Architect and local historian Richard Leonori, will lead a several block walk along Scranton’s main downtown street, laid out as part of the original plan for the city in the 1850s. He will discuss the origins of its beautiful historic buildings and the efforts to preserve and restore them. In person. Author of Jane Jacobs’s First City, Glenna Lang, will accompany him. Booksigning follows immediately afterward.

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Time: 5:15-6:15 pm EDT

Host: Richard Leonori

Organizer: Glenna Lang, Author of Jane Jacobs’s First City

Location: The Marketplace at Steamtown

Start: Meet outside the entrance to The Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton

End: Outside the entrance to The Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton

Modality: Walking

Reservations: No, but masks required.

Accessibility: This event is open and accessible to Seniors, Children, Wheelchairs

Website: janejacobsfirstcity.com

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