man talk about some great old architecture.
appears very dense as well. now i'm curious what the population was at its peak.
appears very dense as well. now i'm curious what the population was at its peak.
Lebanon, PA
I was in the Scranton, PA area about three weeks ago, and on my way home I decided to stop by and check out the small city of Lebanon. I had driven through once before, but that was at night, and I really didn't see much. So I did a quick walk around the downtown area, and a couple of short drive-bys of some residential blocks.
Some info:
Lebanon pop ~ 24,000
Lebanon county pop ~ 125,000
Area first settled in 1740
City incorporated in 1885
About 4.2 sq miles (roughly 5,800 folks per sq mile)
As it was a spur of the moment stop, I really didn't get a chance to figure out what to see, and just stumbled on some of the stuff in the pics. It's a blue collar town, and had quite an urban feel. There are some great old buildings in this town, but quite a few empty storefronts. Looked like someone is getting some rehab done too.
1. Sunday afternoon (the clock is about 20 minutes fast)
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2. Downtown Campus
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3. Nice school building
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11. I guess they don't think much of their local musicians.
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15. Model train shop
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21. Seems there's one of these kind of ugly rascals in every town.
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23. Go Birds
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34. Rudolf's cousin?
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How's about some church pics (there's a ton of 'em downtown)
35. This is actually part of the Catholic church.
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41. Elderly hi-rise
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42. Another residential hi-rise
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43. And this was the opposite corner of the building in the pic above. :shrug:
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44. The old Cornwall & Lebanon train station, now an insurance office.
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45. The old Reading railroad station, now empty.
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48. A couple more churches.
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How's about some resdiential stuff?
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57. A long block of housing boarded up. They looked in pretty good shape too. I don't know what the heck is going on.
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59. What do ya know, another church.
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62. Downtown sidewalk, a bumpy trip.
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65. Getting fixed up.
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66. Alley houses.
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some old industry buildings
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70. Another church in the background?
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71. Farmer's Market, not in session during my visit.
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72. The lonely Ithmobile
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73. I stumbled upon this beauty by accident. Looked abandoned.
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Well, hope you enjoyed the pics.
Some info:
Lebanon pop ~ 24,000
Lebanon county pop ~ 125,000
Area first settled in 1740
City incorporated in 1885
About 4.2 sq miles (roughly 5,800 folks per sq mile)
As it was a spur of the moment stop, I really didn't get a chance to figure out what to see, and just stumbled on some of the stuff in the pics. It's a blue collar town, and had quite an urban feel. There are some great old buildings in this town, but quite a few empty storefronts. Looked like someone is getting some rehab done too.
1. Sunday afternoon (the clock is about 20 minutes fast)
2. Downtown Campus
3. Nice school building
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. I guess they don't think much of their local musicians.
12. WTF
13.
14.
15. Model train shop
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. Seems there's one of these kind of ugly rascals in every town.
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23. Go Birds
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25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34. Rudolf's cousin?
How's about some church pics (there's a ton of 'em downtown)
35. This is actually part of the Catholic church.
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37.
38.
39.
40.
41. Elderly hi-rise
42. Another residential hi-rise
43. And this was the opposite corner of the building in the pic above. :shrug:
44. The old Cornwall & Lebanon train station, now an insurance office.
45. The old Reading railroad station, now empty.
46.
47.
48. A couple more churches.
How's about some resdiential stuff?
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
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57. A long block of housing boarded up. They looked in pretty good shape too. I don't know what the heck is going on.
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59. What do ya know, another church.
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62. Downtown sidewalk, a bumpy trip.
63.
64.
65. Getting fixed up.
66. Alley houses.
some old industry buildings
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70. Another church in the background?
71. Farmer's Market, not in session during my visit.
72. The lonely Ithmobile
73. I stumbled upon this beauty by accident. Looked abandoned.
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Well, hope you enjoyed the pics.
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