# The Philadelphia Skyline Photo Collection
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863
**Category:** Philadelphia
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863 "2020-05-08T23:53:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/83 "2021-02-14T19:29:34Z")
[https://www.som.com/projects/philadelphia\_30th\_street\_station\_district\_plan](https://www.som.com/projects/philadelphia_30th_street_station_district_plan)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/84 "2021-02-18T03:33:23Z")
A new addition to the night time skyline
[](https://flic.kr/p/2kCHqTV)[W/Element Hotel lighting](https://flic.kr/p/2kCHqTV) by [Philly SkyGuy](https://www.flickr.com/photos/149628534@N08/), on Flickr
Click to view the animation
And some videos
[url][Philadelphia skyline from Westville during sunset 02/17/2021 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/-o9qsQ7SLAM%5B/url%5D)
[url][Philadelphia skyline from Westville during sunset 02/17/2021 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/n3byQpRd9GE%5B/url%5D)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/85 "2021-02-18T06:09:06Z")
Philly was pretty tonight!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/86 "2021-03-12T05:43:54Z")
> **[Philly skyline will go mostly dark at night starting April 1 in an effort to...](https://www.inquirer.com/science/climate/philadelphia-birds-lights-out-audubon-20210311.html)**
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> Most migrating birds fly at night, and they can become disoriented by artificial lights, causing them to collide with buildings or windows. The lights also throw birds off migration paths.
“Some of Philadelphia’s most iconic skyscrapers, such as the Comcast towers, BNY Mellon Center, and the Liberty Place buildings will soon go dark overnight as their owners take part in a program to protect migrating birds from being lethally drawn to the lights.”
“A dozen other building operators or owners in Philadelphia also have pledged support for this effort including Brandywine Realty Trust, the city’s largest commercial landlord; Jefferson Center; One South Broad, and 1515 Market St., according to an announcement of the program.”
“The city’s skyline will go dark only from midnight to 6 a.m.”
“The first season of Lights Out Philly launches April 1, at the start of peak spring migration, and runs through May 31. The next season runs Aug. 15 through Nov. 15 as birds travel south.”
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/87 "2021-03-13T21:14:02Z")
City Hall 1960
Looking north from City Hall tower in November 1932.
Collection Mackensen
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/88 "2021-04-11T18:26:52Z")
The evolution of the Philadelphia Skyscraper between 1950 and 1992 on postcards.
1950
mid 1960
1957
1974
1992
1991
Collection Mackensen
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/89 "2021-04-12T21:36:03Z")
Those last two shots are from 1990, you can see the facades of 2 Liberty and Mellon Bank Center are not complete
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/90 "2021-04-16T01:54:52Z")
> **[Philadelphia YIMBY Presents Massings of the 1985 Skyline - Philadelphia YIMBY](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/04/philadelphia-yimby-presents-massings-of-the-1985-skyline.html)**
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> In the mid-1980s, the Philadelphia skyline rose as an even, roughly 500-foot plateau, particularly when viewed from the north and south. Though the skyline spanned a great expanse length-wise, it remained at a low profile, in great part thanks to the...
> **[Imagining the Philadelphia Skyline with the 1985 Iteration of Liberty Place -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/03/philadelphia-skyline-massings-with-1985-iteration-of-liberty-place.html)**
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> On April 5, 1984, Willard G. Rouse of Rouse and Associates announced the proposal of Liberty Place, a complex in Center City that would rise hundreds of feet above the informal height limit set by the 548-foot Philadelphia City Hall. By the next...
> **[Philadelphia YIMBY Presents Massing Renderings of the 1987 Skyline -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/03/philadelphia-yimby-presents-exclusive-massings-of-the-1987-skyline.html)**
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> Philadelphia YIMBY shares exclusive massing renderings of the skyline renderings as it appeared in 1987, when One Liberty Place was completed.
> **[Philadelphia YIMBY Presents Massing Renderings of the 1990 Skyline -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/04/philadelphia-yimby-presents-massing-renderings-of-the-1990-skyline.html)**
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> Philadelphia YIMBY presents exclusive renderings of the city skyline as it looked in 1990, right after a major surge in skyscraper construction.
