Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is the principal city of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The population was 49,523 at the 2000 census.
The Altoona MSA includes Blair County, northeastern and central-east Cambria County, and Bedford County.
Having grown around the railroad industry, the city is currently working to recover against industrial
decline and urban decentralization over the past several decades.
The city is home to the Altoona Curve baseball team of the Double A Eastern League,
which is the Double A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
It also houses the 75+ year-old Altoona Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Nicholas Palmer.
Prominent landmarks include the Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Memorial Museum,
the Mishler Theatre, the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and the Jaffa Mosque.
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