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Northwest Philadelphia 206–210 Lincoln Drive: Fairmount Park: Site of British North America's first paper mill. The mill was built in Germantown by William Rittenhouse and his son Nicholas in 1690. Six of the mill town's forty-plus buildings stand today.
Amada Restaurant - owned by Jose Garces, Philadelphia's newest Iron Chef; The Fountain Restaurant - the Four Season Hotel, rated #1 in the city by Zagat Survey; Geno's Steaks - of the "Geno's vs. Pat's" debate; McGillin's Olde Ale House - the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia; Morimoto - the original Iron Chef's restaurant
Unofficial map of the neighborhoods of Philadelphia Philadelphia Planning Analysis sections. The following is a list of neighborhoods, districts and other places located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks.
According to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, sites eligible for listing are those that possess any of the following: [2] Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, commonwealth or nation, or is associated with the life of a person significant in the past.
Independence Mall State Park was created in the 1950s with the intention that the land would eventually be turned over to the NPS. Funded by 40-year state bonds, its construction was a joint venture between Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia and was overseen by Edmund Bacon, director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Many ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Philadelphia County, as placed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). As of 2021, there were 321 combined Roadside (larger) and City (narrower) markers affixed on posts and Plaque markers affixed to buildings or structures in ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks .