Editing Allentown, Pennsylvania (section)

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Allentown, Pennsylvania}}

===Arts and theater===
{{Further|Allentown Art Museum|Allentown Symphony Orchestra|Baum School of Art|Civic Theatre of Allentown|Miller Symphony Hall||Municipal Band of Allentown}}
[[File:19th street theater Allentown PA.jpg|thumb|[[Civic Theatre of Allentown]], which opened on 19th Street in 1928, is the city's oldest cinema.]]
[[Allentown Symphony Orchestra]] performs at [[Miller Symphony Hall]], located on N. 6th Street in [[Center City Allentown|Center City]]. The city has a musical heritage of civilian [[concert band]]s and is home to [[Allentown Band]], the nation's oldest civilian concert band, founded in 1828.<ref name="BandPlays">{{Cite news |last=Whelan |first=Frank |title='Band' plays on words and pictures to tell informal history |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |pages=E.! |date=June 29, 2003}}</ref>
Allentown houses a collection of public sculptures, including the DaVinci Horse, located on 5th Street, which is one of only three [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci]] sculptures in the world. [[Allentown Art Museum]], located on N. 5th Street in Center City, is home to a collection of over 13,000 pieces of art and an associated library. [[Baum School of Art]] at 5th and Linden streets offers credit and non-credit classes in painting, drawing, ceramics, fashion design, jewelry making, and other arts-related curriculum.

[[Civic Theatre of Allentown]], founded in 1928, has an 90-plus year history of producing theater in the [[Lehigh Valley]]. Initially named Civic Little Theater, Civic Theatre of Allentown today has paid professional staff, a volunteer board of directors from the community, and volunteer staff. The theater operates the Lehigh Valley's only full-time cinema, showing art, independent and foreign films, and offers a theater school that has served the Valley's youth for over 50 years. The theatre is professionally directed and managed and utilizes community actors in its live theater productions.

===Museums and cultural organizations===
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* [[Allentown Art Museum]], art museum
* [[Allentown Band]], nation's oldest civilian concert band
* [[Allentown Symphony Orchestra]], symphony orchestra
* [[America on Wheels]], automotive transportation museum
* [[Baum School of Art]], non-profit community art school
* [[Civic Theatre of Allentown]], historic cinema
* [[Da Vinci Science Center]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davinci-center.org/ |title=Da Vinci Science Center – Open for ExSCIting Possibilities |work=Da Vinci Science Center |access-date=June 25, 2007 |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511154610/http://www.davinci-center.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> science museum
* [[Lehigh County Historical Society]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lchs.museum/index.htm |title=Welcome to LCHS |work=Lchs.museum |access-date=September 21, 2006 |archive-date=November 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112154751/http://www.lchs.museum/index.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> local historical society and museum
* [[Marine Band of Allentown]], civilian concert band
* [[Municipal Band of Allentown]], civilian concert band
* [[Museum of Indian Culture]], [[Lenape|Lenape Indian]] educational center
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===Cuisine===
[[File:Yocco's, Trexlertown, PA (2).JPG|thumb|[[Yocco's Hot Dogs]], founded in 1922 by [[Lee Iacocca]]'s uncle Theodore Iacocca, maintains five popular locations in Allentown and its suburbs]]
Vestiges of Allentown's [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] heritage are prominent in [[Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine]] in the city. Foodstuffs, including [[scrapple]], [[Chow-chow (food)|chow-chow]], [[Lebanon bologna]], [[cole slaw]], and [[apple butter]], are often found in local [[diner]]s and the Allentown Farmer's Market. [[Shoofly pie]], [[birch beer]], and [[funnel cake]]s are regularly available at local fairs. Several local churches make and sell [[Fasnacht (doughnut)|fastnachts]] in fundraisers for [[Shrove Tuesday|Fastnacht Day]], the day before [[Lent]]'s commencement.

Due in part to Allentown's proximity to Philadelphia, [[cheesesteaks]] are immensely popular. [[Yocco's Hot Dogs]], a regionally well-known [[hot dog]] and cheesesteak establishment with five area locations, three of which are in Allentown, was founded in 1922 by Theodore Iacocca, uncle of former [[Chrysler]] chairman and president [[Lee Iacocca]]. [[A-Treat Bottling Company]], a regionally-popular [[soft drink]] beverage company, has been based in Allentown since its 1918 founding.

===Landmarks===
{{See also|List of city parks and recreation facilities of Allentown, Pennsylvania|List of historic places in Allentown, Pennsylvania|National Register of Historic Places listings in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania}}
Soldiers and Sailors monument, dedicated and unveiled on October 19, 1899, on Allentown's Center Square at 7th and [[Hamilton Street|Hamilton]] streets, honors [[Union army]] volunteers from Allentown and the [[Lehigh Valley]] metropolitan area who were killed during the [[American Civil War]]. The monument is topped by a statue representing the [[Libertas|Goddess of Liberty]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/2003/07/02/allentown-statue-is-liberty-redux-original-monument-was-first-raised-in-1899-it-was-replaced-in-1964/ |title=Allentown statue is Liberty redux |website=mcall.com |date=July 2, 2003 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043442/http://articles.mcall.com/2003-07-02/news/3496053_1_lady-liberty-new-york-s-statue-phrygian |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1957, the statue atop the monument, then in a state of disrepair, was removed; it was replaced in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/1999/09/29/allentown-landmark-is-steeped-in-history-3-day-celebration-of-its-100th-anniversary-will-begin-friday/ |title=Allentown Landmark Is Steeped In History * 3-day Celebration Of Its 100th Anniversary Will Begin Friday. |website=mcall.com |date=September 29, 1999 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043501/http://articles.mcall.com/1999-09-29/news/3257789_1_civil-war-generals-veterans/2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Allentown's motto is ''[[Sic semper tyrannis]]'', which, translated from [[Latin]], means "thus always to [[tyrant]]s", suggesting that bad but justified outcomes will ultimately befall tyrants.

===Music===
{{Further|Allentown Band|Marine Band of Allentown|Municipal Band of Allentown}}
[[Allentown Band]], [[Marine Band of Allentown]], [[Municipal Band of Allentown]], and Pioneer Band of Allentown all perform regularly at the bandshell in the city's West Park. Allentown's [[J. Birney Crum Stadium]], the largest [[high school football]] field in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic U.S]] and 15th-largest in the nation, hosts [[Drum Corps International]]'s Eastern Classic, which annually brings together the world's top junior [[drum and bugle corps (modern)|drum and bugle corps]] for a two-day event. Allentown is home to a full symphony orchestra, [[Allentown Symphony Orchestra]], which performs at [[Miller Symphony Hall]] at 23 N. 6th Street.