a Friday and Saturday night and people waited for 3 hours. It was that good. I moved to upstate NY and lived there for 25 years. I was happy to be able to move back here The Liberty Bell has a replica It is on E Broad Street, heading west, near the Red Lion. We have a lot of history. A lot of the Public houses were visited by the founding fathers for meetings for the Revolutionary War The Brick Tavern was a Public House and became a depot and train station. The glacier from the ice age stopped in this area and deposited the stones and they were used for the first buildings in the area. Any houses or buildings that are stones is an old original structure from the 1700s 😊
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Thanks for for the tour! Live long Quakertown resident here! ❤😊
Hi Kristine
It's a really nice burrough and I missed a lot, so, I'll be back!
Thank you for watching!
Always enjoy your videos. Never know where you will end up and what we will see 😊
Hi Gary!
truth be told...I don't normally know where I'll wind up as well ...lol
I'm so glad you enjoy them! Thank you for watching!
Nice job. Another block past the Trolley Barn would have landed you at Sunday's rest. For me, it's the most charming spot. A Long Island transplant, when I first went to Mr. Sundays, I felt like we were in Mayberry. Still has breakfast for .99!
LOVE Sundays !!
The Burgess Foulke House was originally located a mile or so south. I remember in 1975 or so they moved the whole building on trailers up Rt 309 to where it is now.
Thanks for your videos . I enjoy seeing history through your travels !
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Hi Donnie
Thank you!
i'm watching from Quakertown, Penn-silly-vania, USA
@@daveyh-w6q stay silly my friend : )
Good stuff Jenn!!😊
Hi Kevin,
Thank you for watching, my friend! 😊
@@jennsylvania1633I never miss a video 😊
It’s so interesting to see the town you grew up in and still reside through a strangers eyes. I have deep roots here through my father’s side of the family. You covered many of our well known and historic spots and it was fun to watch. The Sines 5 and 10 is part soda fountain, part dime store which sells a little bit of this and that. You can also find many historical photographs and ephemera inside. I frequented this store growing up and now I take my grandchildren there. The Burgess Foulke House was moved to its present location from another and it traveled along Route 309. I remember as a young girl standing along the highway watching it make its way to the intersection of the 309 and Park Avenue. It was a very exciting moment. Thank you for sharing your video. I love Quakertown and it’s been a wonderful place to grow up.
Super cool explore, Jensyl! I love old railroad exploration. Also, that mural is amazing. Cool town
Be careful and be safe out there❤️
Awesome video! You actually walked past my childhood home while walking on the train tracks before the train station. 👍🤡👍
Wow, that's really cool! Small world, huh? 😊
Thanks for watching!
Great tour of the Old Town the railroad tracks reminds me of how my town used to look like before the 1980s there was two lines going down the center of town and a third line to deliver stuff to the businesses . Those businesses stopped receiving their goods from the railroads before my time, but all three lines were there until those buildings were torn down in the 80s. Now we just have one line going through the center of town. However, it does deliver to warehouses on the edge of town.
This was the former Reading Railroad's Bethlehem Branch, it was built in the 1850's. This branch ran from Philadelphia to Bethlehem and was mainly used to haul iron ore from the Philadelphia docks to Bethlehem Steel. The trolley line was known as the Liberty Bell Trolley.
@andybrandley7555 Yes that is correct. They day that if you go into the tunnel at night and put your ear to the train tracks. You can hear the train coming. When you run to get out of the tunnel. If you don't make it out in time. The conducted takes your head off.
Hi Jenn, I stumbled upon you quite by accident. I have driven by McCooles many times but have never been inside so thanks for that. It almost looks like you were run off from that place with the train set up as it ended abruptly and you just kind of laughed it off. It wouldn't surprise me. You seem brave and you have a lot more faith in humanity than I do. Please be safe as sanity is scarce these days. You seem very cool and if you do come back to Q'town, definitely check out Sunday's. I've never understood the appeal of the Q'mart but some people seem to like it. To each his own. xx
Hi! Thanks for checking out my channel and for the advice on Sunday’s! It sounds like a great place to check out! I will absolutely be back in Q'town again. Such a cool place!
Great video thanks for sharing.
Hi Robert
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Ive been through Quakertown many times, having lived near there most of my life. But I had no idea about McCoole’s. What a great use for such unique place!
Hi Dale!
I know, right? I had no idea either! What a cool place.
thank you for watching!
Thanks for the vid makes me smile you have a curious dare devil nature about yourself. All these small towns up this way all have there own story to tell. Wait to see what next week's adventure will be.
Neat place to explore! It's a shame they didn't do anything with the building that burned. Cool crane. I love old buildings. Beautiful mural! GROSS, diapers! Sometimes people do live in the historical centers. I learned that in West Virginia. 😄 Very cool mule! Mark is pretty awesome, showing you all around and stuff! What a fascinating place! I love the sliding door with the two different murals. The turrets on those old houses are so cool. Great video! 😃💚👊
If you go into the five and dime. They have the book Lost Tohickom Valley. The history of the town that is now under the Lake Nockamixon.
Train tracks always a great place to start exploring 👍 😊
Hiya RedRooster!
Yeah, they definitely are!
Thank you for watching, my friend!
Would love to see you come back and do another one in Quakertown and slow down a little bit good stuff
I was at the old perkasie Pa. Historical train tunnel. Supposedly the train conductor lost his head. By sticking his head out the window. While going threw the tunnel. Another train going the opposite way in the tunnel took his head pff. The train made it all the way to Quakertown. They revised no one was operating it. And someone in quakertown was able to stop the train.
