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Demolished theatres in Philadelphia (12 P) Pages in category "Demolished buildings and structures in Philadelphia" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
At 10:43 am, the four-story building under demolition collapsed onto the one-story building next door. The buildings crashed down with crumbling brick and wood snapping. Seven people died and 14 people were injured. A 51-year-old woman was trapped for 13 hours and then hospitalized at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical ...
Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, dating back to 1703. [2] The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. [2] [3] The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch and Quarry streets.
The building's interior in 1959 The Provident Life & Trust Company Building at 401–09 Chestnut Street, built between 1888 and 1890 and demolished in 1945, seen in 1910. In his Brazilian Pavilion at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, and his Centennial National Bank (1876) at 32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue, Furness experimented with architectural features that would become part of his ...
The Christian Street Historic District is an historic district located along Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [ 2 ] : 5 It is also known as Black Doctors' Row . [ 2 ] : 221 The narrow district extends approximately six city blocks , from the 1400 block of Christian Street to the intersection of Christian Street ...
On July 10, 2015, the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted overwhelmingly to grant the 19th-century building historic status in an attempt to protect the church from demolition - at least temporarily. [7] Zoning for an 8-story residential building with 49 units was approved in January 2022. The facade must be retained or rebuilt after ...
They took as inspiration for B'nai Abraham's new building the Pike Street Synagogue (Congregation Sons of Israel Kalwarie) built in 1903 and 1904 at 13-15 Pike Street in Manhattan, and designed by the architect Alfred E. Badt. Demolition of the old building began on May 10, 1909 [9] and the new building was dedicated April 1910.
The Boyd was designed by Philadelphia architecture firm Hoffman-Henon and built for Alexander R. Boyd. [1] It opened on Christmas Day 1928. Boasting an opulent Art Deco lobby, extravagant marquee and ticket booth and a 2,450 seat auditorium that featured a screen advertised as 'the largest in Philadelphia', the theater became well known among several others along Chestnut Street.