Wayne Boucon's 'Hellertown Rebuilds!' Page

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Special Hurricane Links for Victims of Katrina and Rita, 2005

Give.org - http://www.give.org
Stormaid.com - http://www.stormaid.com
American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org
The Salvation Army - http://www.salvationarmy.org

June, 2006 - Hurricane Ivan Damage has Been Repaired!

After Almost Two Years...

It has been almost two years since that eventful night in 2004.  The pedestrian bridge
has been replaced.  The Silver Creek Tunnel has been updated with a modular concrete
structure and Depot Street is now open to traffic.  And at long last, the Hellertown
Pool has re-opened much to the delight of its patrons!  As a way of continuing my efforts
at chronicling this story, I have made many visits to the site and taken pictures during the
various stages of reconstruction.  Below, you will see these pictures grouped in
chronological stages.  Please click the thumbnail to open the large picture in a separate
browser window.

My Original Hellertown / Hurricane Ivan Page

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The dates listed below pertain to the dates when I took the pictures.

Bonus Pictures - September 18, 2004

September 18, 2004 - Bonus Picture No. 1

September 18, 2004 - Bonus Picture No. 2

September 18, 2004 - Bonus Picture No. 3

September 18, 2004 - Bonus Picture No. 4

One Year Anniversary - September 17, 2005

The anniversary pictures have an 'antique postcard' look. This is due to a characteristic
of the developed, 35mm photos that made it hard for them to be scanned with the best clarity.
I processed the scanned images a lot to make them more presentable.

Preparation - 03/06/06 - 03/11/06

Supplemental Repair Work by the Post Office

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 1

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 2

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 3

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 4

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 5

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 6

Beginning of reconstruction of the Pedestrian Bridge - View No. 7

Demolition and More Preparation - 03/20/06

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 1

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 2

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 3

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 4

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 5

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 6

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 7

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 8

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 9

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 10

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 11

Demolition and Ground Preparation - View No. 12

Rebuilding - 03/27/06 - 06/05/06

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 1

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 2

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 3

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 4

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 5

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 6

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 7

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 8

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 9

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 10

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 11

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 12

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 13

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 14

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 15

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 16

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 17

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 18

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 19

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 20

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 21

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 22

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 23

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 24

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 25

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 26

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 27

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 28

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 29

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 30

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 31

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 32

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 33

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 34

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 35

Rebuilding the Tunnel, Bridge and Pool - View No. 36

Project Completion - 06/19/06 - 07/03/06

Casualties of Ivan - 08/06/06

The former location of Carson's Hardware Store, now undergoing reconstruction.
This site is being turned into a salon and day spa although I don't yet know the
the name of new business. I will update this page when I find out.

Where They Dumped the Depot Street Rubble - 08/13/06

When they demolished the Depot Street Tunnel, they dumped the rubble in
the area of the Thomas Iron Works right next to Saucon Creek. I just recently
discovered this while doing some photographic research for the effort to preserve
the Cinder Banks from development

Two Year Anniversary - September 17, 2006

Possible Problems? - 09/17/06

When I took the second anniversary pictures, I noticed what appears to be leaks at the bottom of the
seams of the tunnel structure.  I haven't been down there since I took the pictures so I don't
know if the situation has changed.  I'm fairly sure that this leaking could lead to undercutting
and structural damage if not repaired.  I believe that the Borough of Hellertown is already aware
of this problem but I'll remind them if I still see the leaks the next time I go down there.

Saucon Valley Community Organizations http://sauconvalley.info/community.asp		Homepage of Hellertown http://www.hellertown.com
Hellertown Area Library http://www.hellertownlibrary.org		Lost River Caverns http://www.lostcave.com/index.htm
Google Groups - Hellertown PA http://groups.google.com/group/hellertownpa		Dewey Fire Company No. 1 http://www.deweyfireco.org/
Hellertown Sportsmens' Association http://www.hellertownsportsmen.com/		Saucon Valley Conservancy http://hometown.aol.com/sauconvalleycons/
Citizens Coalition of Lower Saucon http://www.permegear.com/ccls/index.html		Saucon Valley Lions http://sauconvalleylions.org/
Wikipedia Hellertown Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellertown,_Pennsylvania		The Hellertown Molls http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/mollpa/1850s.html
Christ Lutheran Church http://www.christlutheranhellertown.org/index.htm		Dimmicks Hellertown History http://www.dimmicks.com/history/hellertown.htm

Future Updates

No updates are planned at this time.  I've been working on this project for two years
and don't see the need for updates unless there are new but related issues that arise.  I
would also probably update this page if someone wanted to include their images in a
"Friends' Gallery" section.  I might possibly start a new and unrelated project for the
Cinder Banks (Thomas Iron Works) issue that's going on right now in Hellertown.
Please e-mail me me in case you have any suggestions or questions.

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It has been tested with IE 6.0 SP1, Netscape 9.0, Mozilla 1.75 and Mozilla FireFox 1.5 This page was last modified on May 3, 2008. Copyright � 2008, Wayne L. Boucon

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