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David Morse's House
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This is the mansion of veteran actor David Morse who is possibly best known for playing in "The Green Mile" "Disturbia" and having a recent guest stint on "House" which earned him a 2007 Emmy Nomination.

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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Philadelphia Navy Yard's mothball fleet, carrier can be seen on river. It ceased operations on 27 September 1996.

'Fisher House' by Louis Kahn
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'Esherick House' by Louis Kahn
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Rocky's House
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This house was used multiple times in the film Rocky and a number of the sequels, this is where Rocky Balboa (and Butkus the dog!) lived.

Philadelphia Stadiums
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By: nic.

USS Boulder County (LST-1190) & USS Charleston (LKA-113)
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Boulder County
Charleston

Lincoln Financial Field
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By: stoked.
View of Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, completed in 2003.

Kevin Bacon's childhood home
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By: Dania.

Rocky statue
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
The famous statue of the fictional heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Balboa was moved to this location in 2006.

Mob Boss Angelo Bruno's House (former)
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Angelo "The Gentle Don" Bruno was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1959 until his death in 1980. He was killed by a shotgun blast to the back of his head while sitting in a car in front of his home. Bruno is believed to have been murdered by his own associates, his killing sparked a mob war that lasted years and resulted in dozens of slayings.

Mark Turnbull's House
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By: jdubble07.
Mark Turnbull is owner of UMS Partners, a Philadelphia based private investment firm.

'CityKids Mural' by Keith Haring
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Sunk wooden ships
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Railroad to space
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
This old trestle / pier has a curious uplift on the end. Perhaps to stop trains from rolling of the end? Or was it used as a ramp for some stunt at some time in the past?

Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)
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Michael Verruto's House
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By: jdubble07.
Michael Verruto is owner of HPI Group, HPI Management, and HPI Capital, Charlotte, North Carolina based real estate development and investment firms.

USS America
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By: nic.

Samuel Dalembert's House
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By: tlp333.
The professional basketball player lives here.

Crazy Junction with Suicide Ramp
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By: levinmo.
One ramp was never completed....

"Parking Wars" Impound Lot
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By: mlc1us.
The site of much frustration by people who's cars were towed for parking infractions, as shown in the A&E reality series "Parking Wars".

Boathouse Row
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By: rayearth.
The Schuylkill Navy, an association of boating clubs organized in 1858, held its first official regatta for the Centennial of 1876. From the 1850s onward, the clubs had built permanent boathouses along the river north of Fairmount Water Works, creating the quaint cluster known as Boathouse Row. none of the first generation of boathouses has survived.
The City allowed the erection of the present boat houses beginning in 1860. They sit on public land, but are privately owned and provide a well recognized recreational use of the river. The fifteen boathouses that now stand on the east bank of the Schuylkill River exhibit a wide variety of styles, Gothic Revival and Italianate styles first marked the site. Most of the houses erected in the 1870s and early 1880s exhibited an ornamental Victorian Gothic style associated with the Philadelphia Centennial buildings elsewhere in Fairmount Park and then considered the proper style for park buildings. Lloyd Hall, the only new boat house since 1904, opened in 1998.

30th Street Station
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By: levinmo.

Citizen's Bank Park
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Greg Case's House
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By: jdubble07.
Greg Case is co-founder and partner of PeakEquity Partners.

Giant Ants
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By: mlc1us.

Wells Fargo Center
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By: Matheus_.
The Wells Fargo Center (Spectrum II (prior to construction), formerly the CoreStates Center, First Union Center and Wachovia Center) is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It is the home arena of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. The Center was completed in 1996 to replace the Spectrum as the home arena of the Flyers, 76ers and Wings, on what was once the site of John F. Kennedy Stadium (originally Philadelphia Municipal Stadium) at a cost of $206 million, largely privately financed (though the city and state helped to pay for the local infrastructure).

'A Tribute to Frank Rizzo' by Diane Keller
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By: boothy443.
Location: 910 S 9th St
Completed: 1995
Decitated to the former Mayor Frank Rizzo

Philadelphia Museum of Art
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By: levinmo.
Art Museum (complete with steps used in Rocky)

Ben Franklin Bridge

Henry McIlhenny's House (former)
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By: borlefborlef.
Henry McIlhenny was a former art collector and curator of the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1935 to 1963
Mr. McIlhenny passed in 1986 in Philadelphia.

Widdy Dart Board Company
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
Widdy from Philadelphia has been making these classic Baseball Dart Boards since the early 1900's. Double sided and the target area rotates to keep the surface fresh.

