Street Keys ...

“The only truth is music.”

  ~ Jack Kerouac

   ~ 1922 ~ 1969

 

A cool piano mural jazzes up the side of the future 1812 Piano Lounge, slated to open in spring 2025 at 1812 West Allen Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of the West End Theatre District. I shot this on a mid-October evening in 2024.

 

The mural is the work of local artist Lauren Kuhn.

 

Stardust Christmas ...

"A Christmas Carol" illuminates the marquee of the historic
Nineteenth Street Theatre on a December night. 
The Nineteenth Street/Civic Theatre is an historic
community center that hosts theatre, arts education
and film. It is the oldest cinema in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
opening September 17, 1928. In July 1957, the property was
purchased by Allentown's Civic Little Theatre. It is located
in the heart of the quaint West End Theatre District.

The Art Of Oktoberfest ...

A colorful and artistic view at this year's Oktoberfest
on Nineteenth Street in the quaint West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Don't Blink!

A car flashes by Blink Optical Boutique and other merchants on a June evening
on Nineteenth Street in the West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The driver likely was going to fast to appreciate the quaint beauty of the area.

Rouge On The Rue ...

  "Loving him was red ..."
                                 ~ "Red"
                               ~ Taylor Swift
                                              ~2012 
A whimsical view of this charming flower shop, Designs by Maria Anastasia, bedecked for Valentine's Day on Nineteenth Street in the quaint West End Theatre District, Allentown, Pennsylvania on a recent winter afternoon. 

Hues On The Rue ...

 

"Painting is something that takes place among the colors ..."

                                            ~ Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)

A painterly view of Nineteenth Street in the West End Theatre District,Allentown, Pennsylvania yesterday. This block reminds me of a slice of Paris in Allentown. 

Now Showing: Oktoberfest

The Nineteenth St. Theatre/Civic Theatre takes center stage during Oktoberfest this weekend in the quaint West End Theatre District of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Nineteenth St. Theatre is a historic community center that hosts theatre, arts education and film. It is the oldest cinema in Allentown, opening Sept. 17, 1928. In July 1957, the property was purchased by Allentown's Civic Little Theatre.

Smile, Lil' Cowboy!

This little guy didn't look like he was enjoying himself too much at Oktoberfest this weekend in the quaint West End Theatre District, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Sidewalk Talk

A scene from Oktoberfest in the quaint West End Theatre District, Allentown, Pennsylvania this weekend.