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	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as "Philly" or "the City of Brotherly Love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.
		Philadelphia served as the temporary capital for a decade, until 1800, when the Capitol building in the new Federal city of Washington, DC was opened.
		Philadelphia has been home to many people of note, the most famous of whom is probably Ben Franklin, who along with the others in the Continental Congresses helped shape the city along with the country and the world.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Philadelphia (3354 words)

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as "Philly" or "the City of Brotherly Love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, both in area and population.
		Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historically significant cities in the United States.
		The legislative branch of Philadelphia is the Philadelphia City Council, which consists of seven council members elected at-large and ten council members from individual districts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (4288 words)

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
		Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.
		Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in the United States (dating from 1681) and has played a central role in American history and the development of the United States.
		Philadelphia served as the temporary capital until 1800 when the Capitol building in the new Federal city of Washington, DC was opened.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/philadelphia__pennsylvania (2587 words)

	LTSP - Philadelphia, City of Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Today Philadelphia may be one of the oldest cities in the United States, but its population is younger then the national average.
		Philadelphia also was reported recently as the safest of the 12 largest cities in America.
		Philadelphia has become one of the foremost centers for culture and the arts with the new Avenue of the Arts.
	www.ltsp.edu /campus/philadelphia.htm (669 words)

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.
		Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in the United States (it was first settled by Swedish colonists in 1669, see New Sweden) and has played a critical role in American history and the development of the United States.
		Philadelphia still gets many immigrants, and has a large Italian American population along with Irish-Americans, Asian-Americans, and growing numbers of Hispanic residents and emigres from Russia and Asian countries.
	philadelphia.biography.ms (2783 words)

	Articles - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Philadelphia has the third largest Puerto Rican population in America with many other Hispanic cultures and a thriving Asian population mainly of Chinese, Korean and Asian Indian.
		Philadelphia's famous South Philly known as being a Italian stronghold is now being home to growing numbers of Hispanics mostly of Mexican and South American backgrounds and Vietnamese.
		Philadelphia also has long been a home for many Eastern European immigrants with Russians, Greeks, and Ukranians congregating in the Near Northeast.
	www.beadscenter.com /articles/Philadelphia (3906 words)

	MATR News: Philadelphia joins list of cities seeking wireless Net for all
		If the plan becomes a reality, Philadelphia could leap to the forefront of a growing number of cities that have contemplated offering wireless Internet service to residents, workers and guests.
		The new "wireless mesh" technology under consideration in Philadelphia has made it possible to expand those similar networks over entire neighborhoods, with the help of relatively cheap antennas.
		Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street, a technology buff who carries a wireless handheld computer everywhere he goes, appointed a 14-member committee last week to work out the specifics of his city's plan, including any fees, or restrictions on its use.
	www.matr.net /article-11903.html (590 words)

	CNN.com - arts & style - Philadelphia murals offer 'autobiography of neighborhoods' - October 12, 2000
		Groups will be guided past about 20 murals in a given area over the course of an afternoon, have lunch in the neighborhood and talk to some of the residents who helped design and create the murals.
		Some of Philadelphia's most notorious graffiti writers and artists were hired by the city with the agreement that they no longer deface property.
		Murals dot every neighborhood, and the waiting list for more is 10 years long and includes more than 1,500 requests.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/STYLE/arts/10/12/phila.murals.ap (940 words)

	List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following are a list of major neighborhoods in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, organized by broad geographical location within the city:
		Cobbs Creek - a predominantly Black American neighborhood.
		Pennsport - locally referred to as "Two Street", Penn's Port is a predominately Irish-American Catholic neighborhood.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhoods (296 words)

	Philadelphia Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This list is being augmented yet again by the Philadelphia City Archives with names of neighborhoods, redevelopment areas, and other place names which have been assigned officially or unofficially to certain areas of the city.
		It is interesting to see the dynamics of neighborhood naming in over 350 years of occupation of the 129 square miles which comprise Philadelphia by the Native Americans, the Swedes, the English and German pioneers, and later and current Philadelphians.
		Others were applied by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority which stuck as part of that neighborhood's heritage, as one can see when viewing the lists.
	www.phila.gov /phils/Docs/otherinfo/placname.htm (917 words)

