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The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization.
Demolished theatres in Philadelphia (12 P) Pages in category "Demolished buildings and structures in Philadelphia" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Originally intended as Philadelphia's City Hall, it housed the U.S. Supreme Court from the completion of its construction in 1791 until 1800, when the national capital was moved to Washington, D.C. Three chief justices, John Jay ( Jay Court ), John Rutledge ( Rutledge Court ), and Oliver Ellsworth ( Ellsworth Court ), officiated the Supreme ...
Upon completion, the high-rise was the tallest building constructed in Philadelphia since the early 1930s. [2] [3] The rectangular building was 243 feet (74 m) long and 92 feet (28 m) wide, and contained 756,000 square feet (70,000 m 2). Of the thirty-eight floors, thirty-six were occupiable and two were mechanical floors. The structure also ...
The Federal Building, a stately 129-year-old brick and brownstone structure on West Philadelphia Street that once served as York's post office, has been sold to local real estate developers and ...
Built using brick, white marble and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall is the world's largest free-standing masonry building and was the world's tallest habitable building upon its completion in 1894. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976; in 2006, it was also named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the ...
Put simply, Operation Plunder Dome was an undercover investigation by the FBI targeting corruption within the City of Providence, up to and including its mayor, Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr.
The board will meet on Friday at Hamilton City Hall at 4 p.m. to discuss the matter. In the meantime, leaders hope to figure out a solution for local flood control. Rep.