Lancaster, PA

 

-Population ~59,000    metro ~500,000

-Known for the Pennsylvania Dutch area tourism

-Very vibrant and urban downtown area…residential areas are too.

 

-The center of the city is 'Penn Square', which originally was a square with the courthouse inside. Today there are two one-way streets that meet in an irregular shaped intersection with a monument in the middle, and one corner converted to a pedestrian plaza.

 

Starting with the Lancaster County Courthouse:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Griest Building (1925)

 

 

Central Market is the oldest continuously operated farmers' market in the country

 

 

 

Marriott at Penn Square(2009)…the tower part. 1878 for the Watt & Shand building that it was added on top of. The convention center is also connected behind.

At front is the Soldiers and Sailers Monument within Penn Square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hanover, PA

 

 

-Population ~15,000

-In Pennsylvania, but Maryland also originally claimed them

-'Snack food capital of the world'…with many factory tours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Baltimore and Hanover merge.  Huh.

 

Lancaster is always a treat.

Baltimore a magical connection with Hanover because of Utz potato chips.