	Philadelphia on short list for new vets' cemetery
		PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia area is one of three regions across the country considered in dire need of a veteran's cemetery and could have a national burial ground within four years, federal officials announced yesterday.
		The Philadelphia area, along with central California and southern Florida, are now next in line for new burial grounds.
		The VA has not developed a budget for the Philadelphia-area cemetery, which is projected to be completed by 2006 or 2007, Principi said.
	www.postgazette.com /localnews/20030520vets0520p8.asp (162 words)

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A June 30, 2005 census estimate showed the population dropping modestly to 1,470,151, with Phoenix, Arizona expected to surpass the city proper as the 5th largest in the United States.
		Another building, just approved, called 1441 Chestnut, will also be taller than City Hall upon completion in 2006, although not the tallest in the city.
		Because of the large presence of the federal government, the city has a large contingent of law firms including the head quarters of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP-- a world-wide firm and federal contractor.
	www.totalbike.com /wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (3492 words)

	WHYY: Across The Generations
		See also the Philadelphia Neighborhoods Bibliography for basic resources for identifying and defining current Philadelphia neighborhoods and their boundaries.
		As described, the project will tap census records, city directories, engineering maps, historic records related to schools and businesses, videotaped oral history interviews, and periodic neighborhood "fairs" to which people are invited to come and bring their family keepsakes and artifacts to be scanned, photographed, or documented.
		Developed by a former resident of the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, this "neighborhood history" web site can serve as a model for working with students interested in created an Internet web site related to the neighborhood in which they live.
	www.whyy.org /generations/neighborhood.html (1645 words)

	Philadelphia suburb tops most-livable list - PittsburghLIVE.com
		The magazine publishes annual lists of other best places to live, focusing in past years on small towns and coastal communities.
		By the 1920s, it was a desirable address for the captains of industry in Camden and Philadelphia.
		There are century-old mansions in one part of town, newer "McMansions" in another and neighborhoods of postwar suburban-style homes that help account for the $375,000 median price tag on a single-family home.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/national/s_352355.html (671 words)

	Philadelphia, PA - Education, Arts, Business, Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Distributes grants to improve the quality of life in the greater Philadelphia area, particularly for its neediest residents.
		Philadelphia area community center offering social, educational, recreational and support services to the sexual and gender minority community.
		Features a complete list of its over 1,800 animals with photos, descriptions, videos and webcams, and information on sponsorship.
	zurl.com /city/philadelphia-pa (1859 words)

	Philadelphia Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The majority of the names from this list are taken from Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual which was edited by Kenneth Finkel and published by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1994 and 1995.
		The original city of Philadelphia between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers, Vine to South streets.
		Legend has it that Charles Dickens named the neighborhood in 1842, but the use is primarily 20th century.
	www.phila.gov /phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm (1818 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) - Placemaking for Communities - The 20 Best Neighborhoods in North America
		We decided to brave the storm of reader reactions by drafting a list of what we think are the best neighborhoods across North America (at least some of them).
		Great neighborhoods and districts succeed because of the good smaller places within them, which added together equal more than the sum of the parts.
		The best neighborhoods and downtowns, whether Camden, Maine, or Coyoacan in Mexico City, emerge when communities are guided first and foremost by a vision of what they want to see in public spaces and the things they would like to do there.
	www.pps.org /info/newsletter/november2004/november2004_neighborhoods (736 words)

	Philadelphia Genealogy: The Philadelphia Story
		I have attempted on this page to present a history of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods and to provide those researching their Philadelphia ancestors with names, addresses and phone numbers to most sources of records for research in this city.
		This page contains valuable information for the genealogist who is interested in learning about the neighborhoods their ancestors lived in.
		It details the birth, industries and history of each early Philadelphia neighborhood, borough, and township which all later became part of the City of Philadelphia proper.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Prairie/8088/philly.html (475 words)

