crew lv tours lodge at 540

10C — June 10 - 23, 2016 — Pennsylvania — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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Commercial Real Estate Women
Lehigh Valley Chapter
www.crewlehighvalley.org
2016 Lehigh Valley
Board of Directors
President
Pamela Morris
Liberty Property Trust
President Elect
Kristin Holmes
Holmes Cunningham Engineering
Past President
Adrienne Kwiatek-Holub
National Penn Bank
Secretary
Marie McConnell
Fitzpatrick Lentz &,Bubba, PC
Corresponding Secretary
Sandy Kuhns
K&H Custom Window Treatments
Treasurer
Jennifer Keat
Tubiello-Harr & Associates
Directors at Large
Julie Macomb
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA
Tina Roseberry
City of Easton
Commitee Chairs
& Co-Chairs
Membership
Betsy Shamberger
Moonstone environmental
Connie Hasara
Mohawk Group
Publicity
Julie Profilet-Saucier
Spillman Farmer Architects
CREW LV TOURS LODGE AT 540
A
LLENTOWN, PA —
Long-time residents of
the Lehigh Valley remember 540 Union Boulevard
as a drive in movie theater that
opened after World War II and
operated until 1988. Today the
27 acres have been redeveloped
to house an international billionaire’s collection of classic
cars in luxurious surroundings.
Members and guests of CREW
Lehigh Valley were privileged
to tour the facility in May and
learn about the design and construction of the facility.
Keith Flickinger, the curator
of the collection of the 155 cars
housed on the site, said the Italian owner became enchanted
with American cars as a boy
when he saw them in Vatican
motorcades. Mr. Flickinger,
who ran a car restoration business, met the owner when he
was engaged to restore and
then house some cars. As more
cars kept coming to Allentown,
a facility was required. The
former drive in was acquired,
and the large movie screen
was retained. Over a series of
years, seven large temperaturecontrolled garages and restoration buildings were constructed
along with a driving track.
Project manager Chris Brown,
of Brown Design Group, discussed the design and construction of the centerpiece of the
facility, a 24,000 s/f gathering
Project Manager Chris Brown
Keith Flickinger, Curator
space inspired by stone barns
in both Lehigh County, PA and
Italy. The design team was sent
to Tuscany to understand the
heritage of the structures. Wood
and stone from 200 year-old
barns were repurposed in the
construction of the building. Capable of hosting 200 at a seated
dinner, the building features a
commercial kitchen decorated
to resemble kitchen facilities in
an Italian villa.
The glass walls in the main
room open onto a patio and
overlooks the original drive-in
movie screen. The exterior is
wired for sound and movies
are screened at the owner’s
pleasure. Guests may enjoy
four apartments in the main
building; a mezzanine apartment overlooking a portion of
the car collection is reserved
for the owner.
Buicks constitute a large
portion of the collection and
all cars are in drive-ready
condition. In July the facility
will host the 50th Anniversary
Celebration of the Buick Club
of America. n
Betsy Storey-Bono
Concannon Miller & Co., PC
Community Service
Jody King
CBRE, Inc.
Casey Noble
Liberty Property Trust
Programs
Jennifer Kennedy- DDP
Roofing Services, Inc.
Pamela Sullivan
National Office Furniture
DeAna Susinskas
ESSA Bank & Trust
Foundation Chair
Annie Osika
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Delegates
Kristin Homes
Holmes Cunningham Engineering
Kelly Berfield
Colliers International
For membership
information contact:
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SPONSORS
GOLD
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus • Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba
Liberty Property Trust • National Penn Bank• PennCap Properties
Servpro of Easton, Bethlehem & Whitehall • Concannon Miller
PATRON
NorthStar Management • Boyle Construction • NAI Summit
Newmark Grubb • Environmental Consultation Services
CONTRIBUTORS
Campbell Rappold & Yurasits • Buckno Lisicky & Co • Lafayette Bank
Spillman Farmer Architects • People’s Security Bank & Trust • Colliers International
FRIENDS
JG Petrucci • HMK Insurance • DesignPoint • The Frederick Group
Tubiello-Harr & Associates• Barry Isett & Associates • Falcon Engineering LLC
Langan Engineering• Feinberg Real Estate Advisors • MKSD • IMC Constuction