Bar Technologies (Festival Park)

Johnstown, PA   Festival Park became the permanent home of the Johnstown FolkFest in 2004. Located across the river from Point Stadium and beside the Cambria Iron National Historic Landmark, the park provides a beautiful view of downtown Johnstown, including the Inclined Plane and the Johnstown Flood Museum. Festival Park is bordered by the stone bridge made famous by the 1889 Johnstown flood, and stretches to the Johns Street bridge. Prior to ownership of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA), the site was part of the Bethlehem Steel Lower Works complex, once the site of heavy industry. The Johnstown Redevelopment Authority provided assistance to JAHA by performing a complete environmental assessment of the property.   JAHA is continually working to beautify and improve Festival Park. On May 31, 2005, a permanent historical marker was unveiled on the festival park site in memory of the victims of the great Johnstown flood of May 31, 1889. In addition, a grove of 12 large sugar maple trees was dedicated. The trees were provided by Legacy Groves of Somerset County, a program of Kiski Basin Initiatives, to memorialize the victims of Flight 93. The marker and the grove can be seen near the Johns Street Bridge entrance to the park. They are directly beside the Johnstown Urban Greenway, which runs along the side of the park bounded by the river. Links: http://www.jaha.org/FolkFest/performers.html

Before After Contact: Johnstown Redevelopment Authority 4th Floor, Public Safety Building 401 Washington Street Johnstown PA, 15901 Phone: 814-535-6564 Fax: 814-535-6567