2007
- December
Citizens Bank Park is a 43,647-seat
baseball-only
stadium in Philadelphia that opened on April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular-season baseball game nine days later. Built to replace the now-demolished
Veterans Stadium, it has a natural-grass-and-dirt playing field.
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history
- November
The
Schuylkill River is a
river in the
U.S. state of
Pennsylvania. The river is approximately 130 miles (209 km) long. Its
watershed of around 2000 square miles (5,000 km²) lies entirely within Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch starts in the
Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora
Springs, near
Tamaqua in
Schuylkill County. The west branch starts near
Minersville and joins the eastern branch at the town of
Schuylkill Haven. The
Tulpehocken Creek joins it at the western edge of
Reading.
Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia.
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- October
Geno's Steaks is a South Philadelphia
restaurant specializing in
cheesesteaks. Founded in 1966 by Joe Vento, Geno's is located directly across the street from rival
Pat's King of Steaks. The rivalry between Geno's and Pat's about which has the best cheesesteaks is a popular Philadelphia argument.
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- September
The
Reading Terminal Market is an enclosed
public market at 12th and Arch Streets in downtown
Philadelphia. Philbert the pig, a
sculpture by
Eric Berg, is displayed there.
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history
- August
The
Comcast Center is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently under construction, the Comcast Center officially became the tallest building on June 18, 2007, surpassing
One Liberty Place (reflected in the building's glass
facade).
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history
- July
The
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author
Edgar Allan Poe. Of the many homes in which Poe lived during his six years in Philadelphia, it is the only one which still survives. The picture is a statue outside of the home which depicts a
raven, representative of the poem, "
The Raven."
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history
- June
- May
The
Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic avenue that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. The Parkway serves as an integral part of the
Museum District of Philadelphia. Named for
Benjamin Franklin, the
Parkway is a mile-long diagonal roadway that cuts across the
grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at the
Philadelphia City Hall and ends at
Eakins Oval in front of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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history
- April
The Gross Clinic is an 1875 painting by
Thomas Eakins. It is
oil on
canvas and measures 8' by 6'6". The painting depicts Dr.
Samuel D. Gross lecturing a group of
Jefferson Medical College students. Admired for its uncompromising
realism, The Gross Clinic has an important place documenting the history of medicine - both because it honors the emergence of
surgery as a healing profession, and because it shows us what the surgical theater looked like in the nineteenth century.
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history
- March
Independence Hall is a U.S.
national landmark located in Philadelphia. Known primarily as the location where the
Declaration of Independence was approved, the building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House for the
Province of Pennsylvania. The Declaration of Independence, the
Articles of Confederation, and
United States Constitution were all signed at Independence Hall.
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history
- February
The
Fairmount Water Works was the first
municipal
waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822 it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. It was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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history
- January
The
Philadelphia Police Department is the
police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest municipal police agencies in the
United States, and the fourth largest in the country.
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talk -
history
2007
- December
Citizens Bank Park is a 43,647-seat
baseball-only
stadium in Philadelphia that opened on April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular-season baseball game nine days later. Built to replace the now-demolished
Veterans Stadium, it has a natural-grass-and-dirt playing field.
view -
talk -
history
- November
The
Schuylkill River is a
river in the
U.S. state of
Pennsylvania. The river is approximately 130 miles (209 km) long. Its
watershed of around 2000 square miles (5,000 km²) lies entirely within Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch starts in the
Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora
Springs, near
Tamaqua in
Schuylkill County. The west branch starts near
Minersville and joins the eastern branch at the town of
Schuylkill Haven. The
Tulpehocken Creek joins it at the western edge of
Reading.
Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia.
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talk -
history
- October
Geno's Steaks is a South Philadelphia
restaurant specializing in
cheesesteaks. Founded in 1966 by Joe Vento, Geno's is located directly across the street from rival
Pat's King of Steaks. The rivalry between Geno's and Pat's about which has the best cheesesteaks is a popular Philadelphia argument.
view -
talk -
history
- September
The
Reading Terminal Market is an enclosed
public market at 12th and Arch Streets in downtown
Philadelphia. Philbert the pig, a
sculpture by
Eric Berg, is displayed there.
view -
talk -
history
- August
The
Comcast Center is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently under construction, the Comcast Center officially became the tallest building on June 18, 2007, surpassing
One Liberty Place (reflected in the building's glass
facade).
view -
talk -
history
- July
The
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author
Edgar Allan Poe. Of the many homes in which Poe lived during his six years in Philadelphia, it is the only one which still survives. The picture is a statue outside of the home which depicts a
raven, representative of the poem, "
The Raven."
view -
talk -
history
- June
- May
The
Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic avenue that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. The Parkway serves as an integral part of the
Museum District of Philadelphia. Named for
Benjamin Franklin, the
Parkway is a mile-long diagonal roadway that cuts across the
grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at the
Philadelphia City Hall and ends at
Eakins Oval in front of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
view -
talk -
history
- April
The Gross Clinic is an 1875 painting by
Thomas Eakins. It is
oil on
canvas and measures 8' by 6'6". The painting depicts Dr.
Samuel D. Gross lecturing a group of
Jefferson Medical College students. Admired for its uncompromising
realism, The Gross Clinic has an important place documenting the history of medicine - both because it honors the emergence of
surgery as a healing profession, and because it shows us what the surgical theater looked like in the nineteenth century.
view -
talk -
history
- March
Independence Hall is a U.S.
national landmark located in Philadelphia. Known primarily as the location where the
Declaration of Independence was approved, the building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House for the
Province of Pennsylvania. The Declaration of Independence, the
Articles of Confederation, and
United States Constitution were all signed at Independence Hall.
view -
talk -
history
- February
The
Fairmount Water Works was the first
municipal
waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822 it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. It was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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talk -
history
- January
The
Philadelphia Police Department is the
police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest municipal police agencies in the
United States, and the fourth largest in the country.
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history