Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of
Lake Erie and the
county seat of
Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the
fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania is a region in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, covering the western third of the state. Pittsburgh is the region's principal city, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic ...
with a population of 94,831 at the
2020 census.
The estimated population in 2021 had decreased to 93,928.
The
Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of
Erie County, consists of 266,096 residents. The
Erie-Meadville combined statistical area had a population of 369,331 at the 2010 census.
Erie is roughly
equidistant from
Buffalo and
Cleveland
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, each being about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. Erie's manufacturing sector remains prominent in the local economy, though insurance, healthcare, higher education, technology, service industries, and tourism are emerging as significant economic drivers. As with the other Great Lakes port cities, Erie is accessible to the oceans via the
Lake Ontario and
St. Lawrence River network in
Canada
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. The
local climate is humid, four-seasonal and snowy but retains moderated winters thanks to the lakeside location.
The city was named for the
Native American Erie people who lived in the area until the mid-17th century. It is known as the "Flagship City" because of its status as the home port of
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The best-known and most prominent member
of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace A ...
's
flagship ''Niagara''.
It is also known as the "Gem City" because of the lake's sparkling appearance caused by the daylight. Erie won the
All-America City Award in 1972. In 2012, Erie hosted the Perry 200,
a commemoration celebrating 200 years of peace between Britain, America, and Canada following the
War of 1812 and
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...
.
History
Indigenous peoples occupied the shoreline and bluffs in this area for thousands of years, taking advantage of the rich resources. The
Sommerheim Park Archaeological District in
Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania west of the city, includes artifacts from the
Archaic period in the Americas
Archaic is a period of time preceding a designated classical period, or something from an older period of time that is also not found or used currently:
*List of archaeological periods
**Archaic Sumerian language, spoken between 31st - 26th cent ...
, as well as from the Early and Middle
Woodland Period, roughly a span from 8,000 BCE to 500 CE.
Europeans first arrived as settlers in the region when the French constructed
Fort Presque Isle
Fort Presque Isle (also Fort de la Presqu'île) was a fort built by French soldiers in summer 1753 along Presque Isle Bay at present-day Erie, Pennsylvania, to protect the northern terminus of the Venango Path. It was the first of the French p ...
near present-day Erie in 1753, as part of their effort to defend
New France against the encroaching British colonists. The name of the fort refers to the peninsula that juts into
Lake Erie, now protected as Presque Isle State Park. The French term ''
presque-isle
Presque-isle (from the French ''presqu'île'', meaning ''almost island'') is a geographical term denoting a piece of land which is closer to being an island than most peninsulas because of its being joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow ne ...
'' means peninsula (from the Latin ''paene'' and ''insula'', both literally, "almost an island"). When the French abandoned the fort in 1760 during the
French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), it was the last post they held west of
Niagara. The British established a garrison at the fort at Presque Isle that same year, three years before the end of the French and Indian War.
[''History of Erie County'', p. 503.]
Erie is in what was the disputed
Erie Triangle, a tract of land comprising 202,187 acres in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania fronting Lake Erie that was claimed after the
American Revolutionary War by the states of
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Connecticut (as part of its
Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. The Reserve had been granted to the Colony under the terms o ...
), and
Massachusetts. The Iroquois claimed ownership first, so a conference was arranged for on January 9, 1789, wherein representatives from the Iroquois signed a deed relinquishing their ownership of the land. The price for it was $2,000 from Pennsylvania and $1,200 from the federal government. The
Seneca Nation separately settled land claims against Pennsylvania in February 1791 for the sum of $800. It became a part of Pennsylvania on March 3, 1792, after Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York relinquished their rights to the land and sold the land to Pennsylvania for 75 cents per acre or a total of $151,640.25 in continental certificates.
[Nelson, pp. 103−104.]
The General Assembly of Pennsylvania commissioned the surveying of land near Presque Isle through an act passed on April 18, 1795.
Andrew Ellicott, who completed
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant (; August 2, 1754June 14, 1825) was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. (capital city of the United States) known today as the L'Enfant Plan (1791).
Early life ...
's survey of
Washington, D.C. and helped resolve the boundary between Pennsylvania and New York, arrived to begin the survey and lay out the plan for the city in June 1795. Initial settlement of the area began that year.
[''History of Erie County'', pp 505−506.] Lt.
Colonel Seth Reed and his family moved to the Erie area from
Geneva, New York
Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. It is at the northern end of Seneca Lake; all land portions of the city are within Ontario County; the water portions are in Seneca County. The population was 13, ...
; they were Yankees from
Uxbridge, Massachusetts. They became the first European-American settlers of Erie, at what became known as "Presque Isle".
