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The mall originally had just two anchors, Grants and Penn Traffic, and approximately 30 smaller stores. Its first expansion in 1970 included the addition of a Sears store, which was relocated from downtown State College, and over a dozen other smaller stores. [2] The new Sears included 45 merchandise departments and a 10-bay automotive center.
The Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) is a mass transit agency that provides bus transportation within State College, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas, as well as Pennsylvania State University. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 5,010,600, or about 13,400 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
State College evolved from a village to a town to serve the needs of Pennsylvania State College, which was founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. State College was incorporated as a borough on August 29, 1896, and it has grown with the college, which was renamed The Pennsylvania State University in 1953.
The library was named after local businessman Charles Schlow, who in 1957 donated space in a West College Avenue house for the original library. The library quickly grew and moved to a new location on South Allen Street. [1] A new building opened in 2005, replacing the original.
The land of the future Centre County was first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter reached the top of Nittany Mountain and "seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" [4] Centre County was created on February 13, 1800 by Act 2092 of the Pennsylvania Legislature from parts of Huntingdon, Lycoming ...
US 322 Bus. was signed as US 322 until 1981, when the Mount Nittany Expressway, a freeway bypass of US 322, was built north of State College. [2] [3]US 322 Bus. now serves as the main east–west thoroughfare in State College, and the section in State College is named Atherton Street in honor of George W. Atherton, former president of the Pennsylvania State University.
Colonnade at State College is an open-air shopping center located just off North Atherton Street (U.S. Route 322 Business) in State College, Pennsylvania. Opened in 2000, the center is currently home to three anchors, Kohl's, Target, and Wegmans, and other retailers. Dining options include Applebee's, Starbucks, Taco Bell, and Wegmans Market Cafe
The school's name changed to the Pennsylvania State College in 1874; enrollment fell to 64 undergraduates the following year as the school tried to balance purely agricultural studies with a more classic education. In 1953, the university sought a name change for the town called State College to reflect the new status of the school as a university.