A Stroll Around Sayre

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Situated just south of the state border with New York, Sayre, Pennsylvania is located along the Susquehanna River in the scenic Penn-York Valley that contains Sayre and neighboring towns, or just simply, The Valley. Borne of an idea of a Waverly, New York bank president by the name of Howard Elmer, in 1869, Sayre was built on farmland in an area that was once called Pine Plains. Sayre blossomed with the arrival of the Lehigh Valley Railroad to the area, and you can still see vestiges of the town's railroading history today. Owing to the connection with the railroad, Sayre was even named after a railroad president and superintendent by the name of Robert H. Sayre. Today, Sayre is a charming town worth exploring. With this in mind, I explored the town by foot and got to see some neat things around Sayre.

Sayre Historical Society Museum, which was once the Lehigh Valley Railroad Passenger Station, designed and built in a Queen Anne Victorian style.
Some buildings on West Desmond Street, which serves as a traditional business district for Sayre. It appears that many of the buildings downtown were built at the end of the 19th Century and in the beginning of the 20th Century.




The Sayre post office.

Some neat mesker on the top of that building.

The old Sayre City Hall, which is now a fire hall from the looks of it.
Howard Elmer Park, which was named after a bank president in nearby Waverly, New York by the name of Howard Elmer.

There is a display in the park commemorating Sayre's railroad heritage.

You will also find a monument to area firemen.

You will also find a monument to those from the Sayre area who served.

Not quite sure what this is. It strikes me as being a fountain of some sort, or maybe a hitching post.
The gazebo in the center of Howard Elmer Park.
The Sayre Theatre. I dig the marquee.
Sayre has quite a few places of worship. This is the Sayre Presbyterian Church.

Church of the Epiphany.

Church of the Redeemer.
Greater Valley Assembly of God
Robert Packer Hospital, home of the Guthrie Clinic.
Which was named after Donald Guthrie, the one time surgeon-in-chief at the Robert Packer Hospital.
A house from the Victorian era that I really seem to find rather neat.

The local Elks lodge.

Folks enjoying their afternoon around Sayre. I believe that this building is an office for the Guthrie Clinic.
The Blackburn building in downtown Sayre, on West Lockhart Street.

Chacoma's Diner.

The Valley House on West Lockhart Street.

Lehigh Valley caboose. This is my cue to go all aboard to a different destination. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Sayre as much as I did.



How to Get There:


Sources and Links:
Borough of Sayre - History.
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce - Our Area
Sayre Historical Society - About the Sayre Historical Society
Location: Sayre, PA 18840, USA

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