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	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.
		It is one of the oldest cities in the United States (dating from 1681) and during part of the 18th century was the first capital and then-largest city of the United States.
		The legislative branch of Philadephia is the Philadelphia City Council.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/ph/philadelphia__pennsylvania.html (1525 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population.
		As of June 30, 2005, the population estimate for the city was 1,470,151.
		Philadelphia is also one of the largest college/university towns in the United States with over 120,000 students studying within the city limits alone and nearly 300,000 total college and university students in the metropolitan area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philadelphia (5127 words)

	Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of government for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		The building was designed by Philadelphia architect John McArthur, and was constructed from 1871 until 1901 for a cost of $24 million.
		For much of its history, City Hall was the tallest building in Philadelphia, thanks to a "gentlemen's agreement".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philadelphia_City_Hall (180 words)

	The Department of Public Property's Virtual City Hall
		City Hall is both an historic, architecturally significant building and the functioning home of Philadelphia's city and county offices and courts.
		City Hall is the center of Philadelphia's government and politics, and has been the focal point of Philadelphia itself for more than a century.
		City Hall is a dominant structure in Philadelphia even though it must vie for attention with the new postmodern buildings that command the City's skyline.
	www.phila.gov /property/virtualcityhall/history.asp (1351 words)

	WHYY: City Hall 100
		City Hall is a century old and CITY HALL 100 will examine this structure that represents the heart of area politics and geography.
		Finished in 1901, City Hall was built on a site used for public hangings, was called the ugliest building in America by some architectural experts and narrowly escaped the wrecking ball in the 1950s.
		The inspiration for CITY HALL 100 came about as a partnership with Millennium Philadelphia, an initiative designed to promote a regional celebration, which is hosting a number of events in 2000 and 2001.
	www.whyy.org /tv12/cityhall100.html (719 words)

	City Hall
		Philadelphia City Hall was built on Center Square, a four block area that William Penn designated for public buildings.
		Billy Penn - as the statue has become known in Philadelphia - was assembled and displayed for a year in the City Hall courtyard.
		Before City Hall, Penn Square had been used as a public hanging ground, and later, a water pumping station.
	www.whyy.org /tv12/secrets/city.html (308 words)

	New York City Hall Competition
		The City Hall has been in its time the finest piece of architecture in the country, but it is surpassed now by many buildings of more imposing structure if no so classical in their architectural style.
		An enormous new City Hall, of white marble, is to be built in 1893-95, at a cost exceeding $4,000,000.
		The competition organized by Mayor Thomas Gilroy called for the demolition of the old City Hall with that space and the area on both sides of a rear courthouse to be utilized for the new structure.
	members.aol.com /gaaudsley/CompetitionFrame1Source1.htm (1009 words)

	Democrats narrowly retain control of Philadelphia City Hall
		Philadelphia's mayoral contest was the most expensive election campaign in the country this year.
		The city was given the right to contract work to private firms for the first time, and a no-layoff clause was eliminated.
		The ranks of the homeless in Philadelphia were rising prior to the implementation of the new welfare plan.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/nov1999/phi-n06_prn.shtml (963 words)

	Architecture of City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
		n a city seemingly overrun with opinions, it is no wonder that its city hall has been the object of so much admiration and scorn over the years.
		City Hall was the subject of controversy even before construction began.
		In the 1960's and 1970's there was a group of women known as the "City Hall Bunnies." Their job was to escort distinguished visitors around the building.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/PA/PhiladelphiaCityHall.html (630 words)

	City Hall of Philadelphia
		For ninety years there was an unwritten height restriction for building in the city of Philadelphia that no structure could be erected higher than "Billy Penn's hat." That prohibition was broken in 1986 with the construction of Liberty Place at nearby 17th and Market streets, which soared some 400 feet over William Penn.
		Among City Hall's more than 650 rooms are several standout examples of the opulent Gilded Age in which they were constructed, chief among them being the MayorÕs Reception Room, Conversation Hall, City Council chambers and caucus room and the state Supreme Court chambers.
		Now that City Hall has made it to 100 years of age, it is scheduled to undergo a total restoration at the cost of $347 million.
	ks.essortment.com /cityhallphilad_rnpn.htm (884 words)

