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Hamburg
Restoration Spotlight - 4th Street
Photos by HistoricHamburg.com
8/18/06
The summer isn't the only thing
that has been hot this month. Fourth Street is on fire with the
amount of activity and homes being restored. From painting, to sandblasting
to entire porch reconstruction this street is a busy area that is
looking better than ever. Click on any of the shots above that are
in progress from 8/18/06.
HAMBURG — The Hamburg Our Town Foundation
has created a walking tour for residents and visitors to discover
the borough’s rich heritage through its architecture...
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While the trend over the past few decades ha been for industry
to move out of Hamburg, a few companies in recent companies like
Quaker Maid Cabinetry and Wissahickon Spring Water are the latest
additions to the Hamburg industrial scene. Attracted to the area's
affordable property values, location, and pool of viable workers,
the two companies chose to make Hamburg home.... more
A rusting rail yard and buildings scarred by neg ect are part of
the legacy of the once booming industrial area of Hamburg PA. Now
that boom has turned to blight, a plan is in the works to redevelop
the area into a commercial and entertainment hub in the borough...
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The Hamburg streetscape is about to begin. (See our
Hamburg Pa Streetscape section for
up to date details of the project.)The sidewalks along State Street
between Third and Fourth, and along Fourth Street, from Pine, north
to just past State Street, will undergo a facelift starting on May
22. Uniform sidewalks and curbs along with a decorative inlay, will
add to the appeal of downtown Hamburg... more>
With modern technology, Historic Hamburg PA resident and Contemporary
Figurative Artist Eric Armusik has the ability to recreate the
past at the touch of his fingers. For the past six years, the 33-year-old
artist and designer has worked with Our Town Foundation (OTF), Hamburg's
state-sponsored downtown revitalization program, to give some of
Hamburg's historic buildings a virtual makeover... more>
In Hamburg, the Blueprint team created its vision
by holding public meetings with residents as well as the Borough's
Recreation Board, Blue Mountain Wildlife Inc, and the Northern Berks
County Recreation Commission, among other organizations. In addition,
the Blueprint team sifted through the borough's archives, using
goals and strategies from past plans to incorporate into the new
Blueprint Planning Strategy. All of this has resulted in one comprehensive
plan for the Borough of Hamburg led by the Blueprint team more>
