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Downtown Johnstown - Point Park
Ewingjr98 Says: Point Park is on Washington Street and formed by the juncture of the Stonycreek River and the Little Conemaugh River. The park offers a location for viewing the confluence of these rivers and the Stone Bridge, the epicenter of so much disaster and mayhem during the flood of...
Ewingjr98 Says: The Conemaugh Gap is a seven-mile long, 1,350 foot deep gorge that was cut by the Conemaugh River through the Laurel Ridge Mountain. It is known as the deepest gap east of the Mississippi River, though other sources list this gap as being 1,560 feet deep, though just the...
Downtown Johnstown - Flood Museum
Ewingjr98 Says: The Johnstown Flood Museum, which opened in 1973, preserves and tells the many stories from the devastating Johnstown flood of 1889. The museum, operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, tells not only of the destruction caused by the floods, but it also shares...
Downtown Johnstown - City Hall
Ewingjr98 Says: The 1889 flood destroyed the original City Hall, but the present structured was begun in 1900, and it survived the later floods. Brass plaques on one corner show the heights of the city's three major floods in 1889, 1936 and 1977. A brass plaque on one corner is dedicated...
Downtown Johnstown - The Stone Bridge
Ewingjr98 Says: Johnstown's Stone Bridge spans the Conemaugh River just downstream from the confluence of the Little Conemaugh and Stony Creek rivers. The seven arch stone bridge was built in 1877 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It not only survived the flood of 1889, but it actually added to...
Downtown Johnstown - Morley's Dog
Ewingjr98 Says: In downtown Johnstown, across from City Hall is a small square park with green grass, trees, and benches. In the center of the square is an unusual redish brown dog with a studded black collar standing guard. This dog is called Morley's dog, and it is a survivor of the...
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Holiday Inn JOHNSTOWN-DWTN, PA
3 Reviews and 104 Opinions As a platinum member with several hundred thousand points, I was very disappointed. I average eight...
Em's Subs - Downtown Johnstown
Ewingjr98 Says: Em's Subs is a tiny chain of sandwich restaurants in south central Pennsylvania with locations in Johnstown, Richland, Somerset, and Ebensburg. We stopped at the Johnstown location, because it was one of only two or three restaurants we could find in the downtown area of the...
The Corner Coffee Shoppe Restaurant: Locals know!! Best Homestyle Cooking!
msmck535 Says: The Corner Coffee Shoppe is a wonderful family owned & operated homestyle restaurant. It has been operated by the same family for the past 35 years.It serves breakfast,lunch,&dinner. Homemade meals like mom used to make all with fresh homemade soups & pies .No frozen,pre...
biyah Says: Lucilles is the best place to go in Flood City to taste the rainbow! Even straight people (most of them couples) flock to this bar which serves top shelf drink mixes, up to date club beats, and dancing all night with perfect strangers who aren't judging your clothing labels...
Tulune's Southside Saloon: True beer bar
Travmad Says: Great place to get beer of all sorts from all over the world. Bands strike up at times for entertainment. I enjoy it because you can sit have a drink and a chat.Beer Awesome! Quality Awesome! Beer Selection Awesome! Food Service Good!Overal Awesome! Very casual!
Travmad Says: Surprisingly enough, there is Amtrak service twice a day to the city of Johnstown. Once in the morning from the west once in the evening from the east. The west bound train starts in Chicago and the east bound train originates in Philadelphia. I can say that I have used the...
Travmad Says: Although not an inexpensive way to reach Johnstown it is available. As of February 4 2008 there will be air service from Washington DC Dulles international to Johnstown. Spirit Air has service from Latrobe's Arnold Palmer airport to Fort Lauderdale for great rates.
Ewingjr98 Says: Western Pennsylvania loves its inclined railways or funicular. In the late 1800s Pittsburgh had 17 of Western Pennsylvania's 23 inclines, two of which survive today. Other operational Western PA inclines include those at Gallitzin, Horsehoe Bend in Altoona and Johnstown. The...
George's Song Shop: Oldest Record Store in the United States
RockyRaccoon Says: George's Song Shop is the oldest record store in the United States. They have over 1 million 45 records and about as many LP records. 5 floors of records. There is nothing like it the United States a collectors dream! Records (45s & LPs), Cassette Tapes, CDs, and some...
Rhondaj Says: Of all the places we could have stayed we picked one of the few in this area with a mall! We were so tired after being on the road all day, but didn't want to fall asleep at 6 pm! So the reception clerk sent us here. Easy to get to, signs leading the way all over the place....
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This is an artist rendition of how the dam might have looked just after it broke and the massive amount of water that poured through it that day. Though I don't see any real dangers of visiting Johnstown, it does lie in a flood plain, the last flood being in 1977. Maybe something to consider if your thinking of moving there or visiting during a very wet season.
Written Aug 24, 2002
The FolkFest used to be a really fun weekend (Labor Day weekend). Many of Johnstown's different Ethnic groups would come set up booths at the festival, organized by the city and a local church. There was great food and music. Eventually, the city began to charge unreasonable fees and many of the best vendors left. Now it is basically a carnival.
Unique Suggestions: If you have to go, just be prepared for lot of noise, crowds, and high prices.
Fun Alternatives: The groups that left the FolkFest began their own festival, the EthnicFest in the Cambria City area of Johnstown. It's much more enjoyable. The enviornment is much more relaxed, the food better and cheaper, and the entertainment more, well, entertaining. Cambria City is located about a mile and a half north of the downtown area.
Written Mar 28, 2005
Travmad Says: If your in the area and would like to catch a lower league hockey match. The Johnstown Chiefs are your ticket. Usually tickets are easy to get at the door the War Memorial is a smaller venue so most any seat is OK. If you happen to be staying in the CBD the War memorial is a...
Travmad Says: After years of grant writing, engineering and loads of hard work by a few. The Greenhouse white water park is finally built and working. The park isn't like others in the world as it is built almost seamlessly into the Stoney Creek river. Bring your gear or rent when you...
CandyBear Says: While visting Johnstown be sure to check out the shopping centers and down town Johnstown. My fondest Memory of Johnstown is my friend Kristen she is like a sister to me and has helped me many odf times in the past. I use to bad with school but she has helped me pull...
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This is a picture taken from the Johnstown incline plane. You can see the Conemaugh and Stoneycreek rivers joining near bottom left. www.johnstownpa.com/history.html This site will give you some...
In the Beautiful Surroundings of the Allegheny Mts
Johnstown is a medium sized place sitting right off of the PA turnpike. Johnstown's closest big city is Pittsburgh to the west, and further to the east is Harrisburg. It only takes a few minutes to...
Johnstown is a small town in the western Pennsylvanian region, once famous for its booming steel industry. Since the mills have closed up, its become a rather sleepy town. Many of the family owned...
CandyBear's new Johnstown Page
Here's my Johnstown Page it a sort ofr small city but well know for the 3floods that hapened in it. To find out about theses floods you can either do an internet search or if you vistit Johnstown go...
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