	County List Philadelphia Town NEWS, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		My county is not listed in the counties not able to accept VIOP calls...
		The front page each day has been almost exclusively about the BRAC list and how the town, county and state will fight to save New London Submarine Base, which is on the list for closure.
		The East Greenwich Town Council will discuss the timing for installing sewers in three neighborhoods on the short list for the town's sewer expansion project at their June 13 meeting.
	www.thephiladelphiaweb.com /county-list-philadelphia-town.html (767 words)

	Philadelphia joins list of cities mulling wireless Internet for all - 09/02/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		If the plan becomes a reality, Philadelphia would leap to the forefront of a growing number of cities already offering or mulling a wireless broadband network for their residents, workers and guests.
		And that is going to be a problem for providers who have built a business model around charging a fee,” he said.
		But the “wireless mesh” technology being considered by Philadelphia and other cities essentially joins those individual hot spots into a network to provide service across entire neighborhoods.
	www.detnews.com /2004/technology/0409/03/technology-261422.htm (884 words)

	Links to TND and New Urban Neighborhoods
		The acronym TND stands for Traditional Neighborhood Development, a comprehensive planning system that includes a variety of housing types and land uses in a defined area.
		The variety of uses permits educational facilities, civic buildings and commercial establishments to be located within walking distance of private homes.
		A TND is served by a network of paths, streets and lanes suitable for pedestrians as well as vehicles.
	www.tndtownpaper.com /neighborhoods.htm (407 words)

	Neighborhoods Online: National (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Neighborhoods Online was created in 1995 by the Institute for the Study of Civic Values and as an online resource center for America's neighborhood builders--people who work through grassroots organizations, as volunteers, and in government to build strong neighborhoods and communities throughout the country.
		Our aim is to provide fast access to information and ideas covering all aspects of neighborhood revitalization, as well as to create a national network of activists and people in government working on problems that affect us where we live.
		If you want to become part of our network, subscribe to the build-com listserv that we have created to support neighborhood activism and empowerment.
	www.neighborhoodsonline.net (161 words)

	Philadelphia : Shopping : The Top Shopping Streets & Neighborhoods \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Manayunk Shopping--This neighborhood, 8 miles up the Schuylkill from the Art Museum and Center City, soared in popularity in the 1990s.
		It houses some of Philadelphia's hippest restaurants and shops.
		A wonderful hour-long stroll along the spine of Main Street will put you in touch with contemporary crafts, clothing, antiques, and galleries.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/philadelphia/0023023037.html (593 words)

	Employer List: 3 Employers for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - MedHunters
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		The Liberty Bell and the National Constitution Center; historic buildings and hip neighborhoods; the authentic flavors of Chinatown and the infamous Philly cheesesteak – Philadelphia (pop.
	www.medhunters.com /query/orgQuery/philadelphiaPaUsa/query.html (213 words)

	USATODAY.com - Philadelphia joins the list of cities mulling wireless Internet for all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		USATODAY.com - Philadelphia joins the list of cities mulling wireless Internet for all
		Philadelphia joins the list of cities mulling wireless Internet for all
		PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2004-09-01-philly-wireless_x.htm (597 words)

	USATODAY.com - Philadelphia joins list of cities seeking wireless Net for all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		USATODAY.com - Philadelphia joins list of cities seeking wireless Net for all
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		PHILADELPHIA — For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/wireless/data/2004-09-01-philly-wifi_x.htm (609 words)

	TUP Subject Index: Urban Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Philadelphia: Neighborhoods, Division, and Conflict in a Post-Industrial City
		Reshaping Ethnic and Racial Relations in Philadelphia: Immigrants in a Divided City
		If you have questions or comments about any of our books, feel free to email the Webmaster.
	www.temple.edu /tempress/urban_all.html (815 words)

	Neighborhoods Online: Philadelphia
		To find community organizations, business associations, schools, libraries, City recreation and health centers, social services, and a wide range of neighborhood data, click on one of the City Planning Districts on the map or listed below.
		If you need census data about a specific address, click here.
		For more information contact the Institute for the Study of Civic Values
	phillyneighborhoods.org (59 words)

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