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View of Central Park and Main Street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Photo taken from the fifth floor of the AmeriServ corporate office building.
By Thomas Slusser
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Downtown visitors stop to view the fountain at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
By Thomas Slusser
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Joseph Johns statue at Central Park in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
By Thomas Slusser
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Downtown visitors sit to talk near the Union Veterans of the Civil War statue at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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tslusser@tribdem.com
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View of Central Park and Main Street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Photo taken from the roof of Alma Hall.
Downtown visitors stop to view the fountain at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Downtown visitor passes by the Joseph Johns statue at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Joseph Johns statue at Central Park in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Downtown visitors sit to talk near the Union Veterans of the Civil War statue at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
View of Central Park and Main Street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Photo taken from the fifth floor of the AmeriServ corporate office building.
View of Central Park and Main Street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Photo taken from the roof of Alma Hall.
Downtown visitors stop to view the fountain at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Downtown visitor passes by the Joseph Johns statue at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Joseph Johns statue at Central Park in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Downtown visitors sit to talk near the Union Veterans of the Civil War statue at Central Park in Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
View of Central Park and Main Street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Photo taken from the fifth floor of the AmeriServ corporate office building.
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