About the city in Pennsylvania pp semi indef pp move indef Infobox settlement name City of Philadelphia ... 325px image caption From top left, the Philadelphia skyline, a statue of Benjamin Franklin, the Liberty Bell , the Philadelphia Museum of Art , Philadelphia City Hall , and Independence Hall nickname ... motto Philadelphia maneto Let brotherly love endure Founded by William Penn image flag Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg image seal Seal of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg image map Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Philadelphia County.svg pushpin map USA2 pushpin map caption Location ... name2 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia leader title Mayor of Philadelphia Mayor ... 10 longs 12 longEW W elevation m 12 elevation ft 39 website http www.phila.gov footnotes Philadelphia ... The nowrap Delaware Valley Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area has a population of 6.1 million ... New 20York 20City 20 The 20Bronx,New 20York &toplace Philadelphia 20 Philadelphia 20County,Pennsylvania ... New York City The Bronx,New York and PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia County,Pennsylvania US publisher ... by the Nielsen Media Research . It is the county seat of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia County , with which it is coterminous. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly ... love , and adelphos brother . A commercial, educational, and cultural center, Philadelphia ... places cities city philadelphia.html title Philadelphia, Pennsylvania accessdate September 21 ... it. Philadelphia served as one of the nation s List of capitals in the United States many capitals ..., D.C., was under construction. Philadelphia is central to African American history its large ... of Philadelphia File Treaty of Penn with Indians by Benjamin West.jpg thumb left Penn s Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West . Before Europeans arrived, the Philadelphia area was home to the Lenape ... bank of the Delaware, south of the Schuylkill near the present day Eastwick section of Philadelphia ... more details
New Philadelphia can refer to Bunker Hill, Amador County, California , formerly New Philadelphia New Philadelphia, Illinois New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nea Filadelfeia , a suburb of Athens, Greece geodis ca New Philadelphia de New Philadelphia fr New Philadelphia it New Philadelphia nl New Philadelphia pl New Philadelphia pt New Philadelphia vo New Philadelphia ... more details
Philadelphia AFL may refer to Philadelphia Quakers AFL , league champions in the one season of the existence of the first American Football League 1926 Philadelphia Soul , current member of Arena Football League See also Philadelphia Bell Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Stars disambiguation dab ... more details
Live in Philadelphia may refer to Live in Philadelphia Yes video , a video by Yes Live in Philadelphia, PA , an album by King Crimson Live in Philadelphia 70 an album by The Doors Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 , an album by Atari Teenage Riot dab it Live in Philadelphia ... more details
The Philadelphia Story could refer to The Philadelphia Story play The Philadelphia Story play , a 1939 play The Philadelphia Story film The Philadelphia Story film , the 1940 film adaptation List of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air episodes Season 4 1993 1994 The Philadelphia Story , an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air disambig ... more details
Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Greek for brotherly love may also refer to TOCright Places United States Philadelphia, Indiana Philadelphia, Mississippi Philadelphia town , New York Philadelphia village , New York Philadelphia, Rockingham Township, Richmond County, North Carolina Philadelphia, Tennessee Outside the US Philadelphia, Germany , a former village, now part of Storkow, Oder Spree, Brandenburg Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear , a village ... as Philadelphia, one of the seven churches of Asia Minor in the Book of Revelation Amman , Jordan was once called Philadelphia during the Hellenic and Roman eras Entertainment Philadelphia soul , early 1970s music genre Philadelphia film Philadelphia film , a 1993 film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington Philadelphia song Philadelphia song , a song also from that film, by Neil Young Streets of Philadelphia , a song from that film, by Bruce Springsteen Philadelphia Freedom , a 1975 song by Elton John The Philadelphia Experiment film The Philadelphia Experiment film , a 1984 film based on the WWII experiment see below for article Philadelphia International Records , a record label made popular by songstress Patti LaBelle The Philadelphia Story film The Philadelphia Story , a 1940 ... in Philadelphia , a 2005 FX sitcom about a group of friends who run a bar Other Philadelphia chromosome , a genetic abnormality that leads to chronic myelogenous leukemia Philadelphia cream cheese , the brand name of a line of cream cheese products, manufactured by Kraft Foods Philadelphia Daily News , one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Philadelphia Experiment , an alleged project to render ships invisible during World War II The Philadelphia Inquirer , one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Philadelphia magazine Philadelphia magazine , a regional monthly magazine published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Philadelphians , a 17th century ... more details
Philadelphia Freedom may refer to Philadelphia Freedom song , a 1975 number one song by Elton John Philadelphia Freedom soccer , a soccer club that competed in the USISL and the USISL Pro League Philadelphia Freedom tennis , a World TeamTennis club disambig ... more details
Philadelphia Quakers may refer to Members of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Quakers . Philadelphia Phillies , an American baseball team originally known as the Philadelphia Quakers Union Quakers of Philadelphia , a defunct American football team which played as an independent for one season 1921 Philadelphia Quakers AFL , a defunct American football team which played in the first AFL for one season 1926 Philadelphia Quakers NHL , a defunct American ice hockey team which played in the NHL for one season 1930 31 Philadelphia Quakers Athletics PL AA , a defunct American baseball team which played in the PL and the AA in the early 1890s disambig ... more details
Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Philadelphia , after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The first USS Philadelphia 1776 2 was a gunboat built in 1776 on Lake Champlain by Benedict Arnold and sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island . The second USS Philadelphia 1799 2 was a 36 gun sailing frigate active in the Quasi War , captured in the First Barbary War and later burned. The third USS Philadelphia 1861 2 was a side wheel steamer used in the American Civil War . The fourth USS Philadelphia C 4 3 was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1890 and in service until 1926. The fifth USS Philadelphia CL 41 3 was a light cruiser commissioned 1937, active in World War II , and sold to Brazil in 1951. The sixth USS Philadelphia SSN 690 3 is a Los Angeles class submarine Los Angeles class attack submarine commissioned in 1977 and decommissioned in 2010. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Philadelphia Category United States Navy ship names de USS Philadelphia es USS Philadelphia nl USS Philadelphia pl USS Philadelphia ... more details
Philadelphia Stars may refer to Philadelphia Stars baseball , a baseball team in the Negro Leagues from 1933 to 1952 Philadelphia Stars football , a football team in the USFL in 1983 84, after which they became the Baltimore Stars for their final season in 1985 disambig ... more details
Philadelphia hardcore is hardcore punk created in Philadelphia , the associated subculture . Because of its location, Philadelphia was an easy place for bands from New York and Washington, DC to play concerts. Venues such as the Love Club, East Side Club, West Side Club AKA Jeff Jenkins Basement Long march, Community Education Center CEC , Abe s Steaks a small sub shop , and later on The Kennel Club ... suburbs. An important source of exposing the Philadelphia region to this music was the DJ ... at University of Pennsylvania s WXPN , 88.5 FM. Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands ... band YDI Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Flag of Democracy Ardmore, PA Ardmore Ruin band Ruin formed 1980 in Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Mc Rad Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Pagan Babies hardcore punk Pagan Babies Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Decontrol band Decontrol formed 1980 in Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Sadistic Exploits Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia The SKP S Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Mikey Wild Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia The Dead Milkmen formed 1983 in Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Sensory Fix Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia TURMOIL band TURMOIL Killadelphia, PA Philadelphia The Stickmen Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Little Gentleman Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Blunder Boys band Blunder Boys Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Kremlin Korps Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Seeds of Terror Camden, NJ Camden Homo Picnic Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Sudden Impact band Sudden Impact Upper Darby, PA Upper Darby Psychotic Norman Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Dare to Defy Kennett Square, PA Philadelphia IFJ I m From Joisey Blackwood, NJ South Jersey Fat Howard s Army Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Circle of Shit Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Butcher Brothers Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Serial Killers band Serial Killers ex Butcher Brothers and C2D Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia ... hardcorepunk Category hardcore punk Category Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Philadelphia Firebirds may refer to Philadelphia Firebirds ice hockey , a team which played in the North American Hockey League and later the American Hockey League from 1974 to 1979 Philadelphia Firebirds IWFL , a women s American football team currently playing in the Independent Women s Football League disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Infobox TV channel name SportsChannel Philadelphia logofile logosize logoalt logo2 launch 1990 closed date 1997 picture format share share as of share source network SportsChannel America owner Cablevision slogan country United States language American English broadcast area Philadelphia Metro headquarters former names replaced names replaced by names Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia sister names Prism TV channel PRISM timeshift names web terr serv 1 terr chan 1 sat serv 1 sat chan 1 cable serv 1 cable chan 1 sat radio serv 1 sat radio chan 1 adsl serv 1 adsl chan 1 online serv 1 online chan 1 SportsChannel Philadelphia was a regional sports network that served the Philadelphia area during the 1990s. The network was owned by Cablevision along with its sister network Prism TV channel PRISM and was part of SportsChannel America . Games from Philadelphia s sports teams were split between the two networks with the Philadelphia Phillies Phillies , Philadelphia Flyers Flyers , and Philadelphia 76ers 76ers appearing on both. On October 1, 1997, Comcast launched Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia , putting an end to both Cablevision owned Philadelphia sports networks. SportsChannel America DEFAULTSORT Sportschannel Philadelphia Category SportsChannel America Philadelphia Category Defunct local cable stations in the United States Category Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Television channels and stations established in 1990 Category Television channels and stations disestablished in 1997 Category Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters Category Philadelphia Flyers broadcasters Category Philadelphia 76ers broadcasters ... more details
See also Philadelphia Lawyer song Philadelphia Lawyer is a term to describe a lawyer who knows the most detailed and minute points of law or is an exceptionally competent lawyer. Its first usage dates back to 1788 . ref http www.merriam webster