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Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania.The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and became an amusement park in 1899. It is one of only thirteen trolley parks still operating, and the 8th oldest amusement park in the United States.
In July 2018, the Mt. Lion Observatory was opened on the grounds of the fort as a joint venture between the Fort Roberdeau Association and Neil Armstrong Planetarium at Altoona Area High School. [4] The site is open May 1 through October 31, and the Observatory hosts public and private groups throughout the year.
Blair County Convention Center is a convention center located just south of Altoona, Pennsylvania. It has two floor levels with the exhibit floor and ballroom on separate levels. [2] Rocco Alianiello is the Executive Director and COO. [3] The facility is near the Interstate 99 and Route 36.
Since purchasing the park, the DelGrosso family has continued to invest in the park with various ride and attractions such as a waterpark addition in 1997 and expansion in 1999 and 2016. Even after the purchase of the park by the DelGrossos, the park retained the Bland's Park name until 2000 when it was finally renamed DelGrosso's Amusement ...
Altoona (/ æ l ˈ t uː n ə / al-TOO-nə) [9] is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. [10] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823.
Altoona, Pennsylvania: Almost 4,000 [3] Blair Murphy [5] June 10–12, 2016 Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania: Brian O'Halloran, John Rhys-Davies, [29] Zach Galligan, Alaina Huffman, John Morton, Alex Vincent, and Fred Williamson. [3] June 9–11, 2017 Blair County Convention Center Altoona, Pennsylvania
The current attendance record was set on August 26, 2023 when 10,164 fans witnessed the Double-A debut of Altoona's Paul Skenes against the Akron RubberDucks. [ 6 ] On January 31, 2012, it was announced that Peoples Natural Gas had signed a naming-rights deal, making the new Peoples Natural Gas Field name official.
In response, the Altoona Community Theatre and the Blair County Arts Foundation purchased it and began renovations. When the theatre reopened in 1969, their inaugural performance was The Sound of Music. [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is located in the Downtown Altoona Historic District. [1]