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Electric Factory Concerts is a Philadelphia-based concert promotion firm, affiliated with the former Electric Factory venue in that city. It was founded by Herbert Spivak, who ran the business with his brothers Jerry Spivak and Allen Spivak.
Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995. It has a capacity between 2,500 [1] and 3,000 people. [2]
The General Electric Switchgear Plant is a historic factory building located at 421 North 7th Street at Willow Street in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1916, and is a seven-story, seven bay by nine bay, reinforced concrete building with brick facing.
Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) [1] is an American electronics manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia. Philco was a pioneer in battery, radio, and television production. In 1961, the company was purchased by Ford and, from 1966, renamed "Philco-Ford". Ford sold the company to GTE in 1974, and it was purchased by Philips ...
An important early customer for electric boat motors was the Electric Launch Company, also known as Elco. Following an 1892 bankruptcy, financier Isaac Rice bailed out Electro-Dynamic and became a co-owner. Griscom died in a hunting accident in 1897.
Share certificate issued by the J. G. Brill Company, issued on April 11, 1921 A 1903 Brill-built streetcar on a heritage streetcar line in Sintra, Portugal in 2010. The J. G. Brill Company manufactured streetcars, [1] interurban coaches, motor buses, trolleybuses and railroad cars in the United States for nearly 90 years, hence the longest-lasting trolley and interurban manufacturer.
Live at the Electric Factory is the first live CD from Denver-based rock band the Fray, available on iTunes as well as at select indie stores. It was recorded at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia and released on July 18, 2006.
PECO, formerly the Philadelphia Electric Company, is an energy company founded in 1881 and incorporated in 1929. [1] It became part of Exelon Corporation in 2000 when it merged with Commonwealth Edison 's holding company Unicom Corp .