Talk:Downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania

Why should this be merged?

An article about the downtown of a major Pennsylvania city is notable enough to have its own article. It does need some cleanup, obviously, since it's just start-class, but an article about Altoona's downtown is something that does deserve its own article so that the main article about Altoona doesn't risk being sidetracked too much by the discussion of downtown. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MVillani1985 (talk • contribs) 23:40, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Jaffa Mosque

Unless things have changed radically since I lived in Altoona, the Jaffa Mosque is not a religious place of worship. It was a place to see the circus when I was a kid. It was built for the Shriners, who are a masonic order. This article should probably not refer to it as a "mosque". 66.194.50.2 (talk) 13:30, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

"Mosque" is nonetheless a part of its name. It does host non-religious events, but it is still the property of & functions as a religious facility.[1] Granted, it is not a mosque in the sense of a place of Muslim worship. --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 20:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

"Mosque" was dropped as part of the name following the September 11th attacks. The word "Mosque" was replaced with the word "Shrine" although much of the remaining features of the site retain their Arabesque influences. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.32.43 (talk) 18:04, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Altoona downtown

I must say that is Altoona is quite the quaint little city. Compared to the larger cities, Altoona seems like it would be a great place to raise a family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.60.151.53 (talk) 16:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)