Back in older days, before the Latinization of the city, Allentown celebrated Super Sunday, from 1974 to 1999. An oldster like me coming back to town wouldn't recognize Hamilton Street. None of the department stores, 5 & 10's or small independents remain. NONE as in NONE.
None of the eateries of the older era remain. While the Brass Rail has been recently reincarnated at the Farmer's Market, its Hamilton Street location closed decades ago. Even the center city Yocco's is just a memory.
Many of the people celebrating Fiesta on Hamilton yesterday have no memory of the places mentioned above. New memories are being formed. Perhaps a blogger down the road, perhaps writing in Spanish, will recall yesterday's event as back in the older days.
I’m an Allentown native.
ReplyDeleteStick a fork in it.
mj adams