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The Christian Street Historic District is an historic district located along Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [ 2 ] : 5 It is also known as Black Doctors' Row . [ 2 ] : 221 The narrow district extends approximately six city blocks , from the 1400 block of Christian Street to the intersection of Christian Street ...
The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture.
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. The list is organized by broad geographical sections within the city.
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
Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon, [3] is a species of barbeled dragonfishes noted for having ultrablack skin, similar to pigments like Vantablack. The fish has tightly packed melanosomes allowing its skin to absorb 99.95% of light of wavelengths common in its habitat.
Roughly bounded by Fairmount Park and Montgomery Co. Line, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40°4′18″N 75°12′47″W / 40.07167°N 75.21306°W / 40.07167; -75
May 11, 1976 (North Philadelphia Eastern banks of the Schuylkill River: Fairmount Park: First municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822, it operated until 1909.
The phoenix is meant to ensure good luck. The dragon, said to have the magical power of retaining water in its mouth, is intended to protect the structure of the Gate and the community from fire. The four traditional Chinese characters on both sides of the Gate are, "費城華埠" (Fèichéng huá bù), which means Philadelphia Chinatown.