
Retaining wall: WPA plaque
Stone with WPA inscription on retaining wall, north side of Union St. Retaining wall: WPA plaque
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018Retaining wall: WPA plaque
Retaining wall: WPA plaque
Description
A sizable retaining wall and pedestrian staircase were constructed by the W.P.A. on the north side of Union Street, between S. 10th St. and S. Poplar St.. An inscription on the Union Street retaining wall west of the staircase entrance declares: “Constructed by the Works Progress Administration and the City of Allentown, 1937.”
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Retaining Wall
Retaining wall along the north side of Union St.
Retaining Wall
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Retaining Wall
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Retaining wall and staircase
Looking northwest, from Union Street
Retaining wall and staircase
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Retaining wall and staircase
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Staircase entrance
Entrance form the Spring Garden Street side
Staircase entrance
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Staircase entrance
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Staircase
Looking up the stairs to the west, toward Spring Garden end
Staircase
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Staircase
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Staircase junction
Far set of stairs blocked off, no longer in use
Staircase junction
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Staircase junction
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Union Street staircase portal
Union Street staircase portal
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Union Street staircase portal
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Union Street staircase portal
Union Street staircase portal
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Union Street staircase portal
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Staircase
Person using stairs, walking from Spring Garden St. to Union St. Looking east-southeast
Staircase
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Staircase
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Staircase
Looking down the stairs to the east, toward Union Street
Staircase
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2018
Staircase
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Entrance portal to the Union Street staircase (leading to Spring Garden St.); stone with WPA inscription at lower left
Union Street staircase entrance portal
Entrance portal to the Union Street staircase (leading to Spring Garden St.); stone with WPA inscription at lower left
Union Street staircase entrance portal
Photo: Google Street View Source © All Rights Reserved 2014
Union Street staircase entrance portal
Entrance portal to the Union Street staircase (leading to Spring Garden St.); stone with WPA inscription at lower left
Source notes
http://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-04/news/mc-allentown-wpa-preservation-20110904_1_wpa-workers-lehigh-parkway-allentown (accessed Dec. 25, 2017)
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 25, 2017.
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