⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking downtown Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

June 9, 2024 - 1:00 PM
74°F / 23°C
Walking tour (without narration) of downtown Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania via the following route: westbound on Main Street → Ann Street Park → westbound on Main Street → northbound on 9th Street → eastbound on Sarah Street → southbound on 7th Street. Filmed with GoPro Hero 12.
Highlights:
00:00 - Walking westbound on Main Street
00:38 - Holland Thread Mill
01:17 - Detrick Building
03:17 - Ann Street Park
06:32 - The Sherman Theater, walking westbound on Main Street
07:05 - Stroudsburg United Methodist Church
08:22 - First Presbyterian Church
11:07 - The Penn Stroud Hotel
13:58 - Pocono Family YMCA
14:22 - Church of Saint Luke
15:18 - Walking northbound on 9th Street
15:55 - St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
17:20 - Walking eastbound on Sarah Street
20:58 - Walking southbound on 7th Street
21:47 - Stroudsburg Courthouse Square
From Wikipedia:
"Stroudsburg is a borough and county seat of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies within the Poconos region approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence of Brodhead Creek, McMichaels, and Pocono Creeks in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Stroudsburg is part of the East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the New York combined statistical area. The population was 5,927 at the 2020 census.
Stroudsburg was laid out by Colonel Jacob Stroud in 1799. Stroud's family founded Stroudsburg in the mid-1700s.
Stroudsburg was the location of the lynching of Richard Puryear in March 1894. A Black railroad worker accused of murdering a white storekeeper, Puryear was lynched by a mostly white mob after he escaped from prison. Despite a grand jury investigation, no one was charged or convicted for Puryear's murder.
The Academy Hill Historic District, Kitson Woolen Mill, Monroe County Courthouse, and Stroud Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Stroudsburg is the commercial hub for the surrounding area, serving as the Monroe County seat, and is located just off Interstate 80. It is the only traditional downtown in the area. Downtown Stroudsburg is home to more than 24 restaurants, nine art galleries, three women’s clothing stores, numerous antique stores, several general merchandisers, many specialty shops, two hotels, the local YMCA, 11 financial institutions and the core of the legal profession in Monroe County. There are 600 hotel rooms within 2 miles (3.2 km) of Downtown Stroudsburg. Downtown Stroudsburg also features a wide tree lined Main Street with historically rich architecture, plenty of on street parking, several municipal parking lots, one parking garage and another on the drawing board. Currently the total trade area population is about 250,000. This includes all of Monroe and Pike Counties, as well as northern Northampton County and Warren County, New Jersey.
Downtown Stroudsburg is the anchor for the more modern shopping centers that are being built around the area, wanting to be in or near the historic downtown. Businesses include: The Sherman Theater and regional performing arts Center, the MCAC Community Cultural Center, the Monroe County Historical Association, the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, the East Stroudsburg University business accelerator, the Pocono Family YMCA, the US Post Office, the Monroe County Courthouse, the Monroe County Administration Center, the largest regional police force in Pennsylvania, and the Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce."