Download or read book Allentown written by Kevin S. Gildner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allentown is many things to many different people. It is a historical city, a city of churches, a city of immigrants, and a place that values hard work, education, and recreation. This is a city with rich and unique stories to tell. Allentown captures historical stories such as the hiding of the Liberty Bell, early railroad and canal transportation, and the training of World War I ambulance drivers. Other stories include how politics influenced the building of a world-class park system. This rare collection of postcards depicts how the people of Allentown shaped the city into their idea of the American dream.
Download or read book The New Face of Small town America written by Edgar Sandoval and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of essays on the experiences of Latino immigrants in Allentown, Pennsylvania"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Allentown written by Ann Bartholomew and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allentown, the Queen City of the Lehigh Valley, is the youngest but largest of the three cities in the valley. Founded in 1762 by William Allen, it was little more than a crossroads and small market town along the Lehigh River until it became the county seat in 1812. Heavy industries based on iron developed in the mid-eighteenth century along the Lehigh River and, by the 1860s, Allentown had become the largest community in the Lehigh Valley. In 1867, Allentown became a city. In Allentown, readers nostalgic for times past will find photographs showing the places they remember from years ago, the Pennsylvania Power & Light tower, and the effects of the devastating floods on the Lehigh River. Equally, newcomers who have heard about the great department stores of Hamilton Street, the trolley systems, Central Park, the breweries, and the iron and silk industries will treasure the images in this volume. Many places that still exist are shown in Allentown as they appeared in their earlier days. Perusing these pages will evoke memories and will provide opportunities for parents and grandparents to introduce a younger generation to the city as it was in their youth.
Download or read book Men of Allentown written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ALLENTOWN The Story Of A Pittsburgh Neighborhood written by Allentown History Book Trust and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Pittsburgh neighborhood known as Allentown
Download or read book Allentown Airport Corporation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Churches of Allentown written by James Herbert Siward Bossard and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flood control Project for Allentown Pennsylvania written by Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Allentown and Upper Freehold Township written by Randall Gabrielan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over two hundred historical photographs, Allentown and Upper Freehold Township offers a fascinating overview of two communities in Monmouth County that are closely tied together historically and culturally. Allentown and Upper Freehold Township are located at the western border of a county that nearly spans the state from the Atlantic Ocean to a few miles from the Delaware River. This book explores how the county's last rural landscape, Upper Freehold Township, deals with the increasing pressure of development and the effects of these changes on the charming community of Allentown. See the pastoral beauty of farms such as Merino Hill and the small settlements that dot Upper Freehold. Discover the "most crooked Main Street in America," at Imlaystown, the creamery at Cream Ridge, and the important landmarks of the Old Yellow Meeting House and the Allentown mill.
Download or read book Allentown State Hospital written by Steven Royer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allentown State Hospital, formerly known as the Homoeopathic State Hospital for the Insane at Allentown, was the first homeopathic state hospital for the treatment of the mentally ill in Pennsylvania. On October 3, 1912, under the direction of its superintendent, Dr. Henry I. Klopp, the hospital opened its doors to receiving patients. In 1930, Dr. Klopp opened a children's ward on the hospital's grounds, one of the first of its kind in the world. Built to alleviate overcrowding in the state mental health system, the hospital quickly exceeded its own occupancy. By 1954, the population of the hospital hit its peak of 2,107 patients. However, Allentown State Hospital would consistently pioneer change in the mental health system until its closure in 2010. In 1993, a dedicated group of employees created the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) process to provide a safer response to supporting patients in crisis. By 1998, this approach helped put the spotlight on Allentown State Hospital when it became the first hospital in the United States to go seclusion free.
Download or read book Comp 2000 Allentown PA 05 01 96 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book COMP2000 Pilot Survey Allentown Bethlehem Easton PA Metropolitan Statistical Area May June 1996 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Allentown Bethlehem Easton Airport Land Acquisition and Runway Extension Allentown written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Allentown Remembered written by Myra Yellin Outwater and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a nostalgic look back at Allentown, Pennsylvania, during its "Golden Age", from the late 1890s through the 1950s. During this period, Allentown's citizens left behind their frugal Pennsylvania German traditions to take on the social and cultural trappings of the twentieth century. Capitalising on a labour force swelled by an influx of immigrants, local entrepreneurs created many new businesses and factories. As their fortunes and aspirations grew, these men built large mansions, hotels, and public parks. Amusement parks sprang up, theatres were built on Hamilton Street, and Allentown became an All-American city with an upscale future. Over 360 images of vintage postcards and memorabilia bring this exciting time in Allentown's history to life.
Download or read book Past Present and Future of the City of Allentown Pa written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Proceedings written by Pennsylvania State Education Association and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why the Garden Club Couldn t Save Youngstown written by Sean Safford and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Sean Safford compares the recent history of Allentown, Pennsylvania, with that of Youngstown, Ohio. Allentown has seen a noticeable rebound over the course of the past twenty years. Facing a collapse of its steel-making firms, its economy has reinvented itself by transforming existing companies, building an entrepreneurial sector, and attracting inward investment. Youngstown was similar to Allentown in its industrial history, the composition of its labor force, and other important variables, and yet instead of adapting in the face of acute economic crisis, it fell into a mean race to the bottom.Challenging various theoretical perspectives on regional socioeconomic change, Why the Garden Club Couldn’t Save Youngstown argues that the structure of social networks among the cities’ economic, political, and civic leaders account for the divergent trajectories of post-industrial regions. It offers a probing historical explanation for the decline, fall, and unlikely rejuvenation of the Rust Belt. Emphasizing the power of social networks to shape action, determine access to and control over information and resources, define the contexts in which problems are viewed, and enable collective action in the face of externally generated crises, this book points toward present-day policy prescriptions for the ongoing plight of mature industrial regions in the U.S. and abroad.