President
James Madison began the construction of a naval fleet during the War of 1812 to gain control of the Great Lakes from the British. Daniel Dobbins of Erie and Noah Brown of Boston were notable shipbuilders who led construction of four schooner−rigged gunboats and two brigs. Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The best-known and most prominent member
of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace A ...
arrived from
Rhode Island and led the squadron to success in the historic
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...
.
Erie was an important shipbuilding, fishing, and railroad hub during the mid-19th century. The city was the site where three sets of
track gauges met. While the delays engendered cargo troubles for commerce and travel, they provided much-needed local jobs in Erie. When a national
standardized gauge was proposed, those jobs, and the importance of the rail hub itself, were put in jeopardy. In an event known as the
Erie Gauge War, the citizens of Erie, led by the mayor, set fire to bridges, ripped up track, and rioted to try to stop the standardization.
On August 3, 1915, the
Mill Creek flooded downtown Erie. A culvert, or a tunnel, was blocked by debris, and collapsed.
A four-block reservoir, caused by torrential downpours, had formed behind it. The resulting deluge destroyed 225 houses and killed 36 people.
After the flood, Mayor Miles Brown Kitts had the Mill Creek directed into another, larger culvert, constructed under more than 2 miles of city, before emptying into
Presque Isle Bay
Presque Isle Bay is a natural bay located off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Its embayment is about in length, about across at its widest point, and an average depth of about . The bay is at an elevation of 571 ft (174 m) ...
on the city's lower east side.
Downtown Erie continued to grow for most of the 20th century, based on its manufacturing base. The city attracted numerous waves of European immigrants for industrial jobs. Erie was considered a wet city during the
Prohibition Era in the United States. The city's economy began to suffer in the latter part of the 20th century as industrial restructuring took place and jobs moved out of the area, as it was considered part of the Rust Belt. The importance of American manufacturing, US steel and coal production, and commercial fishing began to gradually decline,
resulting in a major population downturn in the 1970s.
With the advent of the automobile age after World War II and government subsidies for highway construction, thousands of residents left Erie for suburbs such as
Millcreek Township, which now has 55,000 residents.
This caused a decline in retail businesses, some of which followed to the suburbs. Reflecting this perceived decline, Erie is occasionally referred to by residents as "The Mistake on the Lake" or "Dreary Erie".
Erie won the
All-America City Award in 1972, and was a finalist in 1961, 1994, 1995, and 2009.
Geography
Erie is situated in
Northwestern Pennsylvania
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at (42.114507, -80.076213),
on the southern shore of
Lake Erie across from the Canadian province of Ontario. It is northeast of
Cleveland
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,
Ohio, southwest of
Buffalo, New York, and north of
Pittsburgh. Erie's bedrock is
Devonian shale and
siltstone, overlain by glacial
till
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s and
stratified drift. Stream drainage in the city flows northward into Lake Erie, then through Lake Ontario into the
St. Lawrence River, and out to the Atlantic Ocean. South of Erie is a drainage divide, beyond which most of the streams in western Pennsylvania flow south into the
Allegheny or
Ohio Rivers.
Lake Erie is about above sea level, while the city of Erie is about above sea level.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , with being land and the remaining , or 1.03%, being water.
Presque Isle State Park (known to the locals as "The Peninsula"), juts into Lake Erie just north of the city limits and has of public beaches, wetlands, and fishing sites.
Erie is laid out in a grid surrounding
Perry Square in the downtown area.
The downtown buildings are separated from the waterfront by the Bayfront Parkway.
The tallest structure in Erie is
St. Peter Cathedral at , and the tallest building is
Renaissance Centre at . Erie has generally small ethnic neighborhoods, including a Little Italy. South of 38th Street, the grid gives way to curvilinear roads of post-1970 suburban development.
Millcreek Township and upper
Peach Street
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in
Summit Township include the Erie metropolitan area's newer developments.
Most of the cityscape includes renovated and refurbished factory buildings, midrise housing, single-family homes, and office buildings. Erie's waterfront includes the
Burger King Amphitheater and surrounding parkland, which hosts numerous festivals. The
Bayfront Convention Center
The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a Great Hall with a seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of peop ...
is on Sassafras Pier next to Dobbins Landing. The
Bicentennial Tower
The Bicentennial Tower is an observation tower located in Erie, Pennsylvania and features panoramic views of Lake Erie, Presque Isle State Park, and downtown Erie. The tower was built to signify the city's bicentennial __NOTOC__
A bicentennial o ...
is centrally located in the skyline when viewed from Presque Isle State Park, with the high-rise and midrise buildings flanking the higher ground behind and to the east and west sides. On the east end of the waterfront, the
Erie Maritime Museum and the city's main library, and third-largest in Pennsylvania, host the
USS ''Niagara''. Docks and
marinas fill the freshwater shoreline in between.
