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The solitary exception is City Hall, with an enormous statue of William Penn topping its tower. • There, 547 feet above the street, visitors can obtain a view of the city, and even use a Kodak camera to capture the scene. • Some consider the statue, constructed by Alexander Milne Calder in 1894, a Philadelphian Statue of Liberty. • Real-estate prices are reasonable, compared with other urban areas; a middle-class house containing seven rooms can be rented for $15 a month. • Between 1886 and 1893, 50,000 houses were built in west and northern Philadelphia, most of them financed by the 450 neighborhood savings and loan associations.
Philadelphia is known for its shops and local wares: Dexter’s for cakes, Margerum’s for beef, Fluke’s for dainties, Dreka’s for stationery, Sautter’s for ice cream, Jones’s for oysters and Leary’s for books. • Leary’s, owned by Mayor Edwin S. Stuart, is considered one of the finest bookshops in the United States. • A cherished tradition of the city, especially among the more élite families, is for the men to be involved in cooking special dishes; wealthy businessmen are often seen at the market selecting meat, and many take great pride in their ability to make mayonnaise.
02 Oil Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Piano Lessons, 24 . . . . . . . . . . 00 Scarf Pins, Silver . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sleeve Buttons, Ivory and Pearl, Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Sugar, Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 Writing Paper, Linen, 72 Sheets and Envelopes . . . . . . 75 25 Working Americans 1880–1999 Volume IV: Their Children Miss Porter’s School fosters an appreciation of culture as well as skill in the arts of the home.