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COVER730 square miles of something for everyone.
Discover a City Without Limits. Discover a City That
allentownpa.gov Shines Brighter Than Most.
bethlehem-pa.gov
The third largest city in Pennsylvania and the
largest of Lehigh Valley, Allentown is a city Founded by members of the Moravian
rich in culture, tradition, and history. community in 1741, Bethlehem is situated
between Allentown and Easton. By 1758, 35
Founded in 1762 by William Allen, a successful industries were located in Bethlehem, along
businessman and the former mayor of with the original businesses set up by the
Philadelphia, and named for him in 1838, Moravians. This area is now known as the
Allentown transformed from a small Colonial Industrial Quarter and features the
community of Pennsylvania Dutch farmers original water works, tannery and
into a marketing center for local farmers in the grain mill structures.
1920s. The tradition still stands today at the
Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market, where In 1899, with the organization of Bethlehem
farmers and merchants sell everything from Steel Corp., the city became the center for
produce to baked goods to candy every heavy industry and trade; Bethlehem Steel
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. most famously produced the steel for the
construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Since
Allentown was once a thriving center of the the decline of the manufacturing industry in
commercial and business/financial industry, the 1970s and 1980s, this Lehigh Valley city
but shifted its focus with the rise of the service has been transformed into a hub of
industry. Now, the city is teeming with cultural fashionable and exciting dining, shopping,
attractions; its many museums, historic sites, and nightlife.
and arts organizations contribute to its
renewal along with the brand-new PPL Center In the last decade, Bethlehem or the
which is home to the AHL affiliate of the “Christmas City” has experienced its own
Philadelphia Flyers, the Lehigh Valley renaissance. The historic district, originally an
Phantoms. The event scene in Allentown has area rich with the cultural traditions and
flourished as well; annually, big events like the religions of its many immigrants, is now
Mayfair Festival of the Arts which takes place home to the affectionately named
over Memorial Day weekend, The Great “Restaurant Row” as well as art galleries and
Allentown Fair, Lights in the Parkway, and shops. The First Friday of every month shows
more, draw crowds from all over the region. off the best of the Southside district with
music, entertainment, and food at each of the
Allentown is well-known for its extensive eclectic shops and galleries participating in
award-winning parks system, which boasts the First Friday Celebration.
the highest acreage of any American city its
size. It is home to The Allentown Band, the Moravian College and Lehigh University are
oldest civilian concert band in the country. both in Bethlehem. Just Born makes its
And, from 1777 to 1778, the Liberty Bell was famous marshmallow Peeps® and Mike & Ike®
hidden from the British underneath a church in candies here too.
what is now downtown Allentown.
Today, Bethlehem is known for its many
Allentown is home to the amusement and annual events including Musikfest in August,
water park Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Celtic Classic in September, and
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A affiliate of the Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem in November and
Philadelphia Phillies), Cedar Crest and December, among many others.
Muhlenberg Colleges.
Allentown
Bethlehem
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Discover a City Without Limits. Discover a City That
allentownpa.gov Shines Brighter Than Most.
bethlehem-pa.gov
The third largest city in Pennsylvania and the
largest of Lehigh Valley, Allentown is a city Founded by members of the Moravian
rich in culture, tradition, and history. community in 1741, Bethlehem is situated
between Allentown and Easton. By 1758, 35
Founded in 1762 by William Allen, a successful industries were located in Bethlehem, along
businessman and the former mayor of with the original businesses set up by the
Philadelphia, and named for him in 1838, Moravians. This area is now known as the
Allentown transformed from a small Colonial Industrial Quarter and features the
community of Pennsylvania Dutch farmers original water works, tannery and
into a marketing center for local farmers in the grain mill structures.
1920s. The tradition still stands today at the
Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market, where In 1899, with the organization of Bethlehem
farmers and merchants sell everything from Steel Corp., the city became the center for
produce to baked goods to candy every heavy industry and trade; Bethlehem Steel
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. most famously produced the steel for the
construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Since
Allentown was once a thriving center of the the decline of the manufacturing industry in
commercial and business/financial industry, the 1970s and 1980s, this Lehigh Valley city
but shifted its focus with the rise of the service has been transformed into a hub of
industry. Now, the city is teeming with cultural fashionable and exciting dining, shopping,
attractions; its many museums, historic sites, and nightlife.
and arts organizations contribute to its
renewal along with the brand-new PPL Center In the last decade, Bethlehem or the
which is home to the AHL affiliate of the “Christmas City” has experienced its own
Philadelphia Flyers, the Lehigh Valley renaissance. The historic district, originally an
Phantoms. The event scene in Allentown has area rich with the cultural traditions and
flourished as well; annually, big events like the religions of its many immigrants, is now
Mayfair Festival of the Arts which takes place home to the affectionately named
over Memorial Day weekend, The Great “Restaurant Row” as well as art galleries and
Allentown Fair, Lights in the Parkway, and shops. The First Friday of every month shows
more, draw crowds from all over the region. off the best of the Southside district with
music, entertainment, and food at each of the
Allentown is well-known for its extensive eclectic shops and galleries participating in
award-winning parks system, which boasts the First Friday Celebration.
the highest acreage of any American city its
size. It is home to The Allentown Band, the Moravian College and Lehigh University are
oldest civilian concert band in the country. both in Bethlehem. Just Born makes its
And, from 1777 to 1778, the Liberty Bell was famous marshmallow Peeps® and Mike & Ike®
hidden from the British underneath a church in candies here too.
what is now downtown Allentown.
Today, Bethlehem is known for its many
Allentown is home to the amusement and annual events including Musikfest in August,
water park Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Celtic Classic in September, and
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A affiliate of the Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem in November and
Philadelphia Phillies), Cedar Crest and December, among many others.
Muhlenberg Colleges.
Allentown
Bethlehem
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