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Orthodox Meetinghouse

The Birmingham Orthodox Friends Meeting, also known as the Birmingham Orthodox Meeting House, is an historic Quaker meetinghouse in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History and architectural features Erected in 1845, as a result of the Hicksite-Orthodox split in the Society of Friends, the Birmingham Orthodox Friends Meetinghouse was built in a modern or "classical" style, with larger windows than the older Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse. Created at a total cost of $2,310.83, it was built using green serpentine stone that was quarried at Chalkley Bell's Quarries in Westtown Township. It seated up to 200 people. A small graveyard was also built in 1874. The members of the Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse, which was located a few hundred yards north, joined the Hicksite branch of the Quaker movement, as was common among farmers in Chester and Delaware Counties. That meetinghouse was the site of fighting during the Battle of Brandywine in 1777, and is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. The two meetinghouses rejoined in 1923, well before the overall split healed in 1955. The Orthodox Meetinghouse was sold in 1938 for use as a private residence. References
Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Philadelphia

Our Lady Help of Christians (German) is a historic Catholic church at the corner of East Allegheny Avenue and Gaul Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves the German-speaking population in the area. The parish was founded in 1885 and the church was constructed in 1898. The parish was merged with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in 2016, and the two churches located one block away from each other operated until Our Lady Help of Christians was closed on June 4, 2018. Leading up to its closure, the Church struggled financially, with under 300 attendees per weekend and substantial deferred maintenance costs. As of 2021, the church building remains vacant but intact. Additional vacant components of the property include a rectory, convent, and school building. Parish boundary All German-speaking people: east, Delaware River; south, Lehigh Ave.; west, Kensington Ave. and E St.; north, Wheatsheaf La. Former Masses conducted Vigil Mass, Saturdays, 5 PM. Sundays, 10 AM. Holydays, 9 AM; 7 PM. At the time of its closing, the parish no longer celebrated any Masses in German Related school Students Attend: Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional School, 3233 E. Thompson St. 19134.This new school was founded through a merger of the Our Lady Help of Christians, Nativity B.V.M, and St. Adalbert Catholic Schools on the site of St. St. Adalbert. See also St. Adalbert in Philadelphia References
PECO Building

The PECO Building is a modernist office highrise in Center City Philadelphia. The building is the current headquarters of the PECO Energy Company, formerly the Philadelphia Energy Company (PECo), and one of the companies that merged to form the Exelon Corporation. The building lies adjacent to the Schuylkill River, extends 27 stories tall, and has the address of 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Overview The Building consists of two conjoined buildings designed by architects Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson. The North building has a height of 96 feet and a length of 380 feet and a width of 196 feet. The south has a height of 384 feet and a length of 165 and a width of 67 feet. The North building was built in 1916 and the South building was completed in 1970. The PECO Building is notable for its electronic display, formally called the Crown Lights, which displays news and a variety of other community messages. Crown Lights The Crown Lights have been displaying messages atop the structure since July 4, 1976. The original electronic message board consisted of a total of 2,600 individual amber-colored bulbs which displayed scrolling text around the top of the building. At midnight on January 1, 2009, the lights were shut down and replaced with a more energy efficient and full color LED-based system which went live on July 4, 2009. In November 2020 the lights were upgraded once more, after being dark for four months. The new display's pixel density was improved from 25 to 39 pixels per inch. The display is 38 feet high, 148 feet long along the North and South side of the building, and 71 feet long along the East and West side. References
PPL Center

PPL Center je víceúčelová aréna nacházející se v Allentownu ve státě Pensylvánie v USA. Otevření proběhlo v roce 2014. Aréna je domovským stadionem týmu AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms, který je záložním týmem klubu NHL Philadelphia Flyers. Soutěž o vybudování nové arény pro Phantoms v roce 2008 probíhala především mezi Allentownem a Camdenem v New Jersey. Zatímco Camden byl blíž, Allentown měl propracovanější návrh, který pomohl zajistit Allentownovu nabídku pro tým. Jméno arény nese název společnosti PPL Corporation, energetické firmy se sídlem v Allentownu, doposud trvající smlouva je na deset let. Stadion je místem konání mnoha společenských akcí, v roce 2019 zde například koncertovali Kiss a David Lee Roth, Monster Jam, Harlem Globetrotters, Adam Sandler, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Baby Shark Live. Odkazy Reference Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu PPL Center na Wikimedia Commons PPL Center – oficiální stránka (anglicky)
PPL Center