Climate
Under the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, Erie falls within either a
hot-summer humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
(''Dfa'') if the isotherm is used or a
humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') if the isotherm is used. It is located in the
snow belt that stretches from
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
to
Syracuse and
Watertown; winters are moderately cold, with heavy
lake-effect snow, but also with occasional stretches of mild weather that cause accumulated snow to melt. The city experiences a full range of weather events, including snow, ice, rain, thunderstorms, and fog. The city's lakeside location helps to temper summer heat, with an average of 4 days of + highs annually, and the highest temperature ever recorded was on June 25, 1988. An average of 3 days have lows of or colder annually, and the lowest temperature ever recorded was on January 19, 1994, and February 16, 2015.
Erie is third on ''
The Daily Beast
''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. It was founded in 2008.
It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 20 ...
''s list of snowiest places in the United States, averaging ; however, the 1981–2010 normal seasonal snowfall is . Average annual snowfall in the decade 2010-2019 was . The adverse winter conditions caused USAir Flight 499 to overrun the runway at
Erie International Airport
Erie International Airport Tom Ridge Field is a public airport southwest of Erie, in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Airline service at Erie faces stiff competition from the Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Toronto airports, al ...
on February 21, 1986, and caused
whiteouts that were responsible for a 50-car
pile-up on
Interstate 90 on January 25, 2007.
The coldest maximum temperature on record was in 1994 and the average coldest maximum between 1991 and 2020 was .
The warmest overnight low on record was once in 1918 and another time during the
1936 North American heat wave.
On average, the warmest low of the year is a quite muggy .
On December 24 and 25, 2017, Erie received of snowfall, breaking a record for the largest two-day snowfall anywhere in Pennsylvania. By the close of the 2017–2018 snow season, Erie had recorded of snow, its snowiest season on record, breaking the previous record of inches set in 2000–2001 by a large margin.
Demographics
As of the
2010 United States Census
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, 101,786 people,
40,913 households, and 22,915 families were residing in the city. Its 44,790 housing units averaged a vacancy rate of 8%. Erie has long been declining in population due to the departure of factories and dependent businesses. The city has lost about 40,000 people since the early 1960s, allowing
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to claim the position as Pennsylvania's third-largest city behind
Philadelphia
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and
Pittsburgh.
Erie's population was spread evenly among all age groups, with the median being 34. About 13% of families and 19% of the population were below the
poverty line. Most of the people who reside in Erie are of European descent.
Since the 1980s, the International Institute of Erie (IIE), founded in 1919, has helped with the resettlement of refugees from
Bosnia,
Eritrea,
Ghana
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,
Iraq,
Kosovo,
Liberia,
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
,
Bhutan,
Myanmar,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Romania
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, Russia,
Syria, and
Vietnam. The inclusion of refugees in Erie's community augments religious diversity and prompts community events such as cultural festivals.
Religion
In the early 20th century, Erie had a significant Russian immigrant community, many members of which worked in the
shipbuilding plants along the bayfront. Unusual for a Great Lakes city, a substantial number of these Russian immigrants were priestless (
''Bespopovtsy'')
Old Believers. In 1983, most of this community united with the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and Father Pimen Simon became an
Old Ritualist priest within the canonical
Eastern Orthodox Church. Even today, the gold-domed Church of the Nativity, on the bayfront near the former heart of the Russian community, is an Old Ritualist church and home parish to the famed
iconographer
Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...
Fr.
Theodore Jurewicz
Fr. Theodore Jurewicz (russian: Феодор Юревич; born 1953, Erie, Pennsylvania) is a Polish-American Orthodox old-rite priest and artist specializing in painting Byzantine icons and frescoes. Father Jurewicz is also an archpriest of th ...
.
The Erie
Jewish
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community is over 150 years old.
Temple Anshe Hesed
Temple Anshe Hesed is a Reform Judaism, Reform synagogue located at 5401 Old Zuck Road in Erie, Pennsylvania. The congregation is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism.
History
Anshe Hesed, once spelled as Anschai Chesed,Samuel Penniman ...
, a member of the
Union for Reform Judaism, is served by its spiritual leader, Rabbi Robert Morais. Congregation Brith Sholom (Jewish Center) is affiliated with the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the major congregational organization of Conservative Judaism in North America, and the largest Conservative Jewish communal body in the world. USCJ closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly ...
, and Rabbi Leonard Lifshen has been its spiritual leader since 1989.
