This presentation details the City of Scranton for University students and their families, with information about Scranton's history, downtown revitalization, the Hill Section neighborhood, activities in the area, transportation and other information.

2. Scranton Overview!
❖ Rich and Proud
History!
❖ Development &
Renaissance !
❖ Neighborhood &
Community!
❖ Bright Future!

3. Walk
Downtown !

4. Scranton Key in "
Industrial Revolution ! ❖ From sleepy “Slocum
Hollow” to the Silicon
Valley of the 19th
Century !
❖ Scranton incorporated in
1866, named after its
entrepreneurial founding
family, the Scrantons !
❖ Iron, steel, coal and
railroads ignite the
Industrial Revolution in
the United States with
all roads leading to
Scranton...!

5. Coal Mining History!
❖ Coal was King !
❖ Drove rapid
development!
❖ Anthracite Capital of
the World: 80% of
the world’s anthracite
coal !
❖ 220,000 miners in
Lackawanna Valley at
high point !

6. Steamtown!

7. The Electric City!
❖ First Electric Streetcars!
❖ Scranton Electric Building!
❖ Restored Historic sign!

8. Diverse, Thriving City!
Population in 1886:
35,000
Population in 1900:
102,000
Ancestry of population:
Irish
30.3%
Italian
19.4%
German
15.7%
Polish
14.8%
Welsh
6.9%
English
5.8%
❖ In 1900, 38th largest city in
the U.S. !
❖ America’s immigrant
destination !
❖ City’s wealth drove stately
architecture, elegant houses,
beautiful commercial and
religious buildings !

9. Downtown
Architecture!

10. University & Scranton History!
❖ Wyoming Avenue is the
original downtown
home of the University
of Scranton!
❖ Scranton Family Estate
in the Hill Section
given to the University!

11. Experience Scranton History!
❖ Steamtown National Historic
Site !
❖ Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour!
❖ Anthracite Museum!
❖ Trolley Museum!
❖ Lackawanna Historical
Society!

12. “From coal to cool” "
Philadelphia Inquirer October 2007!
❖ Dramatic Revival in
Recent Years!
❖ Downtown investment!
❖ Park System!
❖ Business development!
Ranked #1 of “10 Best Places to Start Over” MSN Real Estate June 2011!
An “Upwardly Mobile” City "
Equality of Opportunity Project July 2013 !

13. Downtown Development!
❖ The Colonnade at Jefferson and Mulberry!
❖ Dilapidated mansion becomes central
special events location!
❖ University Mulberry St. Improvement
Project!

14. Downtown Living Boom!
❖ Long-awaited restoration
of major buildings!
❖ Connell Building !
❖ 426 Mulberry transformed
old Chamber of Commerce
Building!
❖ Apartments are full! !

15. Downtown Development!
❖ The Commonwealth Medical
College (TCMC)!
‣ Located in downtown!
‣ First in 50 years in PA!
‣ First class graduated in 2013!

16. Downtown Development!
❖ New Shops and Restaurants!
❖ Carl Von Luger "
Steak & Seafood!
❖ POSH @ the "
Scranton Club!
❖ City Market & Cafe!
❖ Renovated “Moonshine "
Theatre” to come!!

17. Our Neighbors on the Hill!
❖ Take any street off Mulberry and head up hill!
❖ Third Fridays and block parties!
❖ Revival of traditional neighborhood!
❖ Front porches, Sidewalks, Alleys!

18. Hill Section!
Architecture!

19. Nearby Places of Worship!
❖ Madonna della Strada
Campus Chapel!
❖ Catholic, Orthodox,
Protestant Parishes!
❖ Jewish Services!
❖ Campus Mosque!

20. Nay Aug Park!
❖ Registered scenic
landmark!
❖ Roaring Brook feeds the
Lackawanna, which feeds
the Susquehanna, which
feeds the Chesapeake Bay!
❖ Historic Davis Trail
System restored in park!
❖ Includes new bridge
across gorge with three
overlooks!

21. Mayor David Wenzel"
Accessible Treehouse!
❖ Local, Vermont and
National Award winner!
❖ View out over the Nay
Aug Gorge 150’ below!
❖ Supported by four live
trees and eight steel
trees!

22. Community @ Nay Aug!
❖ Christmas Light Show
each December with
Hundreds of Light displays
and 200,000 visitors !
❖ Two Olympic Pools &
Waterslide!
❖ Concerts and Cultural
Festival in Summer!

23. Everhart Museum!
❖ Located in Nay Aug
Park!
❖ Houses natural history
collection; Fine Art!
❖ Founded by a noted
local leader and
naturalist Dr. Isaiah
Fawkes Everhart !

24. Trail System in Scranton!
❖ 70-mile Lackawanna "
River Heritage Trail !
❖ Through downtown
Scranton...Rails to trails !
❖ Lots to do!!
❖ RiverFest!
❖ Heritage Explorer "
Bike Tour & Festival!
❖ Steamtown Marathon and
Half Marathon!

