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Old City Hall (Philadelphia) / 39.94778°N 75.14806°W / 39.94778; -75.14806. Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr. [ 2]
1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Area served. Delaware Valley. Products. Clothing, footwear, housewares, furniture, toys, jewelry, linens. Wanamaker 's, originally known as John Wanamaker Department Store, was one of the first department stores in the United States. Founded by John Wanamaker in Philadelphia in 1861, it was ...
December 8, 1976. Reference no. 76001666. Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
Lit Brothers was a moderately-priced department store based in Philadelphia. Samuel and Jacob Lit opened the first store at Market and N. 8th streets in 1891. Lits positioned itself well as a more affordable alternate to its upscale competitors Strawbridge and Clothier, John Wanamaker, and Gimbels. The store's slogan was "A Great Store in A ...
The city undertook construction of a new city hall, designed to match its ambitions. The project was graft-ridden and it took twenty-three years to complete. Upon completion of its tower in 1894, [70] City Hall was the tallest building in Philadelphia, a position it maintained until One Liberty Place surpassed it in 1986. [71]
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Known for. Sculpture. Alexander Milne Calder (August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. [ 1] Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander Calder, became significant sculptors in the ...
Tutu (clothing) A colourfully decorated classical ballet tutu, on a dress form. A tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a classical ballet performance, often with attached bodice. [ 1] It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf ...
The iconic tulle tutu worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening credits of “Sex and the City” proved a star lot in an auction of “iconic” fashion pieces from film, TV and celebrity ...