Aerial Views over Time
These aerial photos taken in the years 1938, 1957 and 1971 show the development of the area around the current high school property on Westerly Parkway.
1938
There is no Westerly Parkway and, beyond Prospect and Hamilton, mostly undeveloped land borders State College.
1957
The Frasier Street School is shown where the post office stands today. The High School (now North) was just completed and dedicated in November of 1957. Westerly Parkway ends at the High School. Beyond it is farmland.
1971
Both High Schools are now completed (South in 1962) and Westerly Parkway has been extended. The area is being developed but lots of farm land still exists only a few blocks away.
The images above are cropped from much larger, high resolution images taken of State College and surrounding areas. If you would like to download the larger images, use the files below:
1938 (6 MB JPG)
1957 (10 MB JPG)
1971 (17.3 MB JPG)
Current Google look at the area:
