State College is a changing town. What began as a small valley village in service to the burgeoning Farmer’s High School of Pennsylvania is now the heart of a metropolitan area with more than 150,000 people and a setting with a recognizable local culture. At the heart of that metro area sits State College borough’s downtown. The Downtown State College Improvement District defines downtown as extending from Sowers Street to Atherton Street and College Avenue to Highland Alley, though similar nearby neighborhoods extend in each direction. Read the full investigative series at the link in our bio. 📰: jamesengel15 📸: k8onfilmm, Ethan Feldman, jamesengel15, Ernesto Estremera JR 📊: o.woodring #pennstate #statecollege #investigation #investigativejournalism #happyvalley #boroughofstatecollege #pennstatenews #statecollegenews #studentnews #studentjournalism