GENARO OPTICS - OPENS TODAY!

GENARO OPTICS (Eye Exam - Contact Lenses - Designer Frames) is now open!

Located at 347 North 8th St., Allentown - at the corner of 8th & Gordon Streets.

GENARO OPTICS received an ANDA (Allentown Neighborhood Development Alliance) grant funded through contributions made by KNBT/National Penn Bank and PPL Utilities. The grant covered the cost of their new business sign.

We also thank Allentown Economic Development Corporation for covering permit and zoning fees for Genaro Optics through a Rider-Pool Foundation marketing grant.

Orange Balloons Everywhere!

THANK YOU - to members of the DeSales University softball team for distibuting orange balloons throughout the Old Allentown Historic District - on a very early morning October 3rd. The orange balloons designated facade restoration grant properties throughout the Historic District since the beginning of the program in the early 1990's.

It takes a small army of volunteers!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS
to all our 2009 Old Allentown House Tour homeowners and volunteers.


Your willingness to open your homes and on-going committment to your neighborhoods is the reason OAPA can
offer a house tour - for the past 33 years!


We are proud of the fact that the annual Old Allentown House Tour brings many first-time and return visitors to our center city neighborhoods.


And, we couldn't continue to offer our annual House Tour without a very dedicated, hard working House Tour committee, nearly one hundred volunteers and cooperation
among other districts to put together a unique House Tour representing some of the most beautiful architecture in the City of Allentown.

Again, our sincere thanks!

Pumpkin Fun!

As trees were being planted at the

Turner St. Park Saturday,

October 10th, a group of children from the

neighborhood painted pumpkins

at Old Allentown Preservation Association's office.

Meet some of our pumpkin painters and

their pumpkins all decked out for Halloween!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS to:

Anne Schauer and Barbara Resto for guiding the pumpkin painting and decorating process!

Turner Street Park - Trees Are Next!

House Tour '09

Saturday, October 3

10-4pm

House Tour Tickets:

$15.00 in advance,
$20.00 the day of the tour*
*OAPA office only

Purchase your tickets at these locations:

Allentown

• Allentown Brew Works, 814 W Hamilton St
• C Leslie Smith, 3100 W Tilghman St
• Harware Variety Plus, 139 N 7th St
• Old Allentown Preservation Association Office * 147 N 10th St
• Phoebe Floral, 2102 W Hamilton St
• Syb's West End Deli, 2151 Liberty St

Bethlehem

• Home and Planet, 25 E 3rd St
• The Moravian Book Shop, 428 Main St

Emmaus

• Spotted Dog Barkery, 338 Main St