Grace Kelly's Childhood Home
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Built by construction magnate and Olympic Gold Medalist John B. Kelly Sr., the house was home to the Kelly family for three generations until 1970.
The home was purchased by Kelly's son, Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2016 for $775,000 with the plans of turning the home into a museum in tribute to his late mother.

'Moonlit Landscape' by Diane Keller
boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: boothy443.
Location: 737 Christian St
Completion Date: 1997

USS Able (T-AGOS-20) Swath-S (Small) Ocean Surveillance Ship
Victorious class ocean surveillance ships are built on a Small Waterplane Twin Hull, or SWATH, design for greater stability at slow speeds in high latitudes under adverse weather conditions. The SWATH design provides greater stability at slow speeds in high latitudes under adverse weather conditions.
When operating with tactical forces, military detachments are embarked for onboard analysis and direct reporting to fleet units. A SURTASS mission consists of 60 days on station while towing an array of hydrophones that collect acoustic data.
When operating independently as in a deep ocean surveillance mission, acoustic data is transmitted to shore via satellite for analysis and reporting.
The Small Waterplane Twin Hull (SWATH) T-AGOS is the second generation class of T-AGOS ships. There are currently four ships in this class. The key feature of the SWATH design is the pair of large submerged hulls. These provide good stability and sea-keeping capability, a more stable tow point, and a more hospitable platform for extended missions.
Comparisons of characteristics show the first SWATHs of the T-AGOS 19 class to be slightly longer than the monohulls, but with much larger effective beams. The "box" atop the hull struts has a breadth of 80 ft compared to a beam of 43 ft for the monohulls. Displacement is greater but transit speed (sustained speed) at 9.6 knots is comparable to the monohulls (11 kts). The draft at 24 ft 9 inches is considerably deeper than the monohulls.
Other features of the SWATH include a "stinger" projection from the fantail for a towpoint, and the location of the aft winch/ship control station. The winch house is mounted over the water, aft of the backdeck work area. This location as well as the towpoint stinger are required because of the position of the twin propellers at the ends of the submerged hulls and well aft of the fantail. This arrangement requires a great deal of care in deployment and retrieval to avoid fouling of the propellers and damage to the array or tow cable.
T-AGOS 20 has conducted trials with a Reduced Diameter Array (RDA) with an enhanced signal processor. The Low Frequency Active component is producing both mono and bistatic performance against submerged diesel submarines in shallow water. Short thin-line twin arrays are also being developed.

SS United States
Mojave (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mojave.
Still the fastest Ocean Liner ever built!

Apollo 19 Lunar Module #13
On display at the Franklin Institute.

Gunboat USS Canon (PG-90)
In company with USS MEEKER COUNTY (LST-980), CANON deployed for the Republic of Viet Nam on 15 June 1971. As on the previous transit of the Pacific, most of the crew's time was spent in the exercise of General Quarters drills, board and search drills, and weapons system drills. CANON chopped to CTF 115 on 24 June and the next day arrived in Cam Rahn Bay for two days of briefing and replenishment. On 28 June, CANON relieved USS READY (PG-87) and commenced Market Time Operations in Area 9B.
From 28 June to 14 July, CANON patrolled its designated area. Ship operations during this period involved the usual Market Time routine of board and search coupled with a few instances of harassment and interdiction gunfire. On 9 July, CANON patrolled the Bo De/Cu Lon Rivers for the first time. Five days later, on 14 July, while on patrol, CANON was ambushed by enemy forces near the mouth of the Bo De River. A rocket hit in the port engine room placed the hydraulic system out of commission, rendering the pitch system inoperative, and CANON drifted aground on the river's right bank. Accomplishing emergency repairs, CANON was dislodged with the assistance of two PCF's and its own starboard shaft and returned to Sea Float. Ordered to Cam Rahn Bay for repairs, CANON proceeded to that port under its own power.
With repairs completed by 27 July, CANON returned to its patrol duties, this time to Market Time Operation Area 8B. Again, routine operations were a matter of course with escort duty serving as a secondary responsibility. On 9 August, CANON returned to the Bo De/Cu Lon Rivers and the next day escorted USS BRULE (AKL-28) to Sea Float. After spending the night as naval gunfire support ship for Sea Float, CANON returned to the river to conduct routine patrol. At 0920 CANON encountered hostile forces for the second time and received fire from both banks of the river. The crew responded quickly and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy, employing both the ship's main armament and small arms fire. This action by the enemy resulted, in part, in the following:
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Eight B-40 rocket hits to port and starboard;
Extensive rocket damage to the bridge;
Fourteen personnel casualties, including the Commanding Officer, of whom five were medevaced.

