Penn Center
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Penn Center is a major commercial and office complex in downtown Philadelphia that emerged as one of the city’s first large-scale urban renewal projects in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial complex
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office complex → urban renewal project → |
| adjacentTo |
Suburban Station
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| characterizedAs |
one of Philadelphia’s first large-scale urban renewal projects
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| city |
Philadelphia
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| country |
United States
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| developedDuring |
mid-20th century
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| developerRole |
major role in postwar redevelopment of Center City
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| economicRole |
major employment center in Philadelphia
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| hasBuildingType |
high-rise office buildings
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mixed-use commercial buildings → |
| hasFunction |
commercial services
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office space → retail space → |
| hasPublicSpaces |
plazas and concourses
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| influencedBy |
postwar modernist planning ideals
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| location |
Center City, Philadelphia
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downtown Philadelphia → |
| near |
JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia
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| originatedAs |
urban renewal initiative
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| partOf |
Center City business district
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| replaced |
former Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct area
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| servedBy |
Suburban Station
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| state |
Pennsylvania
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| transportationIntegration |
integrated with regional rail and subway access
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| urbanPlanningSignificance |
key example of mid-20th-century modernist redevelopment in Philadelphia
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| zoningType |
commercial
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office → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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City Hall Station (Philadelphia)
("Penn Center Concourse")
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connectedTo |
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Center City Philadelphia
("One Penn Center")
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contains |
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City Hall station (SEPTA)
("Penn Center Concourse")
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hasConnection |
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Suburban Station
("Penn Center complex")
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locatedNear |
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City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
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near |
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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)
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siteRedevelopedAs |