List of Allentown Neighborhoods - The Wards

The Wards

• 1st Ward (Lehigh River to the Jordan Creek east to west, and the Little Lehigh Creek through Gordon Street south to north)
  The First Ward was created under the name "Lehigh Ward" on August 30, 1852. It was the first section annexed to Allentown beyond the original boundaries of the city as established by city founder William Allen in 1762. The industrial sites near the Lehigh river were mostly abandoned by the turn of the 21st century and are now slowly undergoing redevelopment.
• 6th Ward
  (Lehigh River to the Jordan Creek east to west, and Gordon Street through the city line south to north)
  A residential area with a mix of cultures. Houses are spaced farther apart as one nears Allentown/Whitehall border.

The First and Sixth Wards are part of the "Weed and Seed" program operating out of the City of Allentown's Department of Community and Economic Development

• The Waterfront (Opening approximately 2015)(Along the Lehigh River from Allen Street in the south to American Parkway in the north)
  The redevelopment will transform approximately 26 acres of abandoned industrial land along the west side of the Lehigh River into a unique and vibrant waterfront featuring offices, retail, restaurants, residential and other commercial uses. With its half mile of direct river frontage, it will be the only location of its kind in the Lehigh Valley to offer unparalleled views of and direct access to the Lehigh River. Construction is planned to begin by 2014, with potential occupancy by 2015.