Holmesburg Prison

Quiet on the set
Some kind of filming location on the southeast corner of Marconi Plaza

Philadelphia Zoo

'History of Chinatown' by Arturo Ho, Giz, N. Phung, H. Tran
Location: 10th and Winter Sts
Painted in commemoration of Chinatown's 125th anniversary.

La Salle University
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By: rayearth.

'Cheryl Shrode' by Bunny Yeager
Cheryl Shrode, a model who appeared in Playboy in 1967. The photos were taken by Bunny Yeager.
Bunny Yeager (born Linnea Eleanor Yeager; March 13, 1930) is an American photographer and former pin-up model.
Direct link below.

USS Des Moines (CA 134)
Analogman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Analogman.
Lead ship of the last class of all gun heavy cruisers built for the U.S. Navy, USS Des Moines is now mothballed at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, PA.

'Clothespin' by Claes Oldenburg
Out of a subway entrance in Center City, between the two office towers of Centre Square, rises a gigantic clothespin. Facing City Hall tower with its venerable sculpture of William Penn, Clothespin has the jolting and humorous effect of a familiar object seen out of context. This witty monument was commissioned by developer Jack Wolgin as part of the Redevelopment Authority’s 1% program.
Oldenburg has been noted for his attempts to democratize art, and Clothespin certainly draws a reaction from everyone who passes it. After the installation in 1976, cab drivers, pedestrians, art enthusiasts, and local office workers admired it or joked about it, and it soon became a Philadelphia landmark. But the sculpture's resemblance to a daily object should not obscure its artistic qualities. It is not, in fact, a reproduction of an ordinary clothespin, but a sweeping, stylized version. Art critics have written of its "soaring" look and the "velvety" texture of the Corten steel, which turns a warm reddish-brown as it weathers. The sculpture invites many interpretations, and Oldenburg himself compared the form to Constantin Brancusi’s famous sculpture The Kiss in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Like Brancusi’s work, Clothespin presents two separate forms merging in an embrace.
Adapted from Public Art in Philadelphia by Penny Balkin Bach (Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1992).

Rocky Balboa's Second House
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.
The terrace which Rocky purchased in the second part of the saga.

'Freedom' by Peter Pagast
Location: Arch & N 15th
Completion Date: 8/1/2000

Franklin Mills Mall
2nd (or 3rd) Largest Mall in the US

'Gateway to Chinatown' by Josh Sarantitis
Location: Vine ST & N 12TH ST

Eastern State Penitentiary
stoked (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: stoked.
Oldest modern prison in the united states, located in center city Philadelphia. Housed many infamous inmates including Al Capone was used in many movies, and is still believed to be haunted.

'Patti La Belle Redo' by Peter Pagast
Location: 3402 Mantua Ave
Completion Date: 6/30/1999

'The Procession of Mary Magdalen di Pazzi' by Diane Keller
Location: 918 S 8TH ST
Completion Date: 11/10/2000

Channel 6 Zooballoon
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By: mlc1us.

Liberty Bell Center
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By: damein234.
Home of the Liberty Bell

Philadelphia City Hall
City Hall w/ William Penn statue
Philadelphia's City Hall is the nation's largest and its Gothic tower offers a 30-mile panoramic view of the city. Construction began in 1871 and was completed thirty years later in 1901. The architectural style is know as French Second Empire.

Saint Joseph's University

Mann Music Center
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By: Parabellum.

First Bank of the United States
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By: damein234.

One Liberty Place
Philadelphia's skyscrapers - Liberty One & Two
One Liberty Place is 288 m (945 ft)
By Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects and Zeidler Partnership Architects

'Venturi House' by Robert Venturi
iconic house built for his mother

Submarine USS Trout (SS-566)
Sold to Iran 19 Dec 1978. Seized from Iran when hostage crisis began in 1979. Sold to Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport RI, in 1994. Moved to Key West in 1995.

Wilt Chamberlain Mural
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By: adrbr.
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 lbs as a rookie before bulking up to 275 lb and eventually over 300 lb with the Lakers. He played the center position and is considered by his contemporaries as one of the greatest and most dominant players in the history of the NBA.
Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records, setting records in many scoring, rebounding and durability categories. Among other notable accomplishments, he is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season or score 100 points in a single NBA game. He also won seven scoring, nine field goal percentage, and eleven rebounding titles, and once even led the league in assists. Although suffering a long string of professional losses, Chamberlain had a successful career, winning two NBA titles, earning four regular-season Most Valuable Player awards, the Rookie of the Year award, one NBA Finals MVP award, and being selected to 13 All-Star Games and ten All-NBA First and Second teams. Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980, and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain

Rittenhouse Square
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By: rayearth.

