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July 4, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Philadelphia Packing Round 1. When you visit the City of Brotherly Love one can tour the world's largest MINT. 2. If you want to watch Philadelphia's famous Mummer's Parade plan to visit on NEW YEAR'S. 3. Walnut Street THEATER is a famous structure built in 1809. 4. This writer has a National Historical Site in his honor at 532 North Seventh Street. EDGAR ALLEN POE 5. Philadelphia is home to the oldest STOCK EXCHANGE in the U.S. 6. Walk down the oldest continuously inhabited street in the U.S which is ELFRETH'S ALLEY. Picture of William Penn Departure Round 1. Pat Olivieri originated this famous food treat in 1930. PHILLY CHEESE STEAK 2. Recent studies show Philadelphia has two of the most dangerous INTERSECTIONS in the U.S. 3. Who was one of the stars of "The Philadelphia Story?" JAMES STEWART 4. Downtown Philadelphia lies between two rivers, the Delaware and the SCHUILKILL. 5. Local sports fans will always remember *1980* the year the Philly's won the World Series. Picture of Liberty Bell On Tour Round 1. William Penn acquired the Province of Pennsylvania from this monarch in 1681. CHARLES II 2. Franklin, Logan, Washington and Rittenhouse are four SQUARES located in downtown Philadelphia. 3. The oldest section of Philadelphia is this area located near the Delaware River. SOUTHWARK 4. This man stirred up controversy when he was elected mayor in 1971. FRANK RIZZO 5. In colonial days Philadelphia was known as THE ATHENS OF AMERICA 6. Thomas Jefferson lived in this building while writing the Declaration of Independence. JACOB GRAFF HOUSE 7. A popular photo spot is the stainless steel sculpture dedicated to Ben Franklin. BOLT OF LIGHTNING Picture of city at night 8. The grid of organized plans for streets of Philadelphia were designed by WILLIAM PENN. 9. Philadelphia is proud of FAIRMONT PARK the largest park within the city limits of any U.S. city. 10. Visitors can tour this building where the first Continental Congress met in 1774. CARPENTER'S HALL 11. Art lovers can view his picture Sunflowers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. VINCENT VAN GOGH 12. SAMUEL HOPKINS received the first ever patent awarded in the U.S. in 1790. Bonus question 1 Picture of Independence Hall On what downtown Philadelphia street will you find Independence Hall? CHESTNUT STREET Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where Philadelphia is located. area 1 Picture of statue "Love" Slide Show 1. Perched atop City Hall 548 feet above the city is a bronze statue of WILLIAM PENN. 2. It's been a very long time since the Liberty Bell was rung. When was the last year? *1846* 3. All these Fortune 500 companies are located in Philadelphia except CONSECO. 4. One of the most popular sculptures in Philadelphia, the place that loves you back, dedicated in 1976, is on JOHN F. KENNEDY SQUARE. |