We must not allow it to meet the same fate as the adjacent Commercial Museum, dating from the National Export Exposition of 1899, which Penn has almost finished demolishing. A daunting array of deconstruction machinery is lined up in a neat row where the museum building formerly stood, but no crane with wrecking ball yet. , Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, and Rev. To continue on the path to total demolition of Convention Hall would result in a public relations debacle for Penn. It is now crucial to enlist the support of our elected representatives, asking them to intercede with Penn. We and Penn have a civic duty to not allow that loss. Unfortunately, the elaborate carved limestone friezes that have left town were highlights of Convention Hall's corners at both ends. We'll be gathering on Civic Center Boulevard as close to Convention Hall as the scaffolding permits. It is hoped that the University will be willing to discuss incorporating these parts of Convention Hall intact into their proposed, but not yet designed, Center for Advanced Medicine. More details are expected to emerge at a 1 PM news conference with Mayor John Street. Earni Young's Thursday Daily News article offers more details of Judge Matthew D. You will notice a new contents menu in our right sidebar, to which we will be adding in coming days. Rendell, Mayor John F. Fair use excerpt of article:Common Pleas Court Judge Matthew D. Add the PhilaDeco RSS feed to your My Yahoo page here. Street, Councilmembers Jannie L. I'm sure you have at least a cursory awareness of the rich and varied history of Convention Hall, and so I won't rehash it in detail here. This is where you can help make a difference. According to Hack, the structure of the stands provides the support for the roof, such that removing them to open up space for reuse would be non-trivial. Your involvement is essential. We are asking our elected representatives and officials to join with us in standing up for Philadelphia's history as writ large in our Convention Hall at the former Philadelphia Civic Center.
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