Philadelphia: Independence Hall and the First Capital
Philadelphia was the second capital of the United States after New York, hosting the federal government from 1790 to 1800 while Washington D.C. was under construction. Independence Hall on Chestnut Street is where the Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 1776 and the Constitution was drafted during the summer of 1787. The Liberty Bell, now housed in a glass pavilion directly across the street, cracked during a test ringing in the 1840s and has not been rung since.
The city stretches between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, with Center City sitting on William Penn's original 1682 grid. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway cuts diagonally from City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, whose east entrance steps were made famous by the Rocky films. The Comcast Technology Center, topped out at 1,121 feet in 2017, is the tallest building in Pennsylvania and the headquarters of the media conglomerate. The University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740, anchors University City west of the Schuylkill alongside Drexel. Temple University occupies a large campus in North Philadelphia.
Sports venues cluster at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex: Lincoln Financial Field for the Eagles, Citizens Bank Park for the Phillies, and the Wells Fargo Center shared by the 76ers and Flyers. The cheesesteak rivalry between Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks, facing each other across 9th Street in South Philly, has drawn tourists and locals since Pat Olivieri invented the sandwich in 1930. Wawa convenience stores, founded in the suburb of the same name, function as regional cultural institutions.
SEPTA operates the region's buses, trolleys, subways, and regional rail. The Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Line are the two subway routes. Reading Terminal Market, occupying the train shed of the former Reading Railroad station, has operated since 1893.
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Philadelphia was the second capital of the United States after New York, hosting the federal government from 1790 to 1800 while Washington D.C. was under construction. Independence Hall on Chestnut Street is where the Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 1776 and the Constitution was drafted during the summer of 1787. The Liberty Bell, now housed in a glass pavilion directly across the street, cracked during a test ringing in the 1840s and has not been rung since.
The city stretches between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, with Center City sitting on William Penn's original 1682 grid. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway cuts diagonally from City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, whose east entrance steps were made famous by the Rocky films. The Comcast Technology Center, topped out at 1,121 feet in 2017, is the tallest building in Pennsylvania and the headquarters of the media conglomerate. The University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740, anchors University City west of the Schuylkill alongside Drexel. Temple University occupies a large campus in North Philadelphia.
Sports venues cluster at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex: Lincoln Financial Field for the Eagles, Citizens Bank Park for the Phillies, and the Wells Fargo Center shared by the 76ers and Flyers. The cheesesteak rivalry between Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks, facing each other across 9th Street in South Philly, has drawn tourists and locals since Pat Olivieri invented the sandwich in 1930. Wawa convenience stores, founded in the suburb of the same name, function as regional cultural institutions.
SEPTA operates the region's buses, trolleys, subways, and regional rail. The Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Line are the two subway routes. Reading Terminal Market, occupying the train shed of the former Reading Railroad station, has operated since 1893.
Sites advertising escort services for Philadelphia are reviewed on Escortservice.com. The site catalogs. Nothing beyond cataloging is offered, including no bookings, no vetting of advertisers, and no mediation. Users must be 21 years old or older.
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