Living here in Allentown

117 Pages·2005·8.56 MB·English

L I V I N G H E R E
I N A L L E N T O W N

BEYOND THE RED DOORS

Red Door Publications
Allentown, PA
Copyright © 2005 by Red Door Publications. All rights reserved.

Red Door Publications is a recognized student organization at Muhlenberg
College, in Allentown PA.

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Red Door Publications
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18102

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

When in Allentown, do as Allentonians do. Need some help?
We’ve assembled a fool-proof guide to get you started. Written
by college students for college students, Living Here in Allen-
town picks up at the edge of campus—the world beyond the Red
Doors. We show you around your new hometown, from its greasy
spoons to its drive-in theatres.

The book was born out of frustration. Most Muhlenberg students
confine themselves to campus. The brave make it as far as the
strip malls off Cedar Crest Boulevard, but few of us ever leave
the West End. Downtown Allentown, in particular, hardly regis-
ters in the Muhlenberg mind.

The guide is meant to change all this—to burst the infamous
“Muhlenberg Bubble.”

The book took shape in a fall 2004 Muhlenberg College course,
“Print Production.” You could say that this guide—Living Here in
Allentown—is the 21 students’ final project. Editors, researchers,
graphic designers, food critics, publicists, ad salespeople—we
were all of these over the course of a semester. We liked it
enough that we’ve formed a group, Red Door Publications, to
update the book and to work on new projects.

We wandered the city—tasted the soup at the Shanty, rode the
Dorney Park roller-coasters—so that you, too, would venture be-
yond the Red Doors.

PRODUCTION STAFF
MICHAEL CODY ANNE-MARIE LEISER SHANNON SOLHEIM
CHRISTIN CULOTTA KAITLIN KARA STAPLETON
BETH GORDON MACCALLUM EMILY STOLARICK
MICHELLE HEIN PAMELA PHELPS JANETTE TUCKER
MEGHAN HORNER SARA ROSOFF MELANIE
KATE HULLFISH RACHAEL SCOTT ZACHARIADES
PHILIP JOHNSON BENJAMIN SHAW KRISTEN ZIEGLER
RICHARD KIMOWITZ LACIE SMITH
CONTENTS
MUHLENBERG PICKS 7
LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN 11
DINING 19
NIGHTLIFE 49
OUT & ABOUT 63
SHOPPING & RESOURCES 95
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MUHLENBERG PICKS
, NIGHTLIFE , , SHOPPING ,

Banana Joe’s Another Story
Cannon’s California Gold
J.P. O’Malley’s Pub C. Leslie Smith
Rookie’s Dave Phillips Music &
Stonewall Sound
Ye Olde Tavern The Good Buy Girls
Mish Mash
Technicolor Salon

, OUT & ABOUT, , DINING ,

The Banana Factory Bellisimo
Bushkill Falls Damascus
Cedar Beach Park Grille 3501
Civic Theatre La Mexicana Grill
Dorney Park La Placita
The Great Allentown Fair Lo Baido’s
Jim Thorpe Louie’s
MusikFest Philosopher’s Stone
State Theatre Syb’s West End Deli
Shankweiler’s Drive-In Turkish Restaurant
Trexler Memorial Park Wally’s
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BEST OF...
ADRENALINE RUSH MAKEOUT SPOTS
♦ Dorney Park’s Steel Force Roller ♦ The back room at Hary’s (p. 53)
Coaster (p. 87)
♦The ferris wheel at Dorney Park
♦ Riving rafting on the Delaware (p. 87)
(p. 86)
♦ The “kissing bridge” in Little Le-
♦ Camel Beach at Camelback high Parkway (p. 79)
Mountain (p. 86)
♦ Lost in the Bear Junction Corn
♦ Paintball at Skirmish USA (p. 86) Maze (p. 91)
♦ Hot air balloon ride (p. 88) ♦ Sigma Phi Epsilon Dance Floor

FIRST DATE SPOT CHILL-OUT SPOT
♦ Bellisimo (p. 22) ♦ West Park in the spring (p. 81)
♦ Picnic in Trexler Park (p. 80) ♦ Gazebo in the Rose Garden
(p. 78)
♦ Shankweiler’s Drive-In (p. 76)
♦ Pool at O’Malley’s (p. 55)
♦ All five wineries in the Lehigh
Valley Wine Trail (p. 90) ♦ Bushkill Falls (p. 82)
♦Bluegrass at Godfrey Daniels
(p. 52)

ALCOHOL SELECTION BEST MUNCHIES
♦ J.P. O’Malley’s (p. 55) ♦ Stooges (p. 57)
♦ Stooges (p. 57) ♦ Chicken Lounge (p. 51)
♦ Bethlehem Brew Works (p. 50) ♦ Parma Pizza (p. 36)
♦ Cannon’s (p. 51) ♦Yocco’s (p. 43)
♦ Federal Grill (p. 27) ♦ China King (p. 44)
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BEST OF…
CULTURE SPOTS FAMILY OUTINGS
♦ MusikFest (p. 68) ♦ Dorney Park (p. 87)
♦ Civic Theatre (p. 71) ♦ The Great Allentown Fair (p. 65)
♦ Banana Factory (p. 75) ♦ Historic Bethlehem (p. 89)
♦ Allentown Art Museum (p. 69) ♦ Jim Thorpe (p. 89)
♦ Allentown Symphony Orchestra ♦ Allentown Farmers Market
(p. 73) (p. 106)

PHOTO OPS LEND A HELPING HAND
♦ Muhlenberg Bell Tower ♦ Sixth Street Shelter
♦ Canal Park (p. 78) ♦ Just for Kids
♦ Jim Thorpe (p. 89) ♦ Perfect Fit
♦ Rose Garden (p. 78) ♦ The Caring Place
♦ Hawk Mountain (p. 83) ♦ Casa Guadalupe

INSOMNIA EMPTY YOUR WALLET
♦ Dunkin’ Donuts (p. 44) ♦ Salomon’s (p. 109)
♦ Croc Rock (p. 52) ♦ Grille 3501 (p. 29)
♦ HamFam (p. 29) ♦ Wegman’s (p. 107)
♦ The Charcoal Diner (p. 29) ♦ Technicolor (p. 113)
♦ Wegman’s (p. 107) ♦ Federal Grill (p. 27)