Independence Hall
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
Site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

'Reach High and You Will Go Far' by Josh Sarantitis
Location: 1926 Arch St

Comcast Center
Tallest building in Pennsylvania at 297 m (974 ft). Corporate headquarters of Comcast.

Boeing V/STOL wind tunnel (BVWT)
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By: adrbr.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Py family
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Season 3, episode 24. Aired 04/30/2006.
One of the houses that was later sold.

El Train (Philadelphia, Market-Frankfort line)

USS Inchon (MCS-12)
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the battle of Inchon, a turning point of the Korean War. She was laid down on 8 April 1968 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS; launched on 24 May 1969; and commissioned on 20 June 1970. Inchon was redesignated a Mine Countermeasures Command and Support Ship, MCS-12, 6 March 1995, and converted at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS. She was assigned to the Active Naval Reserve Force, 30 September 1996. On October 30, 2001 she suffered a boiler room fire and damage was so severe that it was decided not to repair her. She was laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, at Philadelphia, PA. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 24 May 2004 and sunk, on 5 December 2004 at 36° 42.30' N 71° 40.00' W, in 2,150 fathoms (3.9 km) of water, 207 NM (383 km) east of Virginia Beach, VA.

Sinking Ferry
Flooded deck at the east end. Another sunken wooden ship a few dozen feet to the south too.

'Secret Book' by Josh Sarantitis
Location: 312 N 19th St

Destroyer Tender, 2 x Amphibious Cargo Ships & 2 x Spruance Class Destroyers
From right to left:
USS Pugett Sound (AD-38) Destroyer Tender
USS Mobile (LKA-115) Amphibious Cargo Ship
USS El Paso (LKA-117) Amphibiuos Cargo Ship
USS John Hancock (DD-981) Destroyer
USS Moonsbrugger (DD-980) Destroyer

Republic/Ford JB-2 "Loon"
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.
copy of the famous German V-1 flying bomb

Druim Moir Castle
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By: kkeps.

Fire Training Simulator
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By: Hinkkanen.
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MTV Real World Philadelphia
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By: letnry.
The 11,000 sq. ft. neoclassical building is located in the Old City section of Philadelphia and was purchased on 1/03/2003 by Yaron Properties for $2,200,000. Constructed in 1902, the building was placed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on 1/6/1977. At the time of the purchase, Yaron Properties was already planning to renovate the building.
Approximately $3 million worth of furnishings and construction went towards converting the former Union National Bank of Philadelphia building, then Church for the Merchant Seamen’s Center into a Real World house. There were 42 fixed cameras mounted inside the building.
The interior was designed by Norm Dodge of Norm Dodge & Associates, who does residential and commercial renovation and interior design as well as film and television design from New York and Los Angeles.
In March 2004, workers were two-thirds finished with drywalling when producers announced they were leaving because due to a dispute with the local trade unions. The work on the building was delayed several weeks.
Yaron Properties is now planning to convert the Former Seamen's Church Institute building into retail space.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Temple University
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By: nic.
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Rocky Balboa's doorstep
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By: hhgygy.
Stll looks the same as in the movie...

Raymond G. Perelman's House
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By: borlefborlef.
A wealthy "corporate raider" and father to even more successful son Ronald O. Perelman,
lives here.

Drexel University
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By: AlbinoFlea.

Larry Fine (of the Three Stooges) Mural
It started as a joke - the daily Philadelphia paper was sponsoring a collection to put up a mural of Frank Sinatra in the city. One of the smaller weeklies pointed out that Sinatra was from Jersey, and Philadelphians should be honoring their native sons instead. Sons like Larry Fine.
The weekly paper wasn't really serious about the mural, but then people started pledging donations. So they figured, heck - why not? [Ian B., 04/27/2003]
Lots of other murals in the neighborhood. All the houses on the north side of this street and around the corner to the NE.

Walt Whitman Bridge

Veterans Staduim
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By: stoked.
The one time home of the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies. Both teams have since gotten new stadiums and Veterans Staduim was demolished in 2003.

