Posted in West Virginia
January 24, 2017
West Virginia’s Major Cities Looked So Different In the 1970s. Charleston Especially.
West Virginia has changed a lot in recent decades. Take a trip back in time with these historic photos.
Miners rest out side of the Coal City Company Store in Beckley.
Thi is one of several coal camps on the outskirts of town. There is a school on one end of the community, and the company store on the other.
Main Street in Logan was packed with cars in 1974.
Welch was a regular stop for the Amtrak trains.
The Seneca Glass Factory was still operating in Morgantown.
Construction had just begun on the I-77 bridge in Charleston.
The Libbey-Owens-Ford Company was still operating in Charleston, producing glass for automobiles and homes.
The Union Carbide plant sent a lot of smoke into the residential area of South Charleston until new regulations required it to reduce emissions.
This is the view of Wheeling from the Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge.
Do you have any photos of West Virginia in the 1970s? We’d love to see them!
For more historic photos in West Virginia, take a look at these 12 photos from West Virginia’s mining history.
