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Rooftops
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Arts Bank Sign * name sign * On the roof. Arts Bank. Southeast corner Broad and South. * 39.943500,-75.165300 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified |
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The Schuylkill Chained, The Schuylkill Freed William Rush, 1825 (1980 fiberglass casts) * reclining people, eagle, waterworks machinery * Roofs. Two of the smaller buildings of the Water Works. Along the river, near the Spring Garden bridge, off Kelly Drive around 26th. * 39.966350,-75.183600 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +Page for the Thomas Eakins painting William Rush Carving his Allegorical Statue of the Schuylkill +Max Buten's picture of this piece +phillyhistory.org 1930 picture of the original piece +phillyhistory.org another 1930 picture of the original piece +wikipedia.org's William Rush page +Fairmount Water Works |
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Eagle 1835 (alleged construction date of the gazebo) * eagle * Gazebo roof. On the grounds of the Water Works. Overlooking the Schuylkill. Off Kelly Drive around 26th.. * 39.966970,-75.184625 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +Fairmount Water Works |
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Art, Science, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, Mining, and Columbia A.M.J. Mueller, 1876 (approximate) * standing people, sitting people, groups of people, anchor, column, globe, books and tablet, tools and machine parts, symbols of peace and victory * On the roof. Memorial Hall. Avenue of the Republc between 41st and Belmont. * 39.979500,-75.209000 [map] * On the West Park tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building +Max Buten's picture of this piece |
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Zimmerman House 1911 * cattle heads, ball with Z * Under the eaves and on the roof. North side of Fairmount between 4th and 5th. * 39.962975,-75.145450 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +The Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building |
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Art Museum Roof Ornaments 1928 (year of building) * griffins (museum logo), gazelles, plants * Around the roof. Art Museum. Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).. * 39.965250,-75.182000 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * Exhibits: Favorites * See also: +Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Two Triangles Leaning George Rickey, 1982 * abstract * Moves in the wind. * On the Library roof. Drexel University. Southwest corner, 33rd and Market. * 39.955450,-75.189725 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +Drexel University |
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Neons for Buttonwood Stephen Anotonakos, 1990 * big abstract * The picture was taken from the South side of Logan Square. * Roof. South side of CityView Condominiums. North side of Hamilton between 20th and 21st. Visible from the Parkway from 18th to 22nd.. * 39.962550,-75.171750 [map] * On the Franklin Town tour. * See also: +stephenantonakos.com |