All the postcards on this page were published in the early 20th century. Most of these were published and sold by C.W. Bensinger, a stationary store owner in the Lancaster Avenue business block of Wayne.

The cards on this page feature the schools of Wayne.

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All present-day photos by GP



 
 

Then: The Radnor High (left) and Grammar (right) schools in downtown Wayne.
Today: The Grammar School (now the School District Administration Building) still stands, but the original high school deso not.
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Then: The original Radnor High School, with the Grammar School behind.
Today: The newer High School was built in the 1920s. The Administration Building can still be seen behind.

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Then: The second Radnor High School, at the corner of Windemere Avenue.
Today: The building was torn down in the 1980s.

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Then: The Windemere Avenue High School. The odd building at extreme right is the Radnor Presbyterian Church.
Today: The High School building is gone, but the gym still stands as the Middle School Activites Center.

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Then: The third Radnor High School, built on the site of the first school.
Today: The 1920s school still stands as the Radnor Middle School, although its future is uncertain.

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Then: Another angle of the High School.
Today: Radnor Middle School is still an active school.

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Then: Fourth of July celebrations were held on the school field in 1918.
Today: The field appears much the same, though the right building has been extended and the old high school is gone.

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Then: Company B, during the same July 4th celebrations on the school field.
Today: It's hard to tell where on the field this photo was taken, but it may have been somewhere in this vicinity.

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Then: Radnor School #5, which is dated 1872.
Today: The school's location is unknown.

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Then: St. Luke's School in Wayne.
Today: The school was on the site of the Valley Forge Military Academy.

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Then: The main building of St. Luke's School, with the gym at right.
Today: None of the St. Luke's buildings are still standing.

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Then: The main building of St. Luke's, with the dormitory at left.
Today: The front lawn of the School is now the marching ground of VFMA.

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Then: The main building of St. Luke's. The colors may or may not be authentic.
Today: The building now longer stands.

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Then: "Crawford House and Old Oak," the dormitory and major landmark of the school. "The Oak" was also the name of the St. Luke's yearbook.
Today: The house no longer stands.

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Then: Walton Hall of Eastern Baptist College, in the early years of the school's existence.
Today: The house is still the centerpiece of the Eastern campus.

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Then: The waterwheel at Eastern Baptist College in the early years of the school's existence.
Today: The waterwheel is still a major part of the Eastern Campus today.

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Then: Walton Hall of Eastern College.
Today: Walton Hall is still being used today.

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Then: Armitage School, a vintage advertising card for the school.
Today: The school is now Louella House, and its lawn extended where many parking lots are today.

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Then: An advertising card for Armitage School.
Today: This small building, apparently on the school's property, is unknown today.

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Then: A group of students pose in this advertising card for the Armitage School.
Today: The shot probably shows the porch of the Louella mansion.

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