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Old 03-14-2012, 05:56 PM
 
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Schyulkill Haven has nice old homes too. Not on the main drag, but on the side streets.
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Old 03-17-2012, 03:49 AM
 
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If a place has a downtown then it's most likely a borough or a city, not a town. It's important to understand this because many of these places are either formerly or currently industrial or built around the oil or gas boom of different centuries. Either that or they were on railroad lines or were former settlements.
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Old 03-17-2012, 08:13 PM
 
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Warren, Bradford, Franklin, Ridgeway, Emporium, Port Allegany, Jersey Shore, Coudersport, Galeton, Lock Haven, St. Mary's
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Old 04-04-2012, 12:25 PM
 
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Ridgway has gotten fixed up but not quite gentrified exactly. Between there and Brookville is Brockway, not artsy but stable and proud with 2 glass container factories still running and a few big houses (and also Fox's Pizza on a side street).

I haven't been to Punxsutawney lately but between the culinary institute and its local famous rodent it can have more going on than the usual small town. Indiana has promise too as a college town but also seeing some gas shale services move in.
I was in Punxsutawney recently to take some "urban photos"... and I think despite its rodent fame, it actually has less going on than most of its neighbors. While it's one of the larger school districts in the area... the town itself is surprisingly small... more on the scale of Brookville or Ridgway than DuBois, Clearfield or St. Marys (the school district draws from a vast territory of farms and small villages).

It also has one of the least impressive built environments in the region IMO and seems quite depressed and impoverished.
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Old 04-04-2012, 12:54 PM
 
Location: A coal patch in Pennsyltucky
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I was in Punxsutawney recently to take some "urban photos"... and I think despite its rodent fame, it actually has less going on than most of its neighbors. While it's one of the larger school districts in the area... the town itself is surprisingly small... more on the scale of Brookville or Ridgway than DuBois, Clearfield or St. Marys (the school district draws from a vast territory of farms and small villages).

It also has one of the least impressive built environments in the region IMO and seems quite depressed and impoverished.
Punxsy looked like a nice town in Groundhog Day! What happened to it?
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Old 04-04-2012, 12:57 PM
 
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Punxsy looked like a nice town in Groundhog Day! What happened to it?
"Groundhog Day" was filmed in the much-larger upscale Chicago suburb of Woodstock, IL. The real Punxsutawney does not look... or function... anything like what was depicted in that great film.

I've always imagined a location scout for the film arriving in Punxsy... and being rather horrified at the appearance of the town... resulting in a frenzied search for a pristine "Victorian" town suitable for a romantic comedy. It essentially developed as a micro-regional commercial and logistical hub for a constellation of bituminous "coal patches" in the area. It's gritty and very small.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:37 PM
 
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Meadville

Titusville, Oil City, and Union City also have many old Victorians. However, they've become rather rundown since the oil boom left, and in Union City's case, since manufacturing left the area.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:40 PM
 
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Meadville

Titusville, Oil City, and Union City also have many old Victorians. However, they've become rather rundown since the oil boom left, and in Union City's case, since manufacturing left the area.
Don't forget Franklin! Franklin is somewhat smaller... but in much better shape than neighboring Oil City. It has a relatively active downtown, an interesting courthouse, incredible Victorians and a lovely riverfront setting.
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:02 AM
 
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I forgot the best one: Johnstown, PA It really is beautiful. When you drive into the city, you'll think "what in the world was this person talking about?" but not the downtown area, you have to go to the top of the hill, either take your car up the incline or drive up & around. Gorgeous homes, and most of them are in excellent condition. After the Great Flood, most people did not want to move back into downtown Johnstown, so instead they built their homes at the top of the mountain.
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Old 04-06-2012, 09:02 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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North East. Beautiful old homes, a lovely town square and business district, surrounded by vineyards and bordering Lake Erie. What's not to like?
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