Chocolate Avenue
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Chocolate Avenue is a street in Hershey, Pennsylvania
that runs past Hersheypark
, and is considered to be the main street of the town. It runs from Hersheypark Drive
to the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 3017, at which the road continues as Main Street. Most of Chocolate Avenue is a segment of U.S. Route 422
.
Chocolate Avenue is known for its street lamps that are shaped like Hershey's Kisses. These unique lamps were first erected in 1963. Some of the kisses are shown as being wrapped, and some as unwrapped, alternating between these two designs. These lamps can also be found on Park Avenue. In 1990, the need to replace the wrappers for the lamps became noticeable.
The street has been known for traffic congestion
during the summer months due to tourists of the Hershey chocolate factory
.
Chocolate Avenue becomes the main attraction of the Oakdale Chocolate Festival, an annual event held in the third week of every May, that attracts 50,000-60,000 visitors.
The name of the street was picked by Milton Hershey himself. He picked names for many streets in the town that related to chocolate.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
that runs past Hersheypark
Hersheypark
Hersheypark is an amusement park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, near the Hershey Chocolate Factory.Hersheypark was opened on April 24, 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company, an American confectionery company. Later, the company decided to open the park to the...
, and is considered to be the main street of the town. It runs from Hersheypark Drive
Pennsylvania Route 39
Pennsylvania Route 39 is a long east–west state highway in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It starts at North Front Street north of Harrisburg and ends at U.S. Route 322 and U.S. Route 422 near Hummelstown...
to the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 3017, at which the road continues as Main Street. Most of Chocolate Avenue is a segment of U.S. Route 422
U.S. Route 422
U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...
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Chocolate Avenue is known for its street lamps that are shaped like Hershey's Kisses. These unique lamps were first erected in 1963. Some of the kisses are shown as being wrapped, and some as unwrapped, alternating between these two designs. These lamps can also be found on Park Avenue. In 1990, the need to replace the wrappers for the lamps became noticeable.
The street has been known for traffic congestion
Traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction...
during the summer months due to tourists of the Hershey chocolate factory
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
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Chocolate Avenue becomes the main attraction of the Oakdale Chocolate Festival, an annual event held in the third week of every May, that attracts 50,000-60,000 visitors.
History
Chocolate Avenue was one of the first two streets built in the town of Hershey by Milton Hershey when he built up the town for his chocolate empire; the other was Cocoa Avenue.The name of the street was picked by Milton Hershey himself. He picked names for many streets in the town that related to chocolate.