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==Parks and recreation== {{Main|List of city parks and recreation facilities of Allentown, Pennsylvania}} [[File:Lehigh Parkway.JPG|thumb|[[Little Lehigh Creek]] in [[Lehigh Parkway]] in September 2012]] Much of Allentown's park system is a product of industrialist [[Harry Clay Trexler]]'s efforts. Inspired by the [[City Beautiful movement]] in the early 20th century, Trexler helped create West Park, a {{convert|6.59|acre|m2|adj=on}} park in what was then a community trash pit and sandlot baseball field in an upscale area of the city.<ref name="WestPark">{{Cite news |last=Whelan |first=Frank |title=West Park the iconic home for Allentown bands. |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |pages=E.1 |date=May 29, 2005 |id={{ProQuest|393163310}}}}</ref> The park, which opened in 1909, features a [[bandshell]] designed by Philadelphia architect [[Horace Trumbauer]] and has long been home to the Allentown Band and other community bands.<ref name="WestPark"/> Trexler also facilitated the development of Trexler Park, Cedar Parkway, Allentown Municipal Golf Course, and Trout Nursery in [[Lehigh Parkway]] and was responsible for the development of the Trexler Trust, which provides ongoing private funding for Allentown's park system's maintenance and development.<ref name="Parks">{{cite web |url=http://www.allentownpa.org/parks.htm |title=Allentown, PA β Parks |access-date=June 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610013313/http://www.allentownpa.org/parks.htm |archive-date=June 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Allentown's parks include [[Bicentennial Park (Allentown)|Bicentennial Park]], a 4,600 seat mini-stadium built for sporting events, the 127-acre Cedar Creek Parkway, which includes [[Lake Muhlenberg]], Cedar Beach, and Malcolm W. Gross Memorial Rose Garden, East Side Reservoir (15 acres), Irving Street Park, Kimmets Lock Park (5 acres), Lehigh Canal Park (55 acres), [[Lehigh Parkway]] (999 acres), Old Allentown Cemetery (4 acres), Jordan Park, South Mountain Reservoir (157 acres), Trexler Park (134 acres), Trout Creek Parkway (100 acres), Joe Daddona Park (19 acres), Keck Park, Percy Ruhe Park, also known as Alton Park, and West Park (6.59 acres).<ref name = "Parks" /> ===Amusement park=== {{Main|Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom}} [[File:Dorney Park Steel Force Thunderhawk.jpg|thumb|[[Steel Force]] (left) and [[Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)|Thunderhawk]] (right), two [[roller coaster]]s at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in Allentown, the nation's fifth-longest continuously operating amusement park.<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/ "Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of May 2024, by year of first operation"], [[Statista]], accessed February 1, 2025</ref> At {{convert|5600|ft|m}} in length, Steel Force is the [[List of roller coaster rankings|eighth-longest steel roller coaster]] in the world; it has a first drop of {{convert|205|ft|m}} and a top speed of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}}.]] Allentown is home to [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]], the nation's fifth-longest continuously operating amusement park,<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358559/oldest-amusement-parks-us/ "Oldest amusement parks in the United States as of May 2024, by year of first operation"], [[Statista]], accessed February 1, 2025</ref> and one the largest [[amusement park|amusement]] and [[water park]]s in the United States. Dorney Park's [[Steel Force]] [[roller coaster]] is the [[List of roller coaster rankings|eighth-longest steel rollercoaster in the world]]. ===Festivals=== {{Further|Great Allentown Fair|Mayfair Festival of the Arts}} The [[Great Allentown Fair]] runs annually the end of August and early September on the grounds of the [[Allentown Fairgrounds]] on N. 17th Street, where it has been held continuously since 1889.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allentownfair.com/ |title=Allentown Fair - Home |website=Allentownfair.com |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509215958/https://www.allentownfair.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The first Allentown Fair was held in 1852. Prior to moving to the Allentown Fairgrounds in 1889, it was held at the Old Allentown Fairgrounds north of Liberty Street between 5th and 6th streets. Blues, Brews, and Barbeque, a blues festival launched in 2014, is held annually in June on [[Hamilton Street]] in [[Center City Allentown|Center City]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downtownallentown.com/events/blues-brews-and-barbecue |website=Downtown Allentown Business Alliance |title=Blues, Brews & Barbecue |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211124436/http://www.downtownallentown.com/events/blues-brews-and-barbecue |archive-date=February 11, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Annually in May, [[Mayfair Festival of the Arts]], a three-day arts festival, is held on [[Cedar Crest College]] campus in Allentown.
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