Shopping On Hamilton Street

When I was born, my parents lived on 17th Street SW near Queen City Airport. The streets in our neighborhood — Liberator, Coronado and Catalina — were named for some of the World War II planes and parts built there at the Consolidated Vultee factory. I vaguely remember taking the trolley over the 8th St. bridge for our Saturday excursions on Hamilton St... I clearly remember taking the bus. The transit station was on south 8th Street, 75 feet from Hamilton. I can't imagine what Max Hess and John Leh would have said had Lanta moved the terminal and customers to 6th and Linden Street, but then again who cares now about a few Asian merchants.

reprinted from October of 2007 

UPDATE NOVEMBER 17, 2021: I helped organize efforts against Lanta removing bus stops from Hamilton Street, and building their passenger/prison holding facility on 6th Street. My efforts were unsuccessful. I organized efforts against the Allentown Parking Authority doubling parking rates at the time...Those efforts were also unsuccessful.  

I have been successful at making some noise, and not letting the powers that be label all their schemes as good for Allentown, with no questions permitted.  

shown above employee badge from WW2 Consolidated Vultee