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Article: A brief pause for bridge clock: Neon billboard, timepiece fixtures along Rt. 378 in Bethlehem getting face-lift.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2007
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Byline: Daryl Nerl
Jun. 18--THE FRITCH FUEL CLOCK, originally built in 1929, is shown here before its first renovation in 1954. The clock along the Lehigh River in Bethlehem has been shut off for several weeks to repaint the sign and for routine repairs.
Courtesy of
Fritch Fuel
Magdalena Szabo can recall how busloads of commuters from south Bethlehem would steal a glance at the time and temperature display while riding across the Hill-to-Hill Bridge.
During one particularly cold winter snap in the 1960s, the city councilwoman remembered how a buzz of approval sounded when the display said 12 degrees after days of single-digit ...