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The PSFS Building (1931) with Liberty Place (1987) in the background. Numerous steel and concrete skyscrapers were constructed in the first two decades of the 20th century. In the 1920s construction continued with skyscrapers such as the Aldine Trust Building, the Lewis Tower, the Drake Hotel, the Ben Franklin House and the Rittenhouse Plaza.
The PSFS Building was praised for its cantilevering facade and the building's organization of shops on the first floor, the banking hall on the second floor, offices above and the service tower in the back. Unlike the PSFS Building, the design of the other skyscraper—New York City's McGraw-Hill Building—was more due to necessity of ...
The Philadelphia skyline as seen from Boathouse Row in June 2019 (annotated version) The Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Delaware River in February 2023 Philadelphia, the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is home to more than 300 completed high-rise buildings and skyscrapers up to 330 feet (101 m), and 58 completed skyscrapers of 330 feet (101 m) or taller, of which 34 are ...
The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.
Philadelphia: Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s [60] [61] 27: The St. James: 498 / 152: 45: 2004: Philadelphia: Tallest building located east of Broad Street [62] [63] When constructed in 2003, the St. James was the tallest apartment building in Philadelphia. [64] 28: Loews Philadelphia Hotel: 492 / 150: 36: 1932: Philadelphia
West Philadelphia 49th & Market Sts. Mill Creek: Men's hospital built 1856–59. Plan influenced by Thomas Story Kirkbride. 28: Insurance Company of North America (INA) Building: Insurance Company of North America (INA) Building
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The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial is designed to honor those who served in all branches of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. The memorial pays tribute to the 80,000 Philadelphia Vietnam Era Veterans who served our country in our nation's longest war.