Hamilton Street

[1] The street is named for James Hamilton, who served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1745 to 1746 and two terms as deputy governor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania from 1759 to 1763 and 1748 to 1754.

On September 10, 1735, Allen acquired 5,000-acre (20 km2) that includes present-day Center City Allentown, from Joseph Turner, an iron manufacturer and also a former mayor of Philadelphia.

In the 1970s, Hamilton Street was developed as the central shopping district in Allentown.

[3] In September 2014, a major development project was completed on Hamilton Street, which included the construction and opening of PPL Center, an 8,500 indoor arena that serves as the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, an American Hockey League team and the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The arena also hosts major concerts, sports, and entertainment events throughout the year.

Three City Center at 515 West Hamilton Street
Americus Hotel , a historic Center City Allentown hotel, at 541 Hamilton Street
PPL Center at 701 Hamilton Street (on left) and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, honoring Union Army and Spanish–American War veterans, at Center Square on Hamilton Street (on right)