Erie is home to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, covering 13 counties—at , it is the largest in the state in area. Its diocesan seat is
Saint Peter Cathedral in Erie, which has a central tower flanked by two towers. Since October 1, 2012,
Lawrence T. Persico has been the bishop of Erie;
Donald Trautman is the
bishop emeritus
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Chu ...
of the diocese.
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, Erie County had a total population of 280,843 people in 2000, of which 103,333 claimed affiliation with the Catholic Church, 40,301 with mainline Protestant houses of worship, and 12,980 with evangelical Protestant churches.
Economy
Erie is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's primary access point to Lake Erie, the Great Lakes, and the
Saint Lawrence Seaway. The city emerged as a maritime center after the American Revolution, then as a railroad hub during the great American westward expansion. Erie became an important city for iron and steel manufacturing during the
Industrial Revolution and thrived well into the 20th century with firms such as
Griswold Manufacturing, once the leader in cast-iron cookware.
Since the decline of the large manufacturers in the later 20th century, a more diverse mix of midsized industries has emerged. This broader economic base includes not only smaller and more agile steel and plastic plants (with about 10% of tooling and molding located in the tristate area), but also vigorous service sectors: health, insurance, and tourism. The zip code 16501 covering some of the downtown areas is considered one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country.
Erie is the corporate headquarters of the
Erie Insurance Group
Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is a property and casualty insurance company offering auto, home, business and life insurance through a network of independent insurance agents. , Erie Insurance Group is ranked 347th on the 2021 Fortu ...
and
Marquette Savings Bank
Marquette Savings Bank is a bank headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1908 by a consortium of 38 local businessman, under the name of Marquette Building and Loan Association. Marketed as "Erie's only hometown ba ...
.
Lord Corporation
LORD Corporation is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that develops adhesives, coatings, motion management devices, and sensing technologies for industries such as aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, and industrial. With world he ...
was founded and has major operations in Erie. Along with GE and Erie Insurance, major employers in the county include the county,
state
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* ''Our S ...
, and
federal governments, as well as the
Erie City School District.
Over 10% of the USA's plastics are manufactured or finished in Erie-based plastics plants.
Erie is an emerging center for
biofuels and environmental research, producing over 45 million U.S. gallons of biofuel a year. Tourism plays an increasingly important role in the local economy with over 4 million people visiting Presque Isle State Park and other attractions. Shoppers from Ohio, New York, and the Canadian province of Ontario frequent the
Millcreek Mall and
Peach Street
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-f ...
stores and attractions as a result of Pennsylvania's
tax exemption on clothing.
Both
UPMC Hamot and
Saint Vincent Health System
Saint Vincent Health System, commonly known as simply St. Vincent's, is medical facility located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is one of the largest employers in the Erie
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Er ...
are also major employers in Erie.
Although both of these hospitals had been stand-alone Erie entities, Hamot merged with the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a $23billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 800 clinical locations including outpatient sites and d ...
in 2011 and Saint Vincent, which affiliated with the
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit American academic medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio. Owned and operated by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, an Ohio nonprofit corporation established in 1921, it runs a 170-acre (69 ha) campus in Cleveland, ...
in 2012, merged with
Highmark
Highmark is an American non-profit healthcare company and Integrated Delivery Network based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a large individual not-for-profit health insurer in the United States, which operates several for-pro ...
's Allegheny Health Network in 2013. The
United States Department of Veterans Affairs operates the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center on East 38th Street. The
Shriners International
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Shriners International describes itself ...
has operated
Shriners Hospital for Children in Erie since 1927.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is a fast-growing educator and provider of quality healthcare in the city. LECOM provides stakeholders and assets to the community as part of its mission. LECOM is located both in the city and adjacent Millcreek Township.
Arts and culture
Erie is home to several professional and amateur performing-arts groups. The most significant is the
Erie Philharmonic, in continuous existence since 1913 (with the exception of an
interregnum during
World War II
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). This group of professional musicians also has a full
chorus and a junior philharmonic division that tours the area. The Lake Erie Ballet is a professional company that performs well-known programs throughout the year. The Erie Civic Music Association attracts, sponsors, and books performances by professional musicians, singers, entertainers, and ensembles from around the world.
The
Erie Art Museum
Erie Art Museum is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Museum holds a collection of more than 8,000 objects, with strengths in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, photography, and comic book art. Focusing on the museum collection ...
is the city's main
art gallery, located in the
Old Customshouse on State Street. Its collection has an emphasis on
folk art
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and
modern art and it hosts a popular blues and jazz concert series. The Erie Art Museum also works on public art projects in an effort to revitalize and improve the city. In 2000, the Erie Art Museum created a project entitled GoFish, similar to
CowParade
CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has featured in major world cities. Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations, important avenu ...
