You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being robbed here every year. Numerous glass and granite skyscrapers were built in Center City beginning in the late 1980s. [226] The city has been coterminous with the county since 1854. PWD draws about 57 percent of its drinking water from the Delaware River and the balance from the Schuylkill River. Financial activities account for the largest economic sector of the metropolitan area, which is also one of the largest health education and research centers in the United States. [32] They are also called Delaware Indians,[33] and their historical territory was along the Delaware River watershed, western Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley. The Swedish and Finnish settlers continued to have their own militia, religion, and court, and to enjoy substantial autonomy under the Dutch. [a] Most Lenape were pushed out of their Delaware homeland during the 18th century by expanding European colonies, exacerbated by losses from intertribal conflicts. The Protestant Christian community in Philadelphia is dominated by mainline Protestant denominations including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church in the United States, Presbyterian Church (USA) and American Baptist Churches USA. [97], According to the 2019 United States Census Bureau estimate, there were 1,584,064 people residing in Philadelphia, representing a 3.8% increase from the 2010 census. [24] Philadelphia and Pennsylvania are attracting new life sciences ventures. These developments have begun a reversal of the city's population decline between 1950 and 2000 during which it lost about one-quarter of its residents. The earliest structures were constructed with logs, but brick structures were common by 1700. 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John 'Jay' Raymond, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, addresses Airmen at a renaming ceremony for two Department of the … [209] The Collegiate Rugby Championship is played every June at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Pennsport neighborhood and Gray's Ferry section of South Philadelphia, home to many Mummer clubs, are well known as Irish neighborhoods. [315] Philadelphia International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world measured by traffic movements (i.e., takeoffs and landings). [85], The highest recorded temperature was 106 °F (41 °C) on August 7, 1918, but temperatures at or above 100 °F (38 °C) are not common. [139] During the 2014 school year, the city spent an average of $12,570 per pupil, below the average among comparable urban school districts. Other national historic sites include the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. The trial division has 70 commissioned judges elected by the voters, along with about one thousand other employees. Although the majority of the early Jewish residents were of Portuguese or Spanish descent, some among them had emigrated from Germany and Poland. [85] The most rain recorded in one day occurred on July 28, 2013 when 8.02 in (204 mm) fell at Philadelphia International Airport. [321] The Burlington County Bridge Commission maintains two bridges across the Delaware River: the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge which connects PA Route 73 in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia with New Jersey Route 73 in Palmyra, Burlington County, and the Burlington–Bristol Bridge which connects NJ Route 413/U.S. Population for Philadelphia County was 54,388 (including 42,520 urban) in 1790; 81,009 (including 69,403 urban) in 1800; 111,210 (including 91,874 urban) in 1810; 137,097 (including 112,772 urban) in 1820; 188,797 (including 161,410 urban) in 1830; 258,037 (including 220,423 urban) in 1840; and 408,762 (including 340,045 urban) in 1850. The last occurrence of such a temperature was July 21, 2019. of Pa. 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The City Planning Commission, tasked with guiding growth and development of the city, has divided the city into 18 planning districts as part of the Philadelphia2035 physical development plan. PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Police found a 73-year-old man dead in his Phoenixville home on Dec. 29 and the death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. [33] Lenape communities were weakened by newly introduced diseases, mainly smallpox, and violent conflict with Europeans. Penn planned a city on the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the city, hearing felony-level criminal cases and civil suits above the minimum jurisdictional limit of $10,000. During the 18th century, the cityscape was dominated by Georgian architecture, including Independence Hall and Christ Church. As of 2019[update], the Philadelphia metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $490 billion,[17] an increase from the $445 billion calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2017,[129] representing the eighth largest U.S. metropolitan economy. The city's schools reached their peak scores in 2011 with 59.0% on math and 52.3% on reading. [173] On July 13, 1985, John F. Kennedy Stadium was the American venue for the Live Aid concert. The remainder of the Christian demographic is spread among smaller Protestant denominations and the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox among others. [237][238] Judges for these courts are elected at large. [337] The city has two filtration plants on the Schuylkill River and one on the Delaware River. In 1644, New Sweden supported the Susquehannocks in their war against Maryland colonists. [221] The sixth NCAA Division I school in Philadelphia is Drexel University. CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A teenager has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting of two men in Chester, Delaware County. Iroquois people occasionally fought the Lenape. [260] Specter served as a Republican from 1981 and as a Democrat from 2009, losing that party's primary in 2010 and leaving office in January 2011. The zoning changes were intended to rectify incorrect zoning maps to facilitate future community development, as the city forecasts an additional 100,000 residents and 40,000 jobs will be added by 2035. [260], Philadelphia has hosted various national conventions, including