Much of my day was devoted to cutting out newspaper flowers in preparation for Five Rivers Fall Festival on Saturday, and most of my evening was taken up with gatherings at both Middle and elementary school (didn't have to choose in the end, I just about managed to make it to both!). I'm guessing that rather than read in depth about any of these activities, you'd prefer to see some photos of Philadelphia by night:
The Man writes...when Philadelphia City Hall was completed in 1901, the only taller structures in the world were the Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument.
On top of the tower is a 37 foot statue of William Penn, the Quaker and champion of democracy and religious freedom who founded Pennsylvania in 1681. Strangely, he died penniless nearly forty years later in England in Ruscombe near Twyford, Berkshire, and was buried in an unmarked grave in Chalfont St Giles.
Nearby is John F Kennedy Plaza, also known as the Love Park, in the shadow of Philadephia's tallest building today, the 974 foot Comcast Tower. The Love Sculpture by Robert Indiana is in fact one of about 30 versions in the World.
The Man writes...when Philadelphia City Hall was completed in 1901, the only taller structures in the world were the Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument.
On top of the tower is a 37 foot statue of William Penn, the Quaker and champion of democracy and religious freedom who founded Pennsylvania in 1681. Strangely, he died penniless nearly forty years later in England in Ruscombe near Twyford, Berkshire, and was buried in an unmarked grave in Chalfont St Giles. 
Nearby is John F Kennedy Plaza, also known as the Love Park, in the shadow of Philadephia's tallest building today, the 974 foot Comcast Tower. The Love Sculpture by Robert Indiana is in fact one of about 30 versions in the World.
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