25. Hill Hospitals!
❖ The City’s three
hospitals are all located
in the neighborhood!
❖ Regional Hospital
of Scranton!
❖ Moses Taylor!
❖ Geisinger-
Community
Medical Center!

26. Scranton Safety!
❖ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area has
one of the lowest violent-crime rates in the
United States - The Brookings Institution !
❖ Ranked 95th among the nation’s 100 largest
metro areas!
❖ Scranton is part of national trend that shows
metropolitan areas are becoming safer!
❖ Good partnership between City of Scranton
Police, region’s largest police force, and
University Police!

27. City, County, Federal Government &
National Politics in Scranton !
❖ Strong Mayor form with
Five-member City Council!
❖ County Commissioner
System with “Courthouse
Square” downtown County
seat!
❖ William J. Nealon Federal
Courthouse !
❖ Scranton: a Political City!

28. The Office...from Convention to
Wrap!!
“The campus is breathtaking...I
would come here to go to school if
I had to do it all again.” - Craig
Robinson"
“The nicest people on earth
are in Scranton. Thank you,
Scranton for an experience we
will take with us for the rest of
our lives." - Kate Flannery!

29. First Friday"
Scranton! ❖ Every First Friday of the
year except January!
❖ 6-9pm!
❖ FREE!
❖ Art Exhibits!
❖ Live Music!
❖ Community atmosphere!
❖ Spring College Night !

30. Festivals Celebrate "
Heritage & Culture!
❖ La Festa Italiana !
❖ Saint Patrick’s Day Parade!
❖ Arts on Fire Festival !
❖ Greek Food Festival!
❖ Jazz Festival!

31. Something to Do "
all Year Round...!
❖ Scranton Cultural
Center!
❖ Broadway Theatre
League!
❖ NEPA Philharmonic!
❖ Downtown Movie
Theatre !
❖ County Concerts !
❖ Library Speakers Series!

32. All you can Eat…"
all within walking distance!
Thai Rack Thai! City Market & Cafe! Sal’s Pizza !
Abe’s Kosher Deli! Coney Island Hot Dogs! Downtown Deli!
Osaka Japanese! Pizza by Pappas! City Café!
P.J. Scanlan’s! Northern Light Coffee! Bella Faccia’s!
Carl von Luger! One Drop Cafe! Sambuca Grille!
Thai Thai! Kildare’s! Primo Hoagies!
Cafe Trio! Carmen’s! Trax at the Radisson!
The Banshee! Cafe Classico! La Trattoria!
PJ’s Pub @ Hilton! Cooper’s Seafood! POSH/Scranton Club!
Eden Vegan Cafe! Granteed’s Pizza! Coconut Summer!

33. Great shopping opportunities
nearby! ❖ Mall at Steamtown !
❖ Downtown Scranton’s
boutique shopping!
❖ Rite Aid downtown;
supermarkets !
❖ Shoppes @ Montage
Mountain !
❖ Viewmont Mall, Target,
Walmart in Dickson
City!

34. Yankees/RailRiders Fans…!
❖ Scranton is home to
the Yankees’ AAA
farm club (a.k.a.
“RailRiders”)!
❖ PNC stadium in
Moosic recently
renovated!

35. Skiing fans…!
❖ Montage Mountain Ski
Resort!
❖ Five Minutes from
Downtown!
❖ Trails for All Abilities!
❖ Snow Tubing!

36. How do I get around?!
❖ Free bus service with
COLTS County
transportation system!
❖ Regular buses to NYC,
Philadelphia with Martz!
❖ Scranton/Wilkes Barre
Int’l Airport!
❖ Train to NYC/
Hoboken?!

37. …so how do I keep up with all
this?!
❖ Electric City weekly!
❖ The570.com website!
❖ Scranton Times/Tribune in
print or online !
❖ Community Relations
Event Listings in Royal
News, on Facebook, with
Posters around Campus !

38. University-Downtown Engagement !
❖ Downtown Tours for Resident
Assistants and Student Groups!
❖ Downtown Scavenger Hunt during
Fall Welcome Week !
❖ Downtown Dining Program for Parents
During Family Weekend !
❖ Dinner & Movie Nite Highlighting
First Friday!
❖ Shop Scranton, Shop Local!
❖ Service: Downtown Planters & Back
to School Bonanza!
❖ Internships: Small Business Initiative!

39. University-Downtown Engagement !
Fun events...deeper meaning. !
❖ The initiative has stressed St. Ignatius’ love
of cities and the unique connection of Jesuit
Universities and their host city. !
❖ The health and vitality of the University and
the City are intertwined!
❖ 2014 Survey shows increased engagement by
students; campus more connected with
downtown area!
“Jesuit Universities are located where the action is...connect to downtown Scranton!”$

40. Questions???"
Contact Community Relations at
community@scranton.edu and 570-941-4419"
Contact Parent Relations at "
parents@scranton.edu and 570-941-4222!