Lunch and Listen Speakers Series - Abiding Hope Lutheran Church
Ed whitbred Lower Parade Street – Erie’s Ellis Island This talk is not serious history but rather a casual stroll through an important, but often overlooked, part of our city. It is based on the premise that the area around lower Parade Street has historically been the Ellis Island of Erie and Erie County. It shows the neighborhood during several waves of immigration and assimilation. And curiously, it continues to fulfill that role to this day
