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Philadelphia’s tallest building, the Comcast Center, was unveiled in June 2008. At 975 feet, it’s one of the nation's tallest green buildings. A statue of William Penn, Philadelphia's founding father, was once the tallest point in Philadelphia until two towers — One and Two Liberty Place — were built in 1987 and trumped William Penn’s ...
The curse ended on October 29, 2008, when the Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series, a year and four months after a statuette of the William Penn figure atop City Hall was affixed to the final beam during the June 2007 topping-off of the Comcast Center, which made it the highest building structure in the city at the time.
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Oct 12, 2023 · By Gina Cosenza October 12th, 2023. It’s high time we reminded you of one of Philadelphia’s most notable sports curses—the Curse of Billy Penn. “What? You mean the little guy at the top of city hall?” Yes. “How’d he curse our sports teams?” Well, invisible reader, I’m glad you asked.
May 13, 2020 · Luckily for everyone, the Comcast Center had an opportunity to turn things around. On June 18, 2007, the final beam had been raised to complete the latest and tallest addition to...
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Nov 30, 2017 · Then, in 2007, Comcast Center became the city's tallest building. Hoping to break the curse, ironworkers welded a minature Billy Penn statue to the highest beam.
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Nov 7, 2020 · In October 2018, the 1,121-foot-tall, 60-story Comcast Technology Center at 1800 Arch Street opened as Philadelphia’s tallest building, with office space and a Four Seasons hotel on the upper floors opening in August 2019. In this feature, Philly YIMBY explores the origins and construction history of the country’s tallest building outside ...
