Submission by Richard (Allentown resident):
I don't know what everybody else thinks about this, but I was shocked to see that The Hyatt has filled in its fountain. Instead of having the water feature in front that became so identifiable over the years, now there is a big pine tree. I am most upset because I had heard recently that The Hyatt was just given a large sum of money to 'spruce' up the hotel. I'm sure that a spruce tree was not what anyone had in mind.
I must say that the front lobby looks so much nicer these days, though now the luster is lost when approaching the building. It's a real shame that the one feature that drew me to the front of the hotel and helped to enhance the cityscape is now gone, only to be replaced by a tree. I do love trees, that's not the point. I just wish they had not done away with the fountain.