; 95 fiberglass fish were decorated by Erie artists and placed throughout the city. Patrons paid $3,000 for a fish and the proceeds went to
Gannon University's scholarship fund and the Erie Public Art endowment fund.
The Erie Art Museum created a similar public art project in 2004 that involved frogs rather than fish. In 2012, the Erie Art Museum began a project to create 40 artistic and functional bike racks, designed and created by local artists. The museum's intentions are to add color and interest to downtown Erie and to promote bicycling, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide environmental awareness.
Downtown Erie's historic and ornate
Warner Theatre hosts a range of performances. Renovated in the 1980s and again in 2007, the Warner is the hub of Erie's
Civic Center
A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, the ...
. The downtown area is the home of the
Erie Playhouse
Erie Playhouse is a historic theatre located in Erie, Pennsylvania.
History
The Erie Playhouse was established as the "Peoples Theatre" by 1882, and was incorporated as the Erie Civic Theatre Association in 1916.
The troupe performed at the H ...
, one of the leading community theaters in the country, and the third-oldest community theater in the U.S.
Erie is also home to several other community theatres, including Dramashop, PACA, and All an Act Theatre. In addition to regular performances, Erie has many festivals including motorcycle rallies. Since 2007, the annual
Roar on the Shore motorcycle rally A motorcycle rally is a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts. Rallies can be large or small, and one-time or recurring. Some rallies are ride-in events, whereas some like the Iron Butt Rally involve days of riding and an actual gathering only at t ...
has taken place in Erie, although in 2019, it moved to the Lake Erie Speedway.
Along West 6th Street is Millionaires Row, a collection of 19th-century
Victorian mansions. The
John Hill House is one of the notable residences.
First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, a well-known landmark, is also located here. The Watson-Curtze Mansion, one of the most notable residences on this street, is also home to the Erie County Historical Society. Permanent and rotating exhibits showcase the life of some of Erie's influential founders and the development of Erie.
The
Erie Land Light
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stands at the foot of Lighthouse Street. The lighthouse was built in 1818 and replaced in 1867.
The
Bicentennial Tower
The Bicentennial Tower is an observation tower located in Erie, Pennsylvania and features panoramic views of Lake Erie, Presque Isle State Park, and downtown Erie. The tower was built to signify the city's bicentennial __NOTOC__
A bicentennial o ...
, on Dobbins Landing at the foot of State Street, was built in 1995−96 to celebrate the city's bicentennial. It is tall and gives a panoramic view of Lake Erie and downtown. The Blasco Library and Erie Maritime Museum are its neighbors to the east.
Presque Isle Downs opened on February 28, 2007, and was the fourth slots parlor in the state and the first in Western Pennsylvania.
Table games opened at the casino on July 8, 2010.
Erie has been the location for many movies, including the hometown for fictional band The Wonders in ''
That Thing You Do!'' featuring
Tom Hanks. It is mentioned in the film ''
Wall Street'' as the location of the fictional company Anacott Steel. Erie is the hometown of
Train lead singer,
Patrick Monahan. Erie is also the hometown of
Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of
''Arthur'' books and TV series.
Libraries
There are five branches of the Erie County library system in Erie, and a
bookmobile.
The
Main Library opened in 1996, and is the third-largest library in Pennsylvania. It is connected to the
Erie Maritime Museum, and has waterfront views of the
Presque Isle Bay
Presque Isle Bay is a natural bay located off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Its embayment is about in length, about across at its widest point, and an average depth of about . The bay is at an elevation of 571 ft (174 m) ...
. The Main Library contains an art collection, and provides internet access to patrons. The four remaining libraries are the Edinboro Branch Library, Iroquois Avenue Branch Library, Lincoln Community Center Branch Library, and Millcreek Branch Library.
Sports
Erie plays host to a number of semiprofessional and professional sports teams. The
Erie SeaWolves play AA baseball in the
Eastern League as an affiliate of the
Detroit Tigers. The
Erie Otters
The Erie Otters are a Major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the circuit. The team name refers to the North Am ...
play hockey in the
Ontario Hockey League. Hockey games are played at
Erie Insurance Arena, while
Minor League Baseball games are held at
UPMC Park.
Gannon University,
Mercyhurst University,
Edinboro University, and
Penn State Behrend have active NCAA collegiate sports programs. The local high schools compete in PIAA District 10 sporting events. Additionally,
Cathedral Preparatory School hosts the annual high-school basketball tournament featuring top national teams, called the
Burger King Classic
The Burger King Basketball Classic, formerly known as the McDonald's Classic from 1983 to 2010, is a four-team boys high school basketball invitational tournament held each year since 1983 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Since its inception in 1983, the B ...
since 2010. Scholastic and intramural sports are held at school and
park facilities around the city. The
Mercyhurst Ice Center, JMC Ice Arena, Erie Sports Park, and
Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium
Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium is a football and soccer stadium located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1924 with the 1920 Academy High School building (the current Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) overlooking it ...
are many sports arenas and stadiums available in and around the city.
