- City:
- Allentown, PA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters and Bandshells
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Allentown’s historic and distinctive Union Terrace Amphitheater was constructed by the WPA. A brook separates the terraced viewing area from the stage. Stone structures, including stairs, abound.
Mcall.com article:
Union Terrace, Jordan Park, Fountain Park and the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown and Saucon Park, Monocacy Park and Franklin Park at Sand Island in Bethlehem were built under WPA and its precursor[s] …
“Probably it would have taken 50 years of slow progress to accomplish what has been done under WPA in two years,” Robert J. Wheeler, then-secretary to the Allentown Planning Commission, told The Morning Call in 1937.
Source notes
https://articles.mcall.com/1999-06-27/news/3245291_1_wpa-monocacy-creek-monocacy-park (accessed Dec. 25, 2017)
https://molovinskyonallentown.blogspot.com/2012/12/tragedy-at-union-terrace-amphitheater.html
https://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-04/news/mc-allentown-wpa-preservation-20110904_1_wpa-workers-lehigh-parkway-allentown
https://articles.mcall.com/2009-05-31/news/4382939_1_balboa-park-city-park-stone
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 25, 2017.
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