This looks like a neat area. I have only been to the state park in Quakertown and haven't seen much else. I liked the mural, and I like those four-sided clocks too. You don't see that style of clock too many places.
The Liberty Bell Trolley ran down Main St at the other end of town. The trolley never ran near the Railroad there.
Cool exploring adventures. Thanks for sharing
Hi Larry!
Thanks for watching! Quakertown is such a cool little town.
The old stone house that is now the Historical Society was moved there, 78-82???
Another fun fact Quakertown now used to be two separate towns, Quakertown is the Red Lion at Main & Broad Sts. The other town was at the RR.
John Fries is pronounced Freeze.
Awesome stuff Jenn ! Please be careful when you’re in some of these remote places. You never know and it only takes one loony. I’m 6’4” but 65 years old so I always practice my second amendment rights. Not trying to be negative but we want you to be safe ! 😊. Love your style of adventure and your show! Best Always! Carl
Nice seeing Quakertown getting some revitalization, it was pretty run down at one time. You should have stopped at the Q-Mart, Fleck's Bakery has the best sticky buns!.
You forgot to include the Q-mart😮
Hi Sam, I intended to get there, but sort of ran out of time. I future video for sure
Thank you for watching!
@jennsylvania1633 Enjoy the vidios!
Thanks!
The Liberty Bell was taken to be housed in Allentown.
If SEPTA replaces the line from Lansdale yard to hellertown it would have to go in to serving Easton to Allentown.
Should be restored🎉❤
Hi Earl
I agree : )
@@jennsylvania1633 oh hey, thank you, enjoy your vids here in south Williamsport pa
@@Earl-t5w Hi Earl, I really like South Williamsport and eat at the Southside Restaurant every now and then.
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Another great video with childhood memories remembered. I used to live upstairs at Mcoole’s Red Lion Inn for a few months, it’s definitely not haunted. I never had any odd experiences but definitely a very historical place. When I was a kid my Mom would take me to Sines 5 & 10 to buy plastic scale models. The Bush House Hotel was an actual hotel used back in the day. A few years back it caught fire and was closed then renovated and is still used as a place to rent a room.
Have you ever visited the haunted train tunnel in Perkasie? If not, I can send you my email and tell you exactly how to access it. You would never know it was there unless you grew up in Perkasie. There were many people accidentally killed there including a conductor who was accidentally beheaded while driving the train through the tunnel. Some say they can hear their voices echoing through the tunnel. Very interesting history, you can Google the history online.
Hi Jeff!
Thanks for sharing your local knowledge! I am aware of the tunnel and was actually in the area driving around looking for access. Heavily posted Private property. I'm thinking if I followed the tracks I could find it. Is there an easy access way that's not on posted private property?
Here is my email address: JennsylvaniaStation@gmail.com
If it went from Bethlehem route to Philadelphia through hellertown what happened to Philadelphia and reading railroad which became the reading lines through the Lansdale yard with a line spur over to the Norristown line both the Norristown line and the lamp down Doylestown line reached Philadelphia. Most likely it also connected with the Northern railroad which connected to the vanderbilts owned Lehigh valley and the vanderbilts owned in central New Jersey railroad which connected to the Vanderbilt lines as they worked against the Pennsylvania railroad.
I wish you had sent me a message. I would love to meet you.
The tracks are used by ESPN East Penn Railroad
SEPTA bought the line from Reading
I walked this line as a kid all the way from Center Valley to the north
It was a double track all the way to Hellertown and the big yard was under I-78
There are some cars next to the warehouse on California Road
They tracks used to go across California Rd.
The cars are isolated because they ripped out the tracks across California Road.
The old signals just north of the station on Broad Street are really old
There also is an old Reading signal on the east side just south of the station.
The tracks north of the station are used for storage of rail cars.
SEPTA takes ownership back in 2029 and we don't know if they are going to expand their service from Lansdale to Hellertown.
There was talk about a park and ride lot being built south of Quakertown for SEPTA
East Penn also has the Perkiomen branch from Emmaus to Pennsburg.
They park their locomotives right at the end 663.
The line used to go across 663 and South to Philly
I used to see trains going to Philadelphia every day
The trolley line went up along Old Bethlehem Pike
The Brick Tavern Inn on N Old Bethlehem Pike and Brick Tavern Rd is a nice restaurant.
They have awesome burgers
I go there once a month and get a burger with mozzarella cheese and mushrooms.
They also have fancy dishes. I am a burger and fries guy.
We used to have Bubba's Pot Belly Stove on 309 north
In the 80s the wait was 3 hours on a Friday and Saturday night and people waited for 3 hours. It was that good.
I moved to upstate NY and lived there for 25 years. I was happy to be able to move back here
The Liberty Bell has a replica
It is on E Broad Street, heading west, near the Red Lion.
We have a lot of history.
A lot of the Public houses were visited by the founding fathers for meetings for the Revolutionary War
The Brick Tavern was a Public House and became a depot and train station.
The glacier from the ice age stopped in this area and deposited the stones and they were used for the first buildings in the area.
Any houses or buildings that are stones is an old original structure from the 1700s
😊
Hope you didn't run into the homeless guy who lives inside.
I guess we can assume your thumbnail picture for this video (that reads "Qaukertown") is a careless mistake?
Whoops! You caught a typo! Thanks for pointing it out. 😊