Parks and recreation
The region grows grapes and produces the third-largest amount of wine in the United States.
Downtown Erie is surrounded by Presque Isle State Park, a
National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only national natural areas program that identifies and recognizes the best ...
.
The
Seaway Trail
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail, formerly named and commonly known as the Seaway Trail, is a National Scenic Byway in the northeastern United States, mostly contained in New York but with a small segment in Pennsylvania. The trail consists of a se ...
runs through downtown Erie along the lakefront. The
Tom Ridge Environmental Center, at the foot of Presque Isle, features of exhibit space.
Other tourist destinations include the
Bayfront Convention Center
The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a Great Hall with a seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of peop ...
; the
Bicentennial Tower
The Bicentennial Tower is an observation tower located in Erie, Pennsylvania and features panoramic views of Lake Erie, Presque Isle State Park, and downtown Erie. The tower was built to signify the city's bicentennial __NOTOC__
A bicentennial o ...
that overlooks Lake Erie;
Dobbins Landing
Dobbins Landing is a popular tourist area located at the edge of Presque Isle Bay at the terminus of State Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. Consisting of a wharf and adjoining facilities, the landing includes the Bicentennial Tower, the Sheraton Erie ...
, a pier in downtown Erie; the Erie Land Light, and the Erie Maritime Museum, the home port of the ''Niagara''. The Millcreek Mall, one of the
largest shopping malls in the United States, is located on Peach Street in nearby Millcreek Township. The indoor waterpark
Splash Lagoon, in Summit Township, is the largest indoor waterpark on the East Coast and third-largest in the United States.
Waldameer Park
Waldameer & Water World is an amusement park and water park in Erie, Pennsylvania located at the base of Presque Isle. Waldameer is the fourth oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania, the tenth oldest in the nation, and one of only thirteen trol ...
, located at the base of Presque Isle, is the fourth-oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania, and the 10th-oldest in the US.
Government
The city of Erie is incorporated as a
third-class city under Pennsylvania law.
[''The Pennsylvania Manual'', p. 6–5.] Incorporated under an "optional charter", the city is governed by a
mayor–council government. The government consists of a mayor,
treasurer, and
controller, and a seven-member
city council. They are elected to four-year terms, with the terms of the council designed to be overlapping.
The mayor is
chief executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
and the city council prepares legislation and conducts oversight. The city council meets in Mario S. Bagnoni Council Chambers at City Hall.
Joseph Schember
Joseph Schember (born November 13, 1950) is an American banker and politician and serving as the 48th mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. Schember previously served as a vice president of PNC Bank and as a member of the Erie City Council between 2006 an ...
(
D) is the mayor of the city of Erie and was first elected in 2017. , the Erie City Council consists of:
* Liz Allen
* Michael Keys
* Ed Brzezinski
* Jasmine Flores
* Chuck Nelson
* Maurice "Mo" Troop
* Mel Witherspoon
Erie is the largest city in
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district and is currently represented in Congress by
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Mike Kelly, who was elected in
2010. Republican
Dan Laughlin of the
49th District represents Erie in the
Pennsylvania State Senate. The city of Erie is split by the
1st and
2nd
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Second, Seconds or 2nd may also refer to:
Mathematics
* 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'')
* Second of arc, an angular measurement unit, ...
Districts of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is represented by
Democrats Patrick Harkins
Patrick J. Harkins (born December 22, 1963) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 1st District and was elected in 2006.
Early life and education
Harkins grew up in Erie, Penns ...
and
Robert E. Merski, respectively.
Education
Erie Public Schools enroll 12,527 students in primary and secondary grades. The district has 23 public schools including elementary, middle, and high schools, with one charter school. Other than public schools, the city is home to more than 40 private schools and academies. Erie public schools are under frequent criticism for education quality, school rankings, and abnormally high teacher salary.
The City of Erie is served by two public high schools,
Erie High School and
Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, plus three Catholic high schools:
Cathedral Preparatory School,
Mercyhurst Preparatory School, and
Villa Maria Academy.
Erie is home to several colleges and universities, including
Gannon University located in downtown Erie, and
Mercyhurst University in the southeast part of the city. Other notable colleges in the Erie area include
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is a private medical school in Erie, Pennsylvania, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Bradenton, Florida, DeFuniak Springs, Florida and Elmira, New York. Founded in 1992, LECOM confers medical (D.O.) ...
