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311 is a special telephone number supported in many communities in Canada and the United States. The number provides access to non-emergency municipal services. The number format follows the N11 code for a group of short, special-purpose local numbers as designated in the North American Numbering Plan .
Philadelphia City Hall under construction in 1881. The building was designed by Scottish-born architect John McArthur Jr. (1823–1890), and Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887).
Philadelphia has played an extensive role in United States history. The city was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era.
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John Trusty Gibson (1919) John T. Gibson (1878-1937) [5] leased the Standard Theatre in January 1914, and purchased it from Joseph W. Cummings later in the year. [6] In an interview almost two years after his purchase, Gibson said the following: "When I bought the New Standard theater, I felt that there was a field in this city for good clean Negro vaudeville at popular prices."
Metro is a free daily newspaper in Philadelphia which began publishing on January 24, 2000. [1] Originally published by Metro International, it was the first Metro edition published in North America and the ninth edition since the first in Stockholm in 1995.
People who bought the snacks with the “non-GMO ingredients” graphic in the U.S. between Feb. 2, 2017, through Dec. 6, 2024, can “submit a valid timely” claim form by July 28, 2025.
Philadelphia Athletics win World Series over Chicago Cubs Uptown Theater opens. Rodin Museum dedicated. [48] 1930 – Population: 1,950,961. [48] Pat’s King of Steaks opens. Inventor/originator of cheese steaks; Philadelphia Athletics win World Series over St Louis Cardinals; 1931 Municipal Auditorium opens. [48] Girard Trust Building constructed