	PHILA.GOV \| Welcome to the City of Philadelphia
		The City's Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP) program has been expanded; a citywide Youth Violence Coordinator position has been created; the Mayor has launched the Adolescent Violence Reduction Partnership (AVRP), and an intervention initiative to combat violence aimed at high-risk younger children.
		City officials and employees can use the site to ask for ethics advice or to report a concern to the Board.
		On September 2, 2005, Mayor Street announced that the City of Philadelphia will be providing emergency housing and support to 1,000 families made homeless as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
	www.phila.gov (518 words)

	Html Gear - Guest Gear View Guestbook
		We found your Philadelphia City Hall website and thought you might be the perfect person to ask about our new project.
		The stories that we have so far are scattered throughout the city, so we thought that it might be nice to also choose one central location and collect a number of stories around that spot.
		City Hall would be a perfect choice because it is iconic of Philadelphia, located at the heart of the city and is filled with stories.
	www.htmlgear.tripod.com /guest/control.guest?u=willypenn&a=view&i=1001&r= (375 words)

	Corridors of power
		City Hall is one of the true treasures of Philadelphia.
		City Hall rises out of the intersection of Broad and Market Streets — the north-south and east-west axes of the city grid — and continues to dominate the views along those corridors.
		Concerning City Hall's Tower, the team reviewed a number of historic photographs and other sources and found that the Tower had been lit in a variety of ways in the past.
	lightingdimensions.com /mag/lighting_corridors_power_2 (1810 words)

	Philadelphia Building Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On December 31, 1868, the city Council appointed commissioners to plan new public buildings on Independence Square, with the existing buildings on the square except Independence Hall to be demolished.
		A special election was held on March 30, 1870 to chose between Washington Square and Penn Square for the new city hall.
		City Hall is the largest municipal building in the country and the finest example of the Second Empire style.
	members.aol.com /rssaxon/bldgindex/cityhall.htm (506 words)

	Hotel Philadelphia City Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Hotel philadelphia city hall place on earth only have hollywood's a brand starts sectorsliving costs are.
	www.metrodesalvador.com.br /hotel/hotel_philadelphia_city_hall.html (763 words)

	Old City Hall
		Old City Hall was Philadelphia's second city hall and served as the home of the United States Supreme Court between the years of 1791 and 1800.
		Philadelphia's original City Hall, built during Penn's lifetime, was near the Delaware River on 2nd Street.
		From 1790 to 1800, Philadelphia was the Capital of the United States.
	www.ushistory.org /tour/tour_cityhal.htm (1009 words)

	City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
		Philadelphia' s City Hall is one of the most impressive municipal buildings I have ever seen.
		City Hall is in the center of the city.
		Philadelphia is laid out as a grid, with streets running perpendicular to each other, either north to south, or east to west.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia-860659/Things_To_Do-Philadelphia-City_Hall-BR-1.html (1141 words)

	Pennsylvania Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mayor's Commission on Literacy--cordinates Philadelphia's efforts to make sure every adult Philadelophian has the educational skills needed to work, be an effective parent and participate in the community.
		The City Council is divided into several committees which hear proposals for new city ordinances.
		Pennsylvania's governor is Ed Rendell, a former mayor of Philadelphia.
	www.ucwphilly.com /comm_locations/PHI_gov.htm (977 words)

	CENTER CITY DISTRICT / CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA
		The Center City District (CCD) and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) share a common mission: to enhance the vitality of Center City Philadelphia as a thriving 24–hour downtown, and a premier place to live, work or play.
		The Center City District is a business improvement district dedicated to keeping the downtown of the nation’s fourth largest metropolitan area clean, safe and attractive.
		The 10th annual State of Center City report is designed to measure the progress of Philadelphia's downtown, to document continuing challenges, and to be of use to those who seek to develop, locate, lease, invest or meet in Center City.
	www.centercityphila.org (619 words)

	City Hall \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Philadelphia \| Frommers.com
		When construction of City Hall began in 1871, it was planned to be the tallest structure in the world.
		The highlight of City Hall is the tower view.
		On the way, notice how thick the walls are -- City Hall is the tallest building ever constructed without a skeleton of steel girders, so that its white stone is 6 feet thick at the top and 22 feet thick at ground level.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/philadelphia/A22631.html (471 words)

	Philadelphia City Hall -- references -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Philadelphia: George G. Pierie, Chief of Bureau of City Property, 1900.
		Philadelphia: Society of Architectural Historians and The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1964.
		Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Winkler- Philadelphia City Hall HSR
	www.philadelphiabuildings.org /pab/app/pj_display_citations_holdings.cfm/20977 (1519 words)