(LECOM, a large medical school), and
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Erie is also home of the
Barber National Institute and its Elizabeth Lee Black School, which provides services and education for children and adults with mental disabilities. Erie is home to its main campus, and it provides services in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Achievement Center also serves the needs of children from birth to age 21 with physical and mental health disabilities.
Community college
After years of advocacy on the issue, Erie County Council approved sponsorship of the Erie County Community College on June 28, 2017. Council Chairman Jay Breneman and colleagues Andre Horton, Kathy Fatica, and Fiore Leone voted in favor of sponsoring the community college, which was later signed by County Executive
Kathy Dahlkemper. The county executive's administration took the lead in presenting the proposal to the Pennsylvania State Board of Education for approval, supported by a cross-section of business, civic, labor, and community leaders.
Media
Erie is served by ''
Erie Times-News'', the city's daily newspaper, as well as ''
Erie Reader
The ''Erie Reader'' is an Erie, Pennsylvania alternative newspaper
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigati ...
'', an alternative weekly newspaper.
The
Nielsen Company
Nielsen Holdings plc is an American information, data and market measurement firm. Nielsen operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 44,000 people worldwide.
The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and us ...
ranks Erie as 152 out of the 210 largest television markets in the United States, as of the 2019−2020 report. The market is served by stations affiliated with major American networks, including
WICU-TV 12 (NBC),
WJET-TV 24 (ABC),
WFXP 66 (FOX),
WSEE-TV 35 (CBS), and
WSEE-DT2 35.2 (
CW).
WQLN 54 is a member station of
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
and also broadcasts in
London, Ontario. Cable companies available for Erie include Charter Spectrum, DirecTV, and Dish Network.
Erie is served by several AM and FM radio stations based in the city, and dozens of other nearby station broadcasts can be heard.
In August 2019, Erie was the subject of a new television show, ''
Undercover Billionaire
''Undercover Billionaire'' is an American reality television series that is broadcast on the Discovery Channel. The show premiered on August 6, 2019 and the final episode of the first season aired September 24, 2019. The show follows billionaire ...
'', from the Discovery Channel. In this show, a wealthy businessman,
Glenn Stearns
Glenn Bryant Stearns (born 1963) is an American businessman, and the founder of Stearns Lending. He is the star of the Discovery Channel's show Undercover Billionaire, and subsequent founder of Underdog BBQ in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Early life
Ste ...
, travels to Erie under a fake name, Glenn Bryant. He starts with $100, a cell phone, and an old pickup truck. He is then asked to make a business worth over $1 million in 90 days. If he fails, he has to put $1 million of his own money into the business. Stearns makes the now prosperous business of UnderDog BBQ. Although he only gets the company valuation around $750,000, it is still a successful business to date. He gave everyone who helped him big roles in the company's future and also invested the $1 million he owed.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Erie is well connected to the
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. T ...
. Six "Erie exits" are along
Interstate 90, a major cross-country thoroughfare running from
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
to
Seattle. Erie is the northern terminus of
Interstate 79, which travels south to Pittsburgh and, ultimately,
West Virginia. The western terminus for
Interstate 86, also called the "Southern Tier Expressway", is at Interstate 90 near
Harborcreek, between Erie and
North East. Interstate 86 continues east through New York to
Binghamton. The
Bayfront Connector runs from Interstate 90 in Harborcreek to the
Bayfront Parkway and downtown Erie, along the east side of the city, then connects to Interstate 79 on the west side of the city. Major
thoroughfares in the city include
12th Street,
26th Street, 38th Street, and Peach Street. Peach is also a part of
U.S. Route 19, whose northern terminus is in Erie and continues south, eventually reaching the
Gulf of Mexico. Other major routes running through Erie are
Pennsylvania Route 5
Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) is a westward continuation of New York State Route 5 (NY 5) in Pennsylvania. It runs from North East, Pennsylvania at the New York-Pennsylvania border to Springfield Township in western Erie County, for a total of ...
, known as the
Seaway Trail
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail, formerly named and commonly known as the Seaway Trail, is a National Scenic Byway in the northeastern United States, mostly contained in New York but with a small segment in Pennsylvania. The trail consists of a se ...
and is made up of parts of 6th Street, 8th Street, 12th Street, and East Lake Road in the city,
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
, which is 26th Street in the city. The city is divided between east and west by State Street.
The
Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) is the Municipal Authority that owns and operates the public transport system in Erie County, Pennsylvania which includes the 'e', the area's transit buses; LIFT, the county paratransit service; and Ba ...
operates the city's
transit bus system, known as the 'e'. Buses run seven days a week in the city, with trips out to other parts of the county occurring a few times a week.
