Scranton’s iconic Electric City sign that brightens the downtown has gone dark. The office building it sits atop has been vacant for some time, and the owner, Robert Pettinato, said he can no ...

It marked Scranton as a progressive, industrial powerhouse that was home to the first electric streetcar in 1886. But as the city’s fortunes later declined, so, too, did the sign.

Scranton’s iconic Electric City sign overlooking the downtown square lit up again Tuesday.The sign atop the vacant Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. was turned off over two weeks ago ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Many Scrantonians know that for decades the electric city sign was dark, it was refurbished and turned on again in 2004, and then LED lights were put in in 2014.

SCRANTON -- It has become one of the most identifiable symbols of the electric City: the sign bearing Scranton's nickname. It's in rough shape and city officials say it could cost $10,000 to fix ...

Scranton’s iconic Electric City sign overlooking the downtown square lit up again Tuesday. The sign atop the vacant Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. was turned off over two weeks ago ...

Jul. 13—SCRANTON — The new owner of the landmark Scranton Electric Building downtown will keep its architecturally distinctive exterior and iconic rooftop sign intact. Dunmore-based Fidelity ...

Happy Birthday to the Electric City! Scranton, Pennsylvania turned 159 years old Wednesday. Assistant Director of the Lackawanna Historical Society, Sarah Piccini, says that in the early 1800's ...

The region’s first romance book convention is in Scranton on Saturday, with 113 authors organized by level of spiciness and ...

Scranton’s iconic Electric City sign overlooking the downtown square lit up again Tuesday.The sign atop the vacant Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. was turned off more than two weeks ...

It marked Scranton as a progressive, industrial powerhouse that was home to the first electric streetcar in 1886. But as the city’s fortunes later declined, so, too, did the sign.