> **[The Unbuilt Skyline: a Comprehensive Look at Philadelphia's Major Canceled...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/03/a-look-at-the-unbuilt-philadelphia-skyline.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY presents the "Unbuilt Skyline," a comprehensive look at Philadelphia's major canceled skyscrapers via exclusive combined massing diagrams.
> **[YIMBY Presents Concept Renderings for the Philadelphia Skyline of the Next...](https://phillyyimby.com/2020/10/new-three-dimensional-projections-of-the-possible-future-philadelphia-skyline-in-five-years.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY presents a tour of the past, present and future of the city's skyline, with exclusive renderings of the skyline's appearance 10 years from now.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/91 "2021-05-09T20:30:59Z")
Rest in Peace Helmut Jahn
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/92 "2021-05-10T14:40:39Z")
> **[As the World Remembers Helmut Jahn, One Liberty Place Lights Up the Skyline -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/05/as-the-world-remembers-helmut-jahn-one-liberty-place-lights-up-the-skyline.html)**
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> Philadelphia YIMBY often shares exciting and uplifting news regarding the city and its development. However, on May 8th, in Chicago, world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn was tragically killed in a road incident not far from his eponymous firm....
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### Author:  [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/93 "2021-05-13T01:27:17Z")
We lost one of the greats. RIP, Mr. Jahn.
And please watch out for bicyclists. Don’t be in such a hurry in your freakin car. (Not you. Them.)
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/94 "2021-05-18T23:06:16Z")
> **[Philadelphia YIMBY Presents Massing Renderings of the 1925 Skyline -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/05/philadelphia-yimby-presents-massing-renderings-of-the-1925-skyline.html)**
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> During the 1920s, "the Roaring Twenties," the nation saw a major economic boom that lasted nearly a decade, until it came crashing down in the 1930s with the Great Depression. Major cities were vibrant and illuminated, with ballrooms and theaters...
I also have a few old pictures from Philadelphia between 1900-1950.
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### Author:  [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/95 "2021-05-19T20:05:42Z")
> **[Philadelphia has dimmed its skyline after a 'mass collision' killed thousands...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/us/philadelphia-skyline-dimming-birds-collision/index.html)**
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> Nearly twenty buildings in Philadelphia are dimming their lights this spring after thousands of birds perished in the city's largest mass collision in recent history.
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/96 "2021-05-29T18:39:50Z")
Old postcards from the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
The old Bellevue-Stratford Hotel is still on the left around 1902.
1907
Skyline-view around 1925
Collection Mackensen
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### Author:  [@Dennis\_Sandoval](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dennis_Sandoval)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/97 "2021-06-18T22:12:28Z")
Look at Philly!
[](https://flic.kr/p/2m4xz3t)[Philadelphia Pre Dawn](https://flic.kr/p/2m4xz3t) by [Brian Kushner](https://www.flickr.com/photos/bkushner/), on Flickr
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/98 "2021-06-19T18:35:37Z")
> **[Philadelphia YIMBY Presents Massing Renderings of the 1905 Skyline -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/06/philadelphia-yimby-presents-massing-renderings-of-the-1905-skyline.html)**
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> In the early 1900s, construction has just finished at Philadelphia City Hall (completed in 1901), with the clock tower dominating Center City. The skyline was not yet filled with massive towers. Instead, low- and mid-rise buildings made up the urban...
> **[Philadelphia : King, Moses, 1853-1909 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming...](https://archive.org/details/philadelphia00king/mode/2up)**
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> 1 v. (unpaged) 13 x 19 cm
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/99 "2021-06-26T19:09:44Z")
The Laurel and Arthaus add great mass to the skyline
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### Author:  [@bmosborne](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bmosborne)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/100 "2021-07-05T15:52:04Z")
I am visiting Philadelphia for the first time. This is the view from my hotel!
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### Author:  [@bmosborne](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bmosborne)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/101 "2021-07-05T15:52:25Z")
Philadelphia has a very tall and dense skyline.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/102 "2021-07-06T00:39:28Z")
Great shot, I need to see the view from the Loews Hotel!
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