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Allentown, Pennsylvania

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The Resume

    (1762- )
    2010 Population: 118,032
    Metro: 816,012
    Part of the Lehigh Valley along with Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania
    Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis
    Headquarters for PPL
    Located in Lehigh County

Why Allentown, Pennsylvania might be annoying:

    It is a Rust Belt city.
    Its iron and mining industry nosedived and caused high unemployment.
    Billy Joel's song 'Allentown' didn't exactly paint the city in a positive light.
    They are home to a soccer team called the Pennsylvania Stoners and a baseball team called the Iron Pigs.
    Mack Trucks moved their headquarters from here to Greensboro, North Carolina (2009).
    Their attempt at turning their downtown into a pedestrian mall was a huge failure.

Why Allentown, Pennsylvania might not be annoying:

    Its population continues to grow despite its economic problems.
    Billy Joel wrote a hit song about the city.
    It has a great amusement park that is home to one of the biggest and fastest roller coasters in the world.
    A couple episodes of The X-Files took place here.
    Because it is so close to Philadelphia, it has great cheesesteak.
    It was an iron manufacturing leader in the early 20th century.

Credit: Diplomat


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 33.33% Annoying