Did you know that there are 55 restaurants and eateries in downtown Harrisburg?
That’s just one nugget of information you’ll learn from a just-released publication titled “The State of Downtown Harrisburg: 2023/2024.”
The 28-page, full-color report highlights the many businesses, projects and activities in and around the downtown. It’s a joint product of Harristown Development Corp., the Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District and Visit Hershey Harrisburg.
“You don’t realize all the great things going on in the city until you bring them all together in this type of report,” said Brad Jones, CEO and president of Harristown.
The glossy publication begins with an introduction by Mayor Wanda Williams. It then segues into high-gloss photos and short explanations of downtown’s businesses, restaurants, shops, venues, attractions and medical and educational facilities, among other amenities.
The report includes a myriad of interesting facts, such as the number of downtown hotel rooms (over 620), theater and live music venues (12) and residential units (over 1,500).
“This report reaffirms the themes that VHH promotes to leisure guests, meeting planners and and sports and special events operators,” said Mary Smith, CEO and president of Visit Hershey Harrisburg. “Harrisburg is an exciting place to visit, stage and host vibrant and successful events.”
This is the third “State of the Downtown” report over the past decade, with TheBurg providing much of the design and production work for each one.
The 2023-24 version includes sections on the Harrisburg Arts District, the Harrisburg Mural Trail, the many office-to-residential conversions and the Harrisburg University and Soniqs e-sports teams.
Jones said that this publication is especially meaningful to Harristown, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.
“I’m sure there are even more fantastic things happening throughout Harrisburg,” he said. “This document gives a snapshot of all the hard work that is being done right here to revitalize downtown.”
Click here to view the digital version of “The State of Downtown Harrisburg 2023-2024.” Hard copies are available from Harristown by contacting Julie Shade at julieshade@harristown.net or 717-255-1038.
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