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America on Wheels is an over-the-road transportation museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 43,000 square feet (4,000 m 2) museum offers over 23,000 square feet (2,100 m 2) of exhibit space divided into three main galleries and several smaller exhibits. [1] The museum houses rotating exhibits on the second floor.
The store operated successfully for decades, and was the first of the Allentown department stores to open a branch at Whitehall Mall in Whitehall Township, an Allentown suburb, in 1966. In 1970, Donald Vollmer, then president of the store, purchased Bears Department Store in York, Pennsylvania and renamed it Zollinger-Harned, making it the ...
An automotive assembly line at Opel Manufacturing Poland in 2015 SEAT, Škoda, and Volkswagen cars being transported by train in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic in 2014. The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.
Allentown was carved out of St. Clair Township, which was one of the original townships of Allegheny County. On April 26, 1827, Joseph Allen, an Englishman, purchased the land that would eventually be known as Allentown from Jeremiah Warder. Incorporated on March 2, 1870, and annexed by the City of Pittsburgh on April 2, 1872, Allentown was ...
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]
The church had its first services in 1946 at the David Tea Room at 372 Union Street. In 1960, the church continued to grow, and moved to a larger building on Linden Street, in Allentown. In 1979, the church moved again to its current building of worship which is located at 302–10 N 6th St.in Allentown. [2]
Opened in 1949, the Boulevard was located on a 20-acre site in East Allentown, at 556 Union Boulevard, across the street from Western Electric. [1] Like many Drive-Ins, the Boulevard was open from about April through the end of October of each year, being closed during the winter months.