«Пи-Пи-Эл-центр» (англ. PPL Center) — это крытая спортивная арена в Аллентауне, штат Пенсильвания, США. Она была открыта 10 сентября 2014 года. Это домашняя арена команды «Лихай Вэлли Фантомс» из Американской хоккейной лиги, фарм-клуба «Филадельфии Флайерз». Арена также принимает крупные концерты, спортивные и развлекательные мероприятия в течение года. С 2016 года на арене проводятся ежегодные предсезонные матчи НХЛ под названием «Flyers in the Valley». Примечания Ссылки Официальный сайт арены (англ.)
Port Perry Bridge (Pennsylvania Railroad)

The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Port Perry Branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township and Duquesne. The bridge was built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad, to provide better access to industrial sites, and to help through trains bypass downtown Pittsburgh. Today, the bridge and corresponding route serve a similar purpose and are used to allow high-level loads, especially double-stacked container cars, to avoid the narrower routes through Pittsburgh. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Port Perry, Pennsylvania References External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-300, "Conrail Port Perry Bridge" "PRR Port Perry Bridge". pghbridges.com.
Packer Memorial Chapel

Packer Memorial Chapel, also known as Packer Memorial Church, is a historic church on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. History Packer Memorial Chapel was designed by Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton, and built in 1885 when the university was affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It was donated by Mary Packer Cummings in memory of her father, Asa Packer. The cornerstone was laid on "the seventh Founder's Day, October 8, 1885" and the consecration took place "Two years later, on the ninth Founder's Day, October 13, 1887". Asa Packer was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where his mansion was located. Currently non-denominational, the chapel is operated by the Office of the University Chaplain. On Sundays, Roman Catholic mass is usually held at 12:10 pm and 9:10 pm in the chapel. On Fridays, Muslim prayers are held at 1:10 pm. The Church is also available for weddings in which at least one of the parties is a Lehigh University student or alumnus. It was also formerly the location of the freshman convocation, held during orientation at the beginning of each school year; however due to growing class size, convocations were moved to the larger Baker Auditorium in the Zoellner Arts Center, beginning in 2007. "The Catacombs", was named on February 1, 1969 for a coffee house in the basement of the church. It soon became disused and was later a social meeting place for graduate student. Asa Packer was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where his mansion was located. Gallery References External links Official website
Packsaddle Bridge

The Packsaddle Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Fairhope Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a 48-foot-long (15 m) Kingpost truss bridge, with full vertical plank siding and large cut stone abutments. The bridge crosses Brush Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References
Page Lake (Pennsylvania)

Page Lake (also known as Page's Pond, Corse's Pond and Lake Page) is a lake that is located in New Milford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) long with an average center depth of 25 ft (7.62 m). History and notable features Page Lake was created by settler Leonard Corse, who built dams in 1820 and 1830. The dam was again rebuilt after a collapse and flood in 1855. The dam feeds into Salt Lick Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Page Lake has been privately owned by the Lakeside Outing Club Inc. since 1922, and is operated as a "residential and vacation community." On February 15, 2023 several Unidentified Flying Objects were reported by local CBS affiliate WYOU-TV. Captured on cell phone, four small white cylindrical shaped UFOs were seen moving in uniform formation rate of speed. Approximately thirty minutes after the UFOs disappeared several helicopters appeared flying low around the lake. See also List of lakes in Pennsylvania References External links "Page Lake, Pictures from Pre 1940, Postcards from 1907, 1910 & 1911". pagelake.com. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
Pagoda (Reading, Pennsylvania)

