Johnstown, PA is the heart of the Johnstown Metro (pop ~ 150,000). A more than once thriving city in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, the city has seen its share of disasters;natural, man-made, and financial.
It's a very urban rascal but has experienced a population drop from 67,000 in 1930 to about 21,000 today. The city lost 12,000 jobs in the early 90s with the closing of steel mills.
I did speak to a couple of people while exploring downtown, and they said they felt the city is starting a rebound....I hope that is true.
Here's a link to some more info about the city:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown,_Pennsylvania
Now some pics of the city with the biggest concentration in the downtown area.
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The downtown city park
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There were several tall boxes for the old & poor.
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A building that's part of a big hospital complex.
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Kernville Neighborhood
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Back in the downtown area for a few more buildings
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A couple of industrial buildings
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Some art (?)
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The old Ithmobile in front of an appropriately named building.
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Finally, The Johnstown Inclined Plane
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So long from Johnstown
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Hope you enjoyed.