	GoCityKids \| City Hall
		Hard to believe, but a mere 30 years ago Philadelphia's City Hall tower was the highest point in the city, and today it's still one of the city's great vantage points.
		Stop at the Tour office and pick up a copy of Philadelphia City Hall Tower Views, and, if the kids are so inclined, take a tour of some of City Hall's 700 rooms, including the Mayor's Reception Room, the Supreme Court, and the City Council Meeting room.
		Note that access to the tower is first come, first served, and try to time your visit for around 1pm to avoid the morning crowds.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=16741 (166 words)

	ALA \| Philadelphia City Hall Flood Closes Law Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A burst valve on an air-conditioning unit sent a cascade of water into the law library, city council chambers, and the mayor’s reception room in Philadelphia’s historic City Hall, the largest municipal building in the United States.
		The leak was discovered early on the morning of April 1 by city workers who saw water coming out of the gold-leaf ceiling onto the furniture and marble floor in the council chambers.
		The Philadelphia Common Pleas and Municipal Court Law Library was relatively undamaged except for the librarian’s office, which was completely flooded.
	www.ala.org /al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=april2002&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8440 (259 words)

	City Hall: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The building was "delivered" to the mayor and city councils (there were two councils then) in 1901 by the building commission.
		On a moonlit night in 1879, Walt Whitman stood at the center of Philadelphia and gazed up at a fantastic construction looming against the sky.
		City Hall is said to be the biggest municipal building in the country, bigger even than the U.S. Capitol.
	www.plannersweb.com /publicbldgs/OTH-PhiladelphiaPA.html (200 words)

	[Hpn] Police arrest 9 homeless activists at Philadelphia City Hall sit-in by KWRU fwd sit-in by KWRU fwd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After she and eight others were arrested, the rest of the group of about 50 demonstrators left the building.
		The group had begun the protest Thursday, delaying a City Council meeting by sitting down on the floor of the council chambers.
		The group demanded that the city provide vouchers giving the families shelter at a hotel through the holidays.
	projects.is.asu.edu /pipermail/hpn/2000-December/002148.html (564 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For some reason Philadelphia has a lot of health insurance companies.
		At the base of the Philadelphia art museum.
		Philadelphia Museum of Art by day, with statue in foreground.
	www.tprophet.org /pumpcon2004/pumpcon.htm (194 words)

	Thomas Ustick Walter- Historic Architecture for a Modern World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		hall to be erected in the Northwest quadrant of
		It was planned that a separate courthouse and county office building would also be built on other quadrants, thus the origin of the term “Public Buildings” for what would ultimately become one large building dominating all four quadrants.
		This is the earliest representation of the Penn Statue atop City Hall.
	www.philaathenaeum.org /tuw/cityhall.html (117 words)

	Family Day Trips from the Princeton Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		You could easily overlook City Hall because it's a seven-story building designed to look like a three story building: the elongated two-story windows helped maintain the context of low houses in which City Hall was originally built.
		Even so, Philadelphia City Hall was designed to be the tallest building in the world, and, at 88 million bricks, it is still the world's highest masonry load-bearing structure.
		From the beginning, the history of cost-overruns on this building is stupendous: City Hall is a great place to teach children that government really knows how to spend money on itself.
	www.princetonol.com /events/daytrip.html (2147 words)

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		PHILADELPHIA by RON NYSWANER September 21, 1992 FADE IN: VARIOUS SHOTS OF PHILADELPHIA EXTERIORS (EXT./DAY)...
		The lawyers have gathered in Wheeler's spacious office, with its floor-to-ceiling view of the Philadelphia skyline.
		The entire street is clear except for one small area under construction, with a huge hole that is clearly marked and blocked off, and you decide you must cross the street at this spot.
	mlvioli.tripod.com /movie_scripts/philadelphia.txt (10616 words)

	City Hall business culture on trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A packed courtroom is expected today for opening arguments in the second trial stemming from the Philadelphia City Hall corruption probe.
		The five are accused of depriving Philadelphia residents of Kemp's honest services through a conspiracy to shower him with payments and other benefits in exchange for city business.
		In addition to the attempt by prosecutors to tackle corruption in Philadelphia City Hall, many prominent people, including Mayor John F. Street, whose office was bugged by the FBI, and Commerce Bancorp Inc. founder and chief executive Vernon W. Hill II, whose e-mail has become evidence, figured in the investigation.
	www.courierpostonline.com /specialreports/corruptiontrial05/trial022205a.htm (259 words)

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