Center City, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Center City is the downtown

Downtown

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....

and Central Business District

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

of Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...

, in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalizaton

Urban renewal

Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...

process.

Boundaries

Allentown's Center City is bordered by Little Lehigh Creek

Little Lehigh Creek

The Little Lehigh Creek is approximately long, in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is also sometimes referred to as the Little Lehigh River. It is called the Little Lehigh because it is the largest tributary of the Lehigh River....

in the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the south, the city line with Whitehall

Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania

Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Whitehall Township was 24,896 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

to the north, and 15th Street to the west.

Demographics

Center City's population based on a 2007 estimate was 53,548. The area of Center City is defined as 6.271 sq. mi., making the population density 8539/sq. mi.

Neighborhood features

Center City's tallest building is the PPL Building

PPL (utility)

PPL, formerly known as PP&L or Pennsylvania Power and Light, is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. It currently controls about 19,000 megawatts of electrical generating capacity in the United States, primarily in Pennsylvania and Montana, and delivers electricity to...

at 322 ft (98 m). The Allentown Art Museum

Allentown Art Museum

The Allentown Art Museum is an art museum located in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum. With its collection of over 13,000 works of art, the Allentown Art Museum...

, Allentown Symphony Hall, the former site of Hess's

Hess's

Hess's was a department store chain based in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the United States.- History :The department store known as Hess Brothers was founded on February 19, 1897, by Charles and Max Hess. Max Hess came to Allentown in 1896 on a business trip and envisioned a...

Department Stores' original and flagship store, Baum School of Art

Baum School of Art

The Baum School of Art is a non-profit community art school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.In 2007-2008, the school had a total enrollment of 3,326 students, 1,911 of which were children and teens, and 1,415 of which were adults...

, Lehigh County Historical Society

Lehigh County Historical Society

Lehigh County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1904, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley...

and Heritage Museum, and The Liberty Bell Museum

Liberty Bell Museum

The Liberty Bell Museum is a non-profit organization and museum located in Zion's United Church of Christ in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

are all known landmarks in Center City.

Additional neighborhoods

Within Center City, Allentown, there are additional neighborhoods. 7th Street, Downtown, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds District, and NOTI (North of Tilghman Street) are all located within Center City.

Economy

The Morning Call
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun....

and PPL

PPL (utility)

maintain corporate headquarters in Center City.

Education

Center City Allentown's public schools are part of the Allentown School District

Allentown School District

The Allentown School District is a large urban public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Serving most of the city of Allentown, it is the fourth largest school district in Pennsylvania, with 17,962 students, with 15.7% White, 17.4% Black, 64.4% Hispanic,...

. They include:

Middle schools

Francis D. Raub Middle School
Harrison-Morton Middle School
South Mountain Middle School
Trexler Middle School

Elementary schools

Central Elementary School
Cleveland Elementary School
Hiram Dodd Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School
Mosser Elementary School
Midway Manor Elementary School
Muhlenberg Elementary School
Ritter Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Sheridan Elementary School
Union Terrace Elementary School
Washington Elementary School

Private schools

Allentown Central Catholic High School
Allentown Central Catholic High School
Allentown Central Catholic High School is a private, parochial school located at 301 North Fourth Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena School
Holy Spirit School
Mercy Special Learning Center
Sacred Heart School
St. Francis of Assisi School

External links

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