Intercity buses providing transportation between Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are operated by
Greyhound Lines. Service between Buffalo and Cleveland is also provided by
Lakefront Lines. Both companies operate out of the Intermodal Transportation Center, which opened in 2002 at the foot of Holland Street.
The former "Water Level Route" of the
New York Central Railroad travels directly through Erie. It is now the mainline for
CSX freight train
Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) haul ...
s. The mainline of the
Norfolk Southern Railway, originally built by the
Nickel Plate Railroad, also travels through Erie. At one time, Norfolk Southern trains
ran down the middle of 19th Street, but were removed in 2002. Passenger rail service is provided by
Amtrak's ''
Lake Shore Limited
The ''Lake Shore Limited'' is an overnight Amtrak intercity passenger train that runs between Chicago and either New York City or Boston via two sections east of Albany. The train began service in 1975; its predecessor was Amtrak's Chicago– ...
'' out of
Union Station
A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
at 14th and State Streets. The ''Lake Shore Limited'' stops twice daily—one eastbound towards New York City or Boston, and one westbound towards Chicago.
Erie International Airport and Tom Ridge Field (
IATA code: ERI;
ICAO code: KERI) are located west of the city and host
general aviation, charter, and
airline service. Destinations with nonstop flights out of Erie include
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Loop busines ...
via
United Airlines,
Charlotte Douglas International Airport via
American Airlines, and
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport via
Delta Air Lines (Currently suspended). Erie International is in the midst of an $80.5 million runway extension. The extension is slated to increase the runway's length by , for a total runway length of , "to meet safety requirements" and allow the airport to accommodate larger aircraft.
The Port of Erie is located on Presque Isle Bay, a natural harbor formed by Presque Isle. It offers some of the finest port facilities for cargo shipping on the Great Lakes, with direct rail access. The Erie−Western Pennsylvania Port Authority provides
water taxi service in the summer between Dobbins Landing and Liberty Park in downtown Erie, and the Waterworks ferry landing on Presque Isle.
Utilities
The
Erie Water Works
The Erie Water Works was incorporated in 1865 as the Erie Water and Gas Company to provide drinking water and fire hydrant water for the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. The Water Works, also known as the Erie City Water Authority, replaced the Erie W ...
, which was incorporated in 1865 as the Erie Water and Gas Company, includes a reservoir, two water-treatment plants, and an elaborate water works and pipe network that provides water for most of the city and suburbs. Penelec, a subsidiary of
FirstEnergy, supplies electricity to the region, as well as the
Northwestern Pennsylvania Rural Electric Cooperative.
National Fuel Gas Company provides residents with natural gas.
Time Warner Cable became the region's
cable television provider, after taking over
Adelphia, and also provides digital phone and high-speed internet to the region. Local telephone and high-speed internet service is also provided by
Verizon.
Sewage service in Erie is provided by the Erie Sewer Authority, and many outlying townships have partnerships with the Sewer Authority for service. The authority cleans about 30 of wastewater every day.
The
time and temperature
A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observ ...
number in Erie is 452-6311 and was originally discontinued by Verizon in October 2008 before being restarted by a private individual two years later. The city of Erie and northwest Pennsylvania is located in
area code 814. On December 16, 2010, the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is the public utility commission in Pennsylvania. It is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state Senate. The PUC oversees public utility and services opera ...
(PUC) voted to split the area code, which was to take effect February 1, 2012. The
North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the international calling ...
decided that northwest Pennsylvania would receive the new code of
582. A local grassroots coalition began organizing an opposition to the plan, and generated numerous petitions for reconsideration. The PUC immediately voted to review their decision and ordered additional public-input hearings and technical conferences as a response to the strong public outcry. In January 2011, the PUC announced that it was placing the entire area code split plan on hold as NEUSTAR pushed the projected exhaustion date back two years to 2015.
Public safety
The
Erie Police Department has 173 sworn personnel.
The Erie Fire Department is a full-time fire department and employs around 150 uniformed personnel. The city currently has six fire stations and protects about . The city has five engine companies, including two rescue engines, one
tower company, and one water-rescue unit. The city provides mutual aid to fire departments of Millcreek Township, Summit Township, and East County.
Sister cities
Erie has four official
sister cities as designated by
Sister Cities International:
*
Dungarvan, Ireland (2007)
*
Lublin, Poland (1999)
*
Mérida,
Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...
, Mexico (1973)
*
Zibo
Zibo (, ) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital Jinan to the west, Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou to the ...
,
Shandong, China (1985)
Notable people
*
List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania
The following is a list of notable persons who were born, or who have lived a significant part of their lives, in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Art and Literature
* Richard Anuszkiewicz, founder and foremost artist of Op Art movement
* Moses Billings, earl ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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Erie Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
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