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

Elm & Pine Buildings

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

1. Elm & Pine Buildings Marker

Inscription. The small Pine and Elm buildings are the only two buildings left from the Ivyside Amusement Park. The Elm Building also wins the prize as the most remodeled building on campus. Originally the shooting gallery for the Ivyside Park, the building held the chemistry lab in the 1950s and 1960s. After the construction of the Science Building in the 1970s, the art studios were moved to the Elm Building. Art students remodeled the outside of the building many times during the 1970s and 1980s, and in 1985, the exterior was given a brick casing to match the other buildings on campus. The parking lot in front of the Elm Building is the former site of the large swimming pool from the amusement park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.

Location. 40° 32.378′ N, 78° 24.472′ W. Marker is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It can be reached from Juniata Gap Road east of Baker Lane, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000 Ivyside Park,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Penn State Altoona (within shouting distance of this marker); "Bathhouse U" (within shouting distance of this marker); Ivyside Park Swimming Pool (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reflecting Pond (about 600 feet away); Railroad Shopmen's Strike of 1922 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Juniata's Tribute to Honor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.

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

2. Elm & Pine Buildings Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.