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The Sun Oil Building is a historic building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 19-story Art Deco high-rise stands 230 feet (70 m) tall. It served as the headquarters of the Sun Oil Company from its erection in 1928 until Sun relocated in 1971. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and on the ...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Nationality. American. Occupation. Businessman. Known for. Sun Oil. Joseph Newton Pew (July 20, 1848 – October 12, 1912) was the founder of Sun Oil Company (now Sunoco) and a prominent philanthropist.
Sunoco. Sunoco LP / səˈnoʊkoʊ / is an American master limited partnership organized under Delaware state laws and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Dating back to 1886, the company has transitioned from a vertically integrated energy company to a distributor of fuels and operator of midstream services. It was previously engaged in oil ...
In 1901, Joseph N. Pew Sr. purchased 82 acres in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania along the Delaware River, for the Sunoco Refinery. The refinery which was prosperous immediately, was operational in early 1902. [5]: 8 The two Pew brothers were instrumental in the expansion and success of Sun Oil. Joseph N. Pew Jr. persuaded the company to lay gasoline ...
J. Howard Pew was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1882 and raised as a devout Presbyterian. In 1886 Pew's father, Joseph Newton Pew, Sr. (1848–1912) started an oil business in Pennsylvania, expanding to Texas when oil was discovered near Beaumont in 1901. This company became known as the Sun Oil Company. J.
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Coordinates: 39°50′56″N 75°21′05″W. A photo of the " Hammer-head " crane on the cover of the company's newsletter "Our Yard" in 1947. Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company (1917–1989) was a major shipbuilding company in Chester, Pennsylvania on the Delaware River. Its primary product was tankers, but the ...
The PSFS Building is a 36- story, 491 feet (150 m) skyscraper in the Market East neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at the corner of 12th and Market Streets, the skyscraper contains 557,000 square feet (52,000 m 2) in the original building, with more space provided by a modern addition.
Gasoline. Owner. Standard Oil (1874–1911) Atlantic Petroleum was an oil company in the Eastern United States headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a direct descendant of the Standard Oil Trust. [1] It was also one of the companies that merged with Richfield Oil Corporation to form the "AtlanticRichfield Co.", later known as ARCO.