Penn Hills Resort

[2] Distinctive, modernist streetlights from the 1964 World's Fair were installed, as well as an ice rink and a wedding bell shaped outdoor swimming pool.

[3] Billed as a "Paradise of Pocono Pleasure" and a place of "unbridled passion",[4] Penn Hills catered to young couples who enjoyed archery and tennis and danced at modestly lavish New Year's Eve parties where the motto was "No balloon goes unpopped.

On March 4, 2009, Penn Hills co-founder Frances Paolillo died at the age of 102 and the resort closed less than two months later.

[1] Workers' final paychecks were never issued, and the resort owed the county over $1 million in back taxes.

[14][15] On December 7 of the same year, the demolition of the former golf club house on the new ForEvergreen Nature Preserve began as part of the creation of the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center.

Penn Hills Resort, bubble bath, circa 1970s
View of the Penn Hills Resort pool, shaped like a wedding bell, suffering neglect after the resort was abandoned. August, 2012 [ 6 ]