Editing State College, Pennsylvania (section)

===Great Depression and WWII===
[[File:Allen St. looking south at night, State College, Pa (80897).jpg|thumb|Allen St. looking south at night circa. 1930]]
In 1930, the BCRR built a line from State College to [[Fairbrook, Pennsylvania|Fairbrook]], though it ceased using line in 1933 due to the economic impact of the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="rail"/> Compared to the rest the country, State College was much more economically stable due to the expanding Pennsylvania State University.<ref name="tt">{{cite web|date= May 23, 2023|url= https://centrehistory.org/tough-times-and-lasting-legacies-the-great-depression-the-new-deal-and-centre-county/|title= Tough Times and Lasting Legacies|publisher= Centre County Historical Socirty}}</ref> This led to State College and the surrounding townships being nicknamed "[[Happy Valley (Pennsylvania)|Happy Valley]]."<ref name="hv">{{cite web|publisher= Happy Valley Adventure Bureau|url= https://happyvalley.com/towns/state-college|title= State College}}</ref> The borough expanded throughout the 1930s with three more annexations, including Lytle's Addition.<ref name="PENSOU"/> In 1940, State College would eclipse Bellefonte in population with around 6,226 people.<ref name="tt"/>

The influx of veterans returning from the war led to a post-war building boom from 1946 to 1947 especially around the Highlands and South End.<ref name="PENSOU"/> Windcrest, a trailer park community built to accommodate returning veterans, was rented to married student veteran families.<ref>{{cite web|title= Post-World War II and eager for a Penn State education|publisher= Penn State|url= https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/post-world-war-ii-and-eager-penn-state-education}}</ref>