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==Arts and culture== ===Landmarks=== [[File:Johnstown flood museum cambria co. library - panoramio.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Carnegie Library, now the [[Johnstown Flood Museum]]]] [[File:Point park and stone bridge in background - panoramio.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Stone Bridge stands today as it did in the 1800s]] [[File:Morleyβs Dog Johnstown.jpg|thumb|''Morley's Dog'', a sculpture that survived the 1889 flood]] * [[Cambria County War Memorial Arena]] * [[Cambria Iron Company]] is a [[National Historic Landmark]] located near the downtown area. Johnstown's city seal has an image of this facility. * Famous Coney Island Hot Dogs β Founded in 1916, this eatery is synonymous with Johnstown culture. * Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center * Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center β includes several attractions: "America: Through Immigrant Eyes," a permanent exhibit about immigration to the area around the turn of the 20th century; the Johnstown Children's Museum, a {{convert|7000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} children's museum; and the Iron & Steel Gallery, a three-story gallery that includes "The Mystery of Steel," a film about the history of steel in Johnstown. * [[Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown]] is one of Pennsylvania's largest cemeteries: With more than 65,000 interments, Grandview is home to over 47 burial sections and more than {{convert|235|acre|km2}} of land. Grandview also holds the remains of the 777 victims of the 1889 Johnstown Flood who were not able to be identified. * [[Johnstown Flood National Memorial]] β the National Park Service site that preserves the remains of the South Fork Dam and portions of the Lake Conemaugh bed. * [[Johnstown Flood Museum]] β shows the Academy Award-winning film ''The Johnstown Flood'' as part of the museum experience. * [[Johnstown Inclined Plane]] is the world's steepest vehicular inclined plane. * Pasquerilla Plaza (the Crown American Building) * [[Peoples Natural Gas Park]] * [[Point Stadium]] * Silver Drive-In β first opened in 1962.<ref name="four">(June 12, 2009). [http://tribune-democrat.com/features/x519194516/Reel-success-County-Amusement-noting-60-years-in-movie-business Reel success β County Amusement noting 60 years in movie business] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130204215207/http://tribune-democrat.com/features/x519194516/Reel-success-County-Amusement-noting-60-years-in-movie-business |date=February 4, 2013 }}, ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]''</ref> While other such facilities in the area have closed over the course of years, the Silver survived through public outcry over proposals to close and demolish it, making a comeback in 2005.<ref name="one">(December 12, 2008). [http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x519180344/Silver-screen-saved Silver screen saved], ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]''</ref><ref name="two">(August 11, 2006). [http://tribune-democrat.com/events/x519129916/Artists-touch-adds-character-s-to-drive-in Artist's touch adds character (s) to drive-in], ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]''</ref><ref name="three">(September 7, 2008). [http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x519172764/Silver-Drive-In-owner-mulls-rezoning-sale?keyword=topstory Silver Drive-In owner mulls rezoning, sale], ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]''</ref> Located in [[Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Richland Township]], it is now the only [[drive-in theater]] in the Johnstown region. * [[Staple Bend Tunnel]] is the first railroad tunnel constructed in the United States, and a [[National Historic Landmark]]. * The [[Stone Bridge (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Stone Bridge]] is a historic railroad bridge over the [[Conemaugh River]]. ===Events=== Johnstown hosts a number of events each year. "Thunder in the Valley" was a motorcycle rally with weekend crowds ranging from 150,000 to 200,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitjohnstownpa.com/thunder-valley|title=Thunder in the Valley|work=visitjohnstownpa.com|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> Thunder in the Valley held its last event in 2023, but the inaugural "Rumble Through the Valley" will host its first rally in June 2025.<ref>[https://rumblethroughthevalley.com RumbleThroughTheValley.com]</ref><br /> The AAABA amateur baseball tournament is held at the Point Stadium in downtown Johnstown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aaabajohnstown.org/|title=Official Website of the AAABA Tournament|work=aaabajohnstown.org|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref><br> The [[Flood City Music Festival]] is held at Peoples Natural Gas Park,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floodcitymusic.com/peoples-natural-gas-park/|website=Ameriserve Flood CIty Music Festival|publisher=Prime Design Solutions|title=Peoples Natural Gas Park|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> which has hosted national acts ranging from [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Gregg Allman]] (of the [[Allman Brothers]]), [[Spin Doctors]], and [[Jerry Harrison]] and [[Adrian Belew]] (formerly of [[Talking Heads]]).<br> The Sunnehanna Amateur golf tournament is held once a year at Sunnehanna Country Club. Professional golfers have played in this tournament as amateurs such as [[Tiger Woods]] and [[Arnold Palmer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunnehanna Amateur|url=https://www.sunnehanna.org/index.php/history|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214706/https://www.sunnehanna.org/index.php/history|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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