in 1848 (Whig), 1856 (Republican), 1872 (Republican), 1900 (Republican), 1936 (Democratic), 1940 (Republican), 1948 (Republican), 1948 (Progressive), 2000 (Republican), and 2016 (Democratic). Philadelphia was represented by the Washington Grays in the American Civil War. In 2014, the scores dropped significantly to 45.2% on math and 42.0% on reading. [131] The Philadelphia metropolitan area, comprising the Delaware Valley, has also become a growing hub for venture capital funding. [182] The City Tavern is a replica of a historic 18th-century building first opened in 1773, demolished in 1854 after a fire, and rebuilt in 1975 on the same site as part of Independence National Historical Park. The enclosed market is one of the oldest and largest markets in the country, hosting over a hundred merchants offering Pennsylvania Dutch specialties, artisan cheese and meat, locally grown groceries, and specialty and ethnic foods. Large-scale construction projects for new roads, canals, and railroads made Philadelphia the first major industrial city in the United States. [302], Philadelphia is served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) which operates buses, trains, rapid transit (subway and elevated trains), trolleys, and trackless trolleys (electric buses) throughout Philadelphia, the four Pennsylvania suburban counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, in addition to service to Mercer County, New Jersey (Trenton) and New Castle County, Delaware (Wilmington and Newark, Delaware). [35] Penn made a treaty of friendship with Lenape chief Tammany under an elm tree at Shackamaxon, in what is now the city's Fishtown neighborhood. Hoping that Philadelphia would become more like an English rural town instead of a city, Penn laid out roads on a grid plan to keep houses and businesses spread far apart, with areas for gardens and orchards. After many of the old manufacturers and businesses left Philadelphia or shut down, the city started attracting service businesses and began to market itself more aggressively as a tourist destination. The Russian Orthodox St. Andrew's Cathedral is in the city. [104][108] Of the city's residents, 32 percent reported having no vehicles available while 23 percent had two or more vehicles available, as of 2013[update]. [197], Philadelphia was the second of eight American cities to have won titles in all four major leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA), and also has a title in soccer (from the now-defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s). Of Philadelphia's adults, 31 percent were married or lived as a couple, 55 percent were not married, 11 percent were divorced or separated, and 3 percent were widowed. [186] The Philadelphia dialect, which is spread throughout the Delaware Valley and South Jersey, is part of a larger Mid-Atlantic American English family, a designation that also includes the Baltimore dialect. In the 1860s, the United States government sent most Lenape remaining in the eastern United States to the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma and surrounding territory) under the Indian removal policy. [195] The stadium's name was changed to Talen Energy Stadium in 2016,[196] and to Subaru Park in 2020. Declines were seen in the city's manufacturing and government sectors. [34] In 1648, the Dutch built Fort Beversreede on the west bank of the Delaware, south of the Schuylkill near the present-day Eastwick neighborhood, to reassert their dominion over the area. The show was renamed American Bandstand in 1957 when it began national syndication on ABC, hosted by Dick Clark and produced in Philadelphia until 1964 when it moved to Los Angeles. [37] Before Penn left Philadelphia for the last time, he issued the Charter of 1701 establishing it as a city. The region is served also by public broadcasting stations WPPT-TV (Philadelphia), WHYY-TV (Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia), WLVT-TV (Lehigh Valley), and NJTV (New Jersey). Gen. Smedley Butler of the U.S. Marine Corps as director of public safety, but political pressure prevented any long-term success in fighting crime and corruption. Chris Brennan & Aubrey Whelan (November 7, 2017). Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia also contains a large Jewish community, while nearby Chestnut Hill is historically known as an Anglo-Saxon Protestant community. city. [53] In July 1919, Philadelphia was one of more than 36 industrial cities nationally to suffer a race riot of ethnic whites against blacks during Red Summer, in post-World War I unrest, as recent immigrants competed with blacks for jobs. [42] In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history killed approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people in Philadelphia, or about 10% of the city's population.[43][44]. Many smaller CSAs were also ranked higher for ozone including Sacramento (8th), Las Vegas (10th), Denver (11th), El Paso (16th), and Salt Lake City (20th); however, only two of those same ten CSAs—San Jose and Los Angeles—were ranked higher than Philadelphia for both year-round and short-term particle pollution. The Greyhound terminal is located at 1001 Filbert Street (at 10th Street) in Center City, southeast of the Pennsylvania Convention Center and south of Chinatown. In 1655, a Dutch military campaign led by New Netherland Director-General Peter Stuyvesant took control of the Swedish colony, ending its claim to independence. [73][74] Much of the city's 1980 zoning code was overhauled from 2007 to 2012 as part of a joint effort between former mayors John F. Street and Michael Nutter. CHESTER, Pa - A man wanted in connection with a murder in Chester has been arrested in South Carolina, according to authorities. West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia are also home to various significant Afro-Caribbean and African immigrant communities. [252] Democratic registrations increased after the Great Depression; however, the city was not carried by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in his landslide victory of 1932 as Pennsylvania was one of only six states won by Republican Herbert Hoover. Historically, the city has strong connections to the Quakers, Unitarian Universalism, and the Ethical Culture movement, all of which continue to be represented in the city. