Altoona Mirror - Altoona, PA - Newspaper Headquarters on Waymarking.com

Harry E Slep was born in Germany and came to America when he was ten years old. In 1872, he started publishing the Evening Mirror. In 1874, the name was changed to the Altoona Mirror.

The paper remained in the Slep family until being sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1984. Under Thomson's ownership, a Sunday edition was launched in 1987 and the paper switched its weekday publication to mornings starting in 1997. The Altoona Mirror was sold to current owner Ogden Newspapers in 1998. (wikipedia (visit link) )

In 2020, the Saturday and Sunday editions were combined into one weekend edition.

Area Served: Altoona, Pennsylvania What is (later, was) its physical address?: 301 Cayuga Avenue Altoona, PA United States of America 16602 Does it now just provide an internet read?: Both newsprint and internet Internet address: [Web Link] Did you ever buy or subscribe to this paper?: I still am one of their subscribers! Please provide a link referring to the newspaper's demise.: Not listed If applicable, when was this publication's last edition?: Not listed

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