Lancaster County PA Realty Check: Pennsylvania: Lancaster

Red Rose Singles of Lancaster PA at Clipper Stadium

Fifteen members of the Red Rose Singles met this week for an evening of baseball at Lancaster's Clipper Stadium. 

                                  Before the start of the game, the National Anthem is sung...

For $15 you can buy a ticket which not only gets you into the game, but entitles you to all the burgers, drinks, hot dogs and nachos you can eat at the Turkey Hill concession.  A great value!

Outfielder Michael Woods at bat...  The Lancaster Barnstormers beat the Newark Bears 12-11 in a tight  game which was a nail-biter right through the ninth inning!

Lancaster Barnstormers Beat Newark Bears at Clipper Stadium

                     A beautiful July evening in Lancaster, PA!  The Lancaster Barnstormers are playing the Newark Bears.

 Starting pitcher Ben Fritz, #36.

We go into the ninth inning with Lancaster ahead 11-7.  Suddenly the Bears hit a home run with the bases loaded.  It's a tie game, 11-11.  Will Lancaster give up this hard-fought game?  Finally, in the bottom of the ninth, the Barnstormers pull it out at the last minute, 12-11!

Affordable Air-Conditioned Lancaster PA Townhouse

The price of this Lancaster town home has been once again reduced.  At this price it's a great value for an investor or an owner-occupant - and it's not going to last long at the bottom-line price of $65,000!

Take a look at the surprisingly nice interior at such a low price!

Here's a link to a video tour:

http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?id=507345&traffic=0

Central air conditioning

Refinished Hardwood floors

Large rooms

Open floor plan

Three bedrooms

1.5 baths

Eat-in kitchen plus dining room

Expandable attic could make fourth bedroom

1766 Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, located at 31 S. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA, is a beautiful example of 18th century brick Georgian architecture.

The congregation first formed in a small stone church in 1730.  The present church, started in 1761, was completed in 1766.

Trinity Church has one of the most complete archives in the United States.  The archives include church records of marriages, baptisms, and burials.

Records earlier than 1825 are recorded in old German script.  Many have since been translated into English.

 Many fine stained glass windows grace the church.  One was created by Louis Comfort Tiffany himself in 1913!  It was restored in 1990.  The photos of the spire were taken from an upper story of the Duke Street municipal parking garage.

Price Reduced on Lancaster PA Townhouse:

Now only $67,000! Central air conditioning, refinished hardwood floors, three bedrooms plus an expandable attic, and 1.5 baths.

                                                                      Large eat-in kitchen

For your own showing of this home, email brian@cbselectpros.com or call (717) 951-5552.

Veranda is one of the most desirable communities in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster, PA.  With its miles of walking trails, scenic views and landscaping, it provides a peaceful ambience - yet it is ideally located near shopping, health services and major roads.

                                                                    A picturesque barn seen nearby...

                                              1465 Drake Lane is a fine home currently available in Veranda.

                                          Green grass cuttings from a fresh mowing along the pond...

                                                                Waterfall at the pond...

                                                                    1465 Drake Lane in the background...

1465 Drake Lane, a showplace in the desirable Veranda subdivision,  is now being offered as either an installment sale, or as a conventional purchase.  With your good credit and 10% down payment, the owners may approve  a structured sale in which you make monthly payments directly to the seller for a period of time, rather than immediately needing to obtain a mortgage.

The Installment Sale option can be very useful for buyers who may need to transfer quickly, but who have their own home to sell in a slow market,.  It also helps buyers who may not yet have worked enough time on a new job to qualify immediately for a loan.

On a premium lot, this stately Georgian style brick home with its gables, overlooking a pond and farmland, has every upgrade imaginable.  Period characteristics such as wainscoting, chair rail and crown molding throughout blend with the most modern of conveniences.  Among its' many fine features are a sunken grand family room with a lovely fireplace and tray ceiling, master bedroom suite with gas fireplace, and a gourmet kitchen that includes a sunny English garden room.   With a three car garage, 3-1/2 baths and over 4,000 SF, this lovely home is now offered at the reduced price of  $549,900.

Veranda is a beautiful community in East Hempfield Township, close to shopping centers, the Lancaster Health Campus and hospitals - yet in a historic setting overlooking a pond and picturesque barns and farmhouses.  Miles of walking trails and sidewalks meander through this well-planned community

The location is ideal.  If you would like additional details, or you would like your own private showing of this fine home, please call (717) 951-5552.

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals of Lancaster, York, Hershey and Lebanon, PA holds its annual company get-together.

                         The festivities take place on CEO Ryan Hess's grounds near East Petersburg.

                       The swimming pool keeps the kids (and some of the adults) happily occupied.

A custom red, white and blue cake puts us in a patriotic mood.  Nearby is an announcement of the upcoming "dunk the partners" contest...

                                    Down goes partner Quentin Miller...  "Good shot, Honey!"

       Some of these guys take the contest seriously!  Do we have some major pitching talent here?

                                                        A freshly soaked partner Ron Felpel...

                Teammate Jeff Geoghan with his family.

©BrianSchulman2009

If you've passed Lancaster PA's Buchanan Park, located on Lancaster's West End at Buchanan and Race Avenue, you may have wondered why the small historic building, of almost doll house proportions, is located close to the middle of the park.  I had originally guessed that it might have once been a small schoolhouse.

In fact, the building is a miniature reproduction of the old Lancaster Courthouse.  During World War I, war bonds were sold from this small edifice, at the time located on Penn Square.

In recent years, the building has sat unused, its paint peeling and and its cupola leaning unsteadily.

Now Lancaster City Parks and Recreation plans to straighten up the cupola, paint and make other repairs with the help of students from the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Lancaster City Parks & Recreation will conduct a study toassess whether additional structural repairs may be needed to restore the building.

©BrianSchulman2009 

Cannons, a marching band and fireworks capped off the Fourth of July weekend in Lancaster, PA this year!

Long's Park was the focal point for an estimated 35,000 Lancastrians to celebrate our country's birthday!

The festivities were scheduled to officially start at 7:30 pm.  Knowing that the crowds would be large, we arrived an hour and a half early - only to be turned away at the lower entrance to the park, which was alread full.

We were guided into an upper meadow, where the overflow cars were parked.  Those who came too late to park inside Long's Park at all had to cross over into Park City Center.  There is a pedestrian tunnel which runs from Park City's parking lot, under Route 30 into Long's Park.

We brought a picnic dinner with us, along with folding chairs and a blanket, and set up our little space near the top of the hill overlooking the band shell.  

There were food concessions, from hot dogs and burgers to ice cream, funnel cakes and one stand with beautiful large blooming onions.  of course, if you wanted food from the concessions, you had to put up with the long lines...

The music was provided by the 257th Army Band - the same one that played at the inaugeration of Barack Obama.  They started out with a medley of Beatles tunes, then some WWII big band numbers, including "American Patrol".

 Then it was time for Lancaster ex-Mayor Charlie Smithgall's cannons, accompanied by the Army Band's rousing rendition of the 1812 Overture. 

                     As night fell, the fireworks started, to the accompaniment of patriotic marches... 

©2009BrianSchulman