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016,[18] including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. The lowest rates of violent crime occurred in Center City, South Philadelphia, the Far Northeast, and Roxborough districts, the latter of which includes Manayunk. [22] Philadelphia's largest park is Fairmount Park which includes the Philadelphia Zoo and encompasses 2,052 acres (3.2 sq mi) of the total parkland, while the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park contains 2,042 acres (3.2 sq mi). [183] The tavern offers authentic 18th-century recipes, served in seven period dining rooms, three wine cellar rooms and an outdoor garden. [335], In 1815, Philadelphia began sourcing its water via the Fairmount Water Works located on the Schuylkill River, the nation's first major urban water supply system. The homicide rate rose to 280 in 2015, then fell slightly to 277 in 2016, before rising again to 317 in 2017. The dewpoint in the summer averages between 59.1 and 64.5 °F (15 and 18 °C). Obama's win was even greater in 2012, capturing 85% of the vote. The city is also served by Interstate 76 (the Schuylkill Expressway), which runs along the Schuylkill River, intersecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at King of Prussia and providing access to Harrisburg and points west. The city encompasses 142.71 square miles (369.62 km2), of which 134.18 square miles (347.52 km2) is land and 8.53 square miles (22.09 km2), or 6%, is water. South Philadelphia is also home to large Cambodian, Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese communities. In 2013, the city took on an expansive pyramid shape, with an increase in the three millennial age groups, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, and 30 to 34. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. Anyone with information should contact police at 610-933-1180 Ext. [177][178][179] The originator of the thinly-sliced steak sandwich in the 1930s, initially without cheese, is Pat's King of Steaks, which faces its rival Geno's Steaks, founded in 1966,[180] across the intersection of 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue in the Italian Market of South Philadelphia. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. [citation needed], Europeans came to the Delaware Valley in the early 17th century, with the first settlements founded by the Dutch, who in 1623 built Fort Nassau on the Delaware River opposite the Schuylkill River in what is now Brooklawn, New Jersey. Philadelphia has played a prominent role in the music of the United States. HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Police have made an arrest in connection to a homicide in Hartford Friday night. [190], Philadelphia's first professional sports team was baseball's Athletics, organized in 1860. [114], The Puerto Rican population in Philadelphia is the second-largest after New York City, and the second-fastest growing after Orlando. [150] The Presbyterian Historical Society is the country's oldest denominational historical society, organized in 1852. The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old William Singletary III, who is wanted in connection to a homicide in Philadelphia. [319], The Roosevelt Boulevard and Expressway (U.S. 1) connect Northeast Philadelphia with Center City via I-76 through Fairmount Park. [266] A few years later, Philadelphia began to see a rapid decline in homicides and violent crime. [318], Interstate 95 (the Delaware Expressway) traverses the southern and eastern edges of the city along the Delaware River as the main north–south controlled-access highway, connecting Philadelphia with Newark, New Jersey and New York City to the north and with Baltimore and Washington, D.C. southward. [156] In May 2019, the Walnut Street Theatre announced a major expansion to begin in 2020. The original city plan was designed to allow for easy travel and to keep residences separated by open space that would help prevent the spread of fire. Northeast Philadelphia, although known for its Irish and Irish-American population, is also home to a large Jewish and Russian population. [292], As of 2018[update], the FCC lists 28 FM and 11 AM stations for Philadelphia. Villanova won the 2016[222] and the 2018[223] championship of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. To inquire about republishing archival content, please contact PARS International: inquirer.com/pars, 212-221-9595 [104] In 2013, the city reported having 668,247 total housing units, down slightly from 670,171 housing units in 2010. Philadelphia's annualized unemployment rate was 7.8% in 2014, down from 10% the previous year. [292] In 1952, WFIL (renamed WPVI) premiered the television show Bandstand, which later became the nationally broadcast American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark. McGraw Hill, New York, NY, Overcoming the World Missions Crisis: Thinking Strategically to Reach the World, Russell Penney, page 110, 2001. [135] Philadelphia's 30th Street Station is the third-busiest Amtrak rail hub, following Penn Station in Manhattan and Union Station in Washington, D.C., carrying over 4 million inter-city rail passengers annually. [339], Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is the nation's largest municipally-owned natural gas utility. Scores on the state's standardized test, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) trended upward from 2005 to 2011 but subsequently decreased. The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is the largest landlord in Pennsylvania. Philly soul music of the late 1960s–1970s is a highly produced version of soul music which led to later forms of popular music such as disco and urban contemporary rhythm and blues. The city is home to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the headquarters of cable television and internet provider Comcast, insurance companies Cigna, Colonial Penn, and Independence Blue Cross, food services company Aramark, chemical makers FMC Corporation and Rohm and Haas, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, apparel retailer Urban Outfitters and its subsidiaries including Anthropologie, automotive parts retailer Pep Boys, and stainless steel producer Carpenter Technology Corporation.
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