Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Downtown Altoona Historic District

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

1. The Downtown Altoona Historic District Marker

Inscription. The Downtown Altoona
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 40° 30.848′ N, 78° 24.215′ W. Marker is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is on 11th Avenue west of 14th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1406 11th Avenue, Altoona PA 16601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Blair County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Mall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Silver Chief (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Locomotive 790 Bell (about 300 feet away); First Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA (about 500 feet away); Logan House (about 700 feet away); William H. Prosser (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.

Regarding The Downtown Altoona Historic District. In the 1850s Altoona's initial enclave of commercial buildings

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grew around the PRR passenger station and hotel on 10th Avenue. The commercial district shifted towards 11th Avenue and 11th Street in the 1860s and, "as early as the 1870s, 11th Avenue had emerged as the major business thoroughfare."

Also see . . . Downtown Altoona Historic District. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

2. The Downtown Altoona Historic District Marker

Nearby mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

3. Nearby mural

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.