Restoration of 112 W. Broad St.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=217&v=aIPdBS4uYmA&rel=0 Architect Mark Conville discusses the Upper Floors Study and the renovation plans for 112 West Broad Street.
Upper Floors: Looking Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljP-q_VleJQ&rel=0 Linda Yulanavage presents the benefits of rehabilitation and re-use of spaces on the upper floors of buildings in downtown Tamaqua. Others offering their comments in…
Historic Building Restoration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=tjp-n3XTPf0&rel=0 View this video segment to find out how the old boot factory on Hazle Street became a contemporary, fully-up-to-date dwelling for 14 individual households. State…
Citizens Fire Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7&v=SjaXqJAyHDo&rel=0 The Citizens Fire Company launched an effort to bring back the exterior of the fire house to its former Victorian appearance. While doing so, a…
Facade Improvement Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zZbGsOfhM&rel=0 The exteriors of our buildings are like the covers of our books. We need to create attractive covers to encourage people to take a look at…
The Story Behind Saving the Shepp House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=7NkQtCu7HkM&rel=0 The story behind the saving of the Daniel Shepp House offers lessons in what civic pride and a spirit of cooperation can achieve. Today the building…
Streetscape Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aH3aYUMP5U&rel=0 Efforts to improve the Streetscape in Tamaqua are really paying off. One can readily see how new sidewalks and street lamps have improved the town’s…
The Iron Steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Z18RhBjMAj4&rel=0 Donald Serfass, author of “The Iron Steps: Illustrated History of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania” provides a historical sketch explaining how topography guided the development of Tamaqua. The…
Depot Square Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rRKoQCWCig&rel=0 The Depot Square Park was created to compliment the renovated Victorian-era train station in the heart of downtown. It is now a centerpiece in Tamaqua…
Facade Improvement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkW8dbtMX2U&rel=0 An excerpt from the 2009 Argall Report with Senator Dave Argall. In this video segment the senator recognizes the owners of La Dolce Casa for…