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Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 75°29′26″W / 40.608671°N 75.49043°W / 40.608671; -75.49043
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40°36′31″N 75°29′26″W / 40.608671°N 75.49043°W / 40.608671; -75.49043

Center City Allentown with the Albertus L. Meyers Bridge in the foreground and PPL Building and the Allentown skyline in the background, May 2007
PPL Center in Center City Allentown, home arena of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers
The skyline of Center City Allentown, Christmas 2017
The 24-story PPL Building, Center City Allentown's tallest building, at 2 North 9th Street, January 2007
Allentown Art Museum on North 5th Street in Center City Allentown, July 2008
Entrance to the PPL Center (on left) in Center City Allentown, October 2018

Center City is the downtown and central business district of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the third largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalization process.

Boundaries

Allentown's Center City is generally defined as the region located between Hamilton Street and Seventh Street, and bounded by Little Lehigh Creek in the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the south, the city line with Whitehall to the north, and 15th Street to the west.

Demographics

Center City's population based on a 2007 estimate was 53,548. Center City is defined as 6.271 sq. mi., making the population density 8539/square miles.

Neighborhood features

Center City's tallest building is the PPL Building at 322 ft (98 m). The Allentown Art Museum, Miller Symphony Hall, the former site of Hess's Department Stores' original and flagship store, Baum School of Art, Lehigh County Historical Society and Heritage Museum, and The Liberty Bell Museum are all known landmarks in Center City. An 8,500-capacity indoor arena, PPL Center, opened in August 2014.

Neighborhoods

Center City Allentown includes several residential neighborhoods: Seventh Street, Downtown, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds District, and NOTI (North of Tilghman Street).

Economy

Center City is home to the corporate headquarters of PPL Corporation.

Education

Center City Allentown's public schools, which are operated by Allentown School District, include:

High schools

Middle schools

  • Francis D. Raub Middle School
  • Harrison-Morton Middle School
  • South Mountain Middle School
  • Trexler Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Central Elementary School
  • Cleveland Elementary School
  • Hiram Dodd Elementary School
  • Jackson Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
  • McKinley Elementary School
  • Mosser Elementary School
  • Midway Manor Elementary School
  • Muhlenberg Elementary School
  • Ritter Elementary School
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Sheridan Elementary School
  • Union Terrace Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School

Charter schools

Private schools

See also

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