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  2. Tacony, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    15,675. Area code (s) 215, 267 and 445. Tacony ( Delaware: tèkhane) [1] is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, United States, approximately 8 miles (13 km) from downtown ("Center City") Philadelphia. It is bounded by the east side of Frankford Avenue on the northwest, the south side of Cottman Avenue on the northeast, the north ...

  3. History of rail transport in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad opened in 1839, using the Philadelphia and Columbia and City Railroads to reach downtown. In 1847 a branch of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad to the Tacony section of Philadelphia opened, allowing a transfer to steamboats at Tacony for a connection to downtown.

  4. Center City, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    19102, 19103, 19106–19107, 19109, 19146–19147. Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous with Philadelphia County.

  5. Free Library of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Free Library of Philadelphia is a non-Mayoral agency of the City of Philadelphia governed by an independent Board of Trustees as per the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. [4] The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is a separate 501c3 non-profit with its own board of directors and serves to support the mission of the Free Library of ...

  6. John F. White Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Residence (s) Overbrook Farms, Pennsylvania, U.S. John F. White Jr. (born March 25, 1949) is an American executive and former public servant and politician. [4] [5] White is a former Pennsylvania State Secretary of Welfare, Federal Housing Director, Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives [6] and Philadelphia City Councilman.

  7. Roswell Weidner - Wikipedia

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    Roswell Weidner (September 18, 1911 – September 22, 1999) was an American artist known for his paintings, charcoal and pastel drawings, and prints. His subject matter included still life, landscapes, and portraits. He was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) city school and country school in Chester Springs, and the ...

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