Boeing on building

'Children' by Meg Saligman (largest mural on the east coast)
ocation: Broad and Spring Garden Sts.
Artist: Meg Saligman
Inscription:
Date painted: 1998
Date of Photo: May 1998
Notes: This is--as of June 1998--the largest mural on the East Coast. Funded by PDR Mural Arts Program.

'Rohm and Haas Fresco' by Paul Santoleri
Location: 618 Market St

USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) - Test Platform
Radford to the left and USS Conolly (DD-979) to the right.
The Norfolk-based Spruance-class destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) decommissioned on March 18, 2003 at Naval Station Norfolk. The ship will now serve as the test platform for the U.S. Navy’s future destroyer, DD(X).
This will not be the first time Radford has been used as a test platform. The ship used the newest and most robust cryptologic system during its last deployment. Although many ships now use this new cryptology system, Radford was the first to deploy with it.
Radford also introduced the Advanced Enclosed Mast System (AEM/S) to the Fleet in 1998. The ship’s unique, enclosed superstructure, which literally stands out among the masts of other ships, protects major antennas and other sensitive equipment. It also reduces maintenance and significantly reduces radar signature.
The ship will now be towed to Philadelphia where the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Inactive Ships Maintenance Office (NISMO) will oversee its inactivation. Eventually, the ship will be towed to Pascagoula, Miss. where Northrop Grumman Ship Systems will equip it with three DD(X) Engineering Development Models, including the Integrated Power System (IPS), the Composite Deckhouse, and the Dual Band Radar. The IPS will allow rapid reconfiguration of power, reduced acoustic noise, and greater flexibility in ship design, according to David Caskey, a NAVSEA spokesperson.
The conversion, scheduled to begin in the fall of 2004, will take approximately one year.
Once Radford is converted, at-sea testing will begin in the Gulf of Mexico and Virginia Capes Operating Areas, including Lambert’s Point Range in Norfolk, and Wallops Island Range near the eastern Virginia shore. The Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center Range in the Bahamas will also be used for the ship’s testing.

'125 Years' by Jenny Holzer
runs diagonally thru the park consisting of benches and curbs with inscriptions

Al Capone's cell (Eastern State Penitentiary)
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By: Mike1989.
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931.

Manhole cover off
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By: microscopicxp.

'South Philly Musicians' by Peter Pagast
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By: adrbr.
South Philadelphia Musicians by artist Peter Pagast is located at 1231-33 East Passyunk Avenue. The South Philadelphia Musicians mural celebrates Philly’s own musicians of the Bandstand era including Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker, Al Martino, Bobby Rydell, Fabian, Eddie Fisher, as well as “The Geator with the Heater,” Jerry Blavat. This lively mural is located in the heart of South Philadelphia. Located against the backdrop of the Italian Market, this mural is a tribute to the sound that made South Philadelphia famous in the 1950s and ‘60s—a sound that not only defined Philadelphia, but an entire era.

Giant Lady Bug
At Steve's Bug Off Exterminating and Insectorium

Christ Church Burial Ground
Burial Grounds for the nearby Christ Church, among those interred are:
*Benjamin Franklin
*Commodore William Bainbridge - Fought the English, the French, and the Barbary pirates. Was captured by Barbary pirates of Tripoli, held prisoner for 19 months until ransomed by President Jefferson.
*Charles Biddle - President of the Second Bank of the United States and first editor of the Lewis and Clark journals.
*James Biddle - Took possession of the Oregon territory for the U.S., negotiated the first U.S. treaty with China, in 1846.
*Dr. Thomas Bond - Founded Pennsylvania Hospital (the oldes in the United States) along with Benjamin Franklin.
*John Dunlap - Printer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
*Joseph Hewes - Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina.
*Francis Hopkinson - Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. He was the first graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
*Dr. Philip Syng Physick - "Father of American Surgery."
*George Ross - Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
*Dr. Benjamin Rush - Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush is known as both "The Father of American Medicine" and "The Father of American Psychiatry."

'Carner House' by Frank Weise
Weise studied at Harvard with Gropius.

Geno's Steaks
Rival Steak Shop to Pat's, which is located across the street. Also the site of "The is America, When Ordering Speak English"

Benjamin Franklin's grave
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
A fenced opening in the wall surrounding the Christ Church Burial Grounds allows a close view of the grave of Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) and his wife Deborah.
Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He lived a full life, as he was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
A tradition of tossing pennies onto his grave is meant to bring good luck. This is in direct contradiction to Franklin's famous phrase "A penny saved, is a penny earned".

Todd Herremans' House
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
The NFL player lives here.