The Reading Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century. History Completed in 1908 at a cost of $50,000, this pagoda was intended to be the hotel/restaurant centerpiece of a luxury resort. When plans for the rest of the resort were abandoned, the 7-story wooden building on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land was donated to Reading in 1911. It is now part of the Mount Penn Preserve, 1,595 acres (645 ha) of municipally owned land. The Pagoda is 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, 50 feet (15 m) long, and 72 feet (22 m) tall. Perched on the edge of a cliff, 620 feet (190 m) above the city and 886 feet (270 m) above sea level, it offers a 30-mile (48 km) panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside. Within the top story hangs a tocsin, a massive bell cast in Obata, Mie Prefecture, Japan, in 1739, and formerly installed in a Buddhist temple in either Ogose or Hannō, Saitama Prefecture, just north of Tokyo. Listed on the bell's sides in Japanese characters are the names of its 48 donors and a prophecy about the end of time. The temple was closed in 1881, and later destroyed. Anti-Japanese sentiment was rampant during World War II, and there were calls to demolish the building. But it was restored in 1949, with the lower story and balconies rebuilt in stone. In 1960, neon lights were installed outlining its roofs. In the 1970s, the Japanese garden was restored, and Japanese cherry trees were planted around the building. LED lights were installed in 2008-09. A webcam on its third floor periodically records and publishes the weather atop Mount Penn. The Pagoda is owned by the City of Reading but is managed and preserved by the Foundation for the Reading Pagoda. It functions as an icon for the City of Reading. The Pagoda is also the home of Pagoda Skyline, Inc., a non-profit volunteer organization formed in 1969 to help with the restoration and preservation of the Pagoda, the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower and Skyline Drive. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania References External links The Reading Pagoda Pagoda Skyline, Inc.
Palmerton Area High School

Palmerton Area High School is a four-year public high school in Palmerton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Palmerton Area High School is the sole high school operated by Palmerton Area School District. In the 2021–2022 school year, enrollment was 467 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. The junior high and senior high share a single building. High school students may choose to attend the Carbon Career and Technical Institute for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students; state-mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty. The school colors are blue and white, and the athletic teams are the Blue Bombers. The first graduating class from the current school was that of 1966. The previous high school building is now occupied by Stephen S. Palmer Elementary School. Extracurriculars Palmerton Area High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program. Athletics Palmerton Area High School competes in District XI tournaments and is part of the Colonial League and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The school joined the Colonial League in 1994. The district's sports teams include: Varsity According to the PIAA directory July 2016 Sports history From 1977 to 1993, Palmerton was a member of the Centennial League, which also included Pocono Mountain, East Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley, Lehighton, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, and Notre Dame (Green Pond). By 1993, increasingly large enrollments in the AAAA schools in the Poconos from Monroe County (Pocono Mountain, Pleasant Valley, Stroudsburg, and East Stroudsburg) had left the league dominated by these larger schools with the disparity in the quality of the athletic programs. In 1994, these schools and Lehighton created a new league called the Mountain Valley Conference (MVC). Though in a different league, Lehighton has remained a geographical rival to Palmerton. Lehighton joined the Colonial League in 2023. References External links Official website Palmerton Area High School sports coverage at The Express-Times
Panhandle Bridge

The Panhandle Bridge (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries the three lines of the Port Authority Light Rail Network across the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The name comes from Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Panhandle Route, which operated over the bridge. History The basic structure was built in 1903, and was the third railroad bridge on the site since 1863. It was raised in 1912–1914 as part of a grade separation project. The bridge's function was to carry Panhandle Route passenger, mail and express trains from Pennsylvania Station in Pittsburgh, with a tunnel in between the station and the bridge. Pennsy Panhandle freight trains utilized the Ohio Connecting Bridge slightly downstream on the Ohio River, or went the long way around the West Virginia Panhandle via Conway, Pennsylvania. Rail traffic over the Panhandle Bridge declined as passenger trains were discontinued, and Amtrak became the only regular user of the bridge from 1971 to 1979, when the New York-St. Louis-Kansas City National Limited was discontinued on October 1 of that year. As PRR successor Conrail had no use for the bridge and the restrictive downtown tunnel, it was sold to the Port Authority, who rebuilt the bridge beginning in 1982 as part of the downtown light rail subway project, which removed trolleys from downtown streets and the Smithfield Street Bridge. PAT (as the Port Authority system was known at the time) light rail cars began using the bridge on July 7, 1985. Services The bridge has two tracks, carrying the Blue, Red, and Silver Lines of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system. The tracks connect to the former Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel to the north, which now carries light rail trains toward their northern terminus at Allegheny station. At the southern approach to the bridge, its two tracks curve to the west, connecting to Station Square station at the northern portal of the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel. A single track diverges to the east, connecting to the tracks of the former Brown Line, a surface route over Mount Washington via the Allentown neighborhood. The Brown Line route is not used in regular service, but serves as an important alternate route during tunnel closures. Gallery See also List of crossings of the Monongahela River Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad References External links Panhandle Bridge on pghbridges.com Panhandle (1903) at Structurae
Panther Hollow Bridge

