From My Pad to Yours
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
William Penn
This statue of William Penn sits on top of City Hall. For many years it was against the law to construct a building taller than the feather on William Penn's hat. That law was revoked in the late 70s/early 80s. Because of this, Philadelphia is a much "flatter" city than cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, etc.
Charlotte in Pa, 2:43 PM
2 Comments:
I grew up in Philly...I now live in South Jersey...where am I going to take TBF????? Hmmm...down the shore maybe?
FYI -- I never new about the law against building something taller than Billy Penn! Learn something new everyday!