| EARN IMAGES 3 |
More images of the EARN FRONTIER
| Photo of East Side Fire Station --- The Neighborhood has expressed concern to the Allentown Administration and City Council about its practice of only staffing one engine at the station --- A second possible engine at the station remains out of service. |
| This photo shows aN ESYC Knee High Football team practicing at Irving Park ... For many years the ESYC had played football at the Dieruff practice field on E. Tilghman Street, west of Irving Street ... The field was built on a former sand pit ... During the past 2003 season the Allentown School District suspended ESYC play on the practice field for safety reasons ... It is not known at this time whether ESYC will construct a new field on Allentown State Hospital property or have a field constructed at Keck Park. |
| Walp's Restaurant --- a long-time East Side tradition is no more ... The fine Pennsylvania Dutch Dining has been replaced with a WAWA's. |
| Members of the former Western Electric aka AT & T aka Lucent aka Agere Technology Pioner Group assist the neighborhood organization in placing a slide provided by the City on the Irving Park playground ...Because of new regulations on Playground safety, this slide was replaced by another slide ... The Jungle Jim in the background was purchased with funds from the Gruber Fund administered by the Allentown School District ... The Gruber Fund is intended to be used in East Allentown |
| The Allentown State Hospital has been targeted by the City for economic development projects ... We are not sure whether this is good thing or whether it will happen ... The open space on the property serves as a counter point to the preserved South Mountain lands across the river...ESYC had wanted to use some of this open space of the Allentown State Hospital to establish football and baseball fields for its program ... This desire resulted in a meeting arranged by REACH to debate the issue ... Currently the Donley Campus for a Head Start Program is located in building which were one used by the Allentown State Hospital... A number of years ago there was controversy by neighbors who now form Charlottes Neighborhood about Housing for ex-patients on the perimeter of the property. |
| We call this picture the dance of the aerials --- Those who operate the International Space Station's robotic arm would be proud of these guys. |
| Bruce Marsh --- A former City of Allentown Parks Maintenance worker is shown doing his former duties at Keck Park --- Keck Park built on the site of a former landfill was opened with fanfare by former Mayor Bartholemew in 1969 ... Has fell on hard times ... Its swimming pool has closed and its bathhouse will be renovated for the operations of Mosser Village, a social agency dedicated to aiding children ... Mosser Village has conducted recreational programs in the summer, nightime basketball ... Subsidence caused the City of Allentown to redo some baseball fields under community pressure ... However controversy arose when the City of Allentown dumped waste from City road projects to level some natural drop-off meadows |
| Kimmet's Lock --- An East Side entrance point to Lehigh River boating activities |