Editing Juniata Terrace, Pennsylvania (section)

===Construction===
The Ballinger Co. was hired to manage construction and design the storm drainage and sewer system. This included the building of a modern sewage treatment plant. The H.C. Ambler Co. was the excavator and the Brocklehurst Co. was the general contractor, both from Philadelphia. Hundreds of various trade workers were hired. Sub-contractors provided wallpapering, furnaces and landscaping. A number of local companies participated in construction and supply of materials.

A spur rail line was constructed up the hill from the Pennsylvania Rail Road to the corner of today’s Delaware Ave. and Rt. 103. This was necessary to deliver the massive earth moving equipment and the tons of building supplies. The project required millions of feet of lumber, bricks and wallboard, over 3,000 windows and 3,000 doors, drainage and sewer pipes, kitchen and bathroom appliances and fixtures, and much more over the next two years.

After the train from Philadelphia arrived, ground was broken on Monday, June 25, 1923. The “big cut” was excavated to create the terraced area for the community. The removed dirt was pushed to create the space for the school, playground and stores (and eventually the church). The first home was occupied by the Allen family in December, 1924. Daughter Sandy still lives in a home at Juniata Terrace. The last home was occupied in December, 1925. The streets and sidewalks were completed early in 1926 and the boulevards were planted with grass, bushes, trees and flowers that fall. The stores opened in 1927. The school was gifted to the School District of Granville Township on August 30, 1928, just prior to its opening.