The Panther Hollow Bridge is an American steel, three-hinged, deck arch bridge that carries Panther Hollow Road over Panther Hollow in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Notable features This bridge, which is located in the city's Oakland district, has a main span of 360 feet (110 m), total length 620 feet (190 m), and arches 120 feet (37 m) above the hollow. It was built between 1895 and 1896, roughly contemporaneously with the nearby Schenley Bridge. Panther Hollow Bridge may be easily distinguished by its monumental bronze sculptures by Giuseppe Moretti of four panthers, crouching as sentinels, on each bridge corner. The bridge also lacks the chain link type of fencing that is installed on the Schenley Bridge. Panther Hollow Lake, a recreation spot, lies just west of the bridge. History The Panther Hollow Bridge was one of the many Schenley Park improvements completed during the tenure of Pittsburgh director of public works Edward Manning Bigelow. Construction began in August 1895 and the bridge was opened to vehicular traffic in November 1896. The four bronze panthers were added in 1897. They were sculpted by Giuseppe Moretti and cast by the Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Only two of the panthers were dedicated on the Fourth of July in 1897, as the other two were not delivered in time for the ceremony. The bridge was most recently rehabilitated 1999. In October 2024 it was closed "amid an abundance of caution" due to the deterioration on at least one of the four steel trusses holding it up. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Notes References Kidney, Walter C. (1997). Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. ISBN 0-916670-18-X. Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6. External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-489, "Panther Hollow Bridge" Panther Hollow Bridge (1897) at pghbridges.com Panther Hollow Bridge at Structurae Schenley Park website
Paoli station

Paoli station is a passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 13 North Valley Road, Paoli, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of North Valley Road and Lancaster Avenue (US Route 30). It is served by Amtrak's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains, and most SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. The station has Amtrak and SEPTA ticket offices, a waiting room, vending machines, restrooms, and a coffee shop. History This one-story, tan brick building was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1953 at a cost of $140,000; it replaced an earlier Victorian depot that was built in 1893. It is 19.9 miles (32.0 km) track from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday SEPTA boardings at this station was 1,114 and the average total weekday SEPTA alightings was 1,136. Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center Project The Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) Project was proposed as a relocation and expansion of the Paoli station to a new site near the existing facility. Improvements in the plans for the new intermodal transportation center included a bridge over the rail tracks (Darby Road which will replace Valley Road), renovation or replacement of the existing station building, new passenger waiting and ticketing facilities, passenger amenities, bus, shuttle, passenger parking facilities, and potential new retail and commercial business development. Construction for the first phase of the upgraded station commenced in February 2017. The first phase, which cost $48 million, made the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act by replacing the two low-level side platforms with a high-level island platform, constructing a pedestrian overpass over the tracks, and adding elevators and ramps. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first phase of the project was held on September 23, 2019, with Amtrak and SEPTA officials, disability rights groups, and area politicians in attendance. The second phase of the station project will replace the North Valley Road bridge. The third phase will turn the station into an intermodal transportation facility by constructing a high-level side platform adjacent to the outbound track, additional amenities for passengers, bus depot facilities, and a parking garage. Other future plans The canceled light rail Greenline would have connected Paoli station with the towns of Phoenixville and Oaks, Pennsylvania. Station layout Paoli has one center high-level island platform with an overpass allowing passengers to travel from the center platform to the ground level. Some SEPTA trains terminate/originate here. Originally, the station had four tracks, however the center tracks were removed in 2017 to allow for the construction of the center high-level platform. Further reading History of the Paoli Station (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2019. References External links Paoli, PA – Amtrak Paoli, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak) SEPTA – Paoli station Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center Project | Tredyffrin Township