Scranton Overview!

❖  Rich and Proud History!

❖  Development & Renaissance !

❖  Neighborhood & Community!

❖  Bright Future!

Walk Downtown !

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...!

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 !

Steamtown!

The Electric City!❖  First Electric Streetcars!

❖  Scranton Electric Building!

❖  Restored Historic sign!

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 !

Downtown Architecture!

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!

Experience Scranton History!

❖  Steamtown National Historic Site !

❖  Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour!

❖  Anthracite Museum!

❖  Trolley Museum!

❖  Lackawanna Historical Society!

“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 !

Downtown Development!❖  The Colonnade at Jefferson and Mulberry!

❖  Dilapidated mansion becomes central special events location!

❖  University Mulberry St. Improvement Project!

Downtown Living Boom!

❖  Long-awaited restoration of major buildings!

❖  Connell Building !

❖  426 Mulberry transformed old Chamber of Commerce Building!

❖  Apartments are full! !

Downtown Development!

❖  The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC)!

‣  Located in downtown!

‣  First in 50 years in PA!

‣  First class graduated in 2013!

Downtown Development!❖  New Shops and Restaurants!

❖  Carl Von Luger �Steak & Seafood!

❖  POSH @ the �Scranton Club!

❖  City Market & Cafe!

❖  Renovated “Moonshine �Theatre” to come!!

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!

Hill Section!Architecture!

Nearby Places of Worship!

❖  Madonna della Strada Campus Chapel!

❖  Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant Parishes!

❖  Jewish Services!

❖  Campus Mosque!

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!

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!

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!

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 !

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!

Hill Hospitals!

❖  The City’s three hospitals are all located in the neighborhood!

❖  Regional Hospital of Scranton!

❖  Moses Taylor!

❖  Geisinger-Community Medical Center!

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!

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!

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!

First Friday�Scranton!

❖  Every First Friday of the year except January!

❖  6-9pm!

❖  FREE!

❖  Art Exhibits!

❖  Live Music!

❖  Community atmosphere!

❖  Spring College Night !

Festivals Celebrate �Heritage & Culture!

❖  La Festa Italiana !

❖  Saint Patrick’s Day Parade!

❖  Arts on Fire Festival !

❖  Greek Food Festival!

❖  Jazz Festival!

Something to Do �all Year Round...!

❖  Scranton Cultural Center!

❖  Broadway Theatre League!

❖  NEPA Philharmonic!

❖  Downtown Movie Theatre !

❖  County Concerts !

❖  Library Speakers Series!

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!

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!

Yankees/RailRiders Fans…!

❖  Scranton is home to the Yankees’ AAA farm club (a.k.a. “RailRiders”)!

❖ PNC stadium in Moosic recently renovated!

Skiing fans…!

❖  Montage Mountain Ski Resort!

❖  Five Minutes from Downtown!

❖  Trails for All Abilities!

❖  Snow Tubing!

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?!

…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 !

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!

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!”$

Questions???�Contact Community Relations at

community@scranton.edu and 570-941-4419�

Contact Parent Relations at �parents@scranton.edu and 570-941-4222!