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Allentown Fairgrounds is located at 302 North 17th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It hosts the Great Allentown Fair annually in late August and early September. The fairgrounds was established in 1889 and comprises 46 acres and is owned and operated by the Lehigh County Agricultural Society.
The Great Allentown Fair in 1941. From its earliest days in the 19th century, horse racing was a popular event at the Allentown Fair. In 1902, the Allentown Fairgrounds' half-mile track was regarded as "one of the finest in the country." [10] At the Great Allentown Fair in 1905, racehorse Dan Patch set a record of 2:01 on the half-mile track. [11]
Trout Hall, built in 1770 by James Allen, the son of Allentown founder William Allen, is the oldest house in Allentown. Allentown, Pennsylvania, established in 1762, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania and largest city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
In its early years, the show was taped at the Philadelphia Arena and later at the Allentown Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Typically, three weeks of television were taped in one night. The final taping in Allentown took place on June 19, 1984, with the episodes airing June 30, July 7, and July 14.
They did a show at Agricultural Hall ("Ag. Hall") in Allentown. [1] The group continued playing for another year, but in June 1968 disbanded. [1] Dougherty left to join the Navy, where he served until 1971. [1] Mike Homick formed another band using the name, the Kings Ransom, but that consisted of completely different members.
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Camp Crane was located in a city, although the West End of Allentown at the time was sparsely populated. [4] Recruits began to arrive on June 1. They were billeted in available fairgrounds buildings, including horse barns, pig pens, and horse cooling sheds. A large mess hall was established under the Fairgrounds Grandstands. [1]
In 1977, the WWWF, later renamed the WWF, began holding television tapings at the Allentown Fairgrounds's Agricultural Hall, which gave McHugh national exposure. [1] He would sometimes get applauded when he wrapped up his introductory spiel identifying various persons involved in the proceedings by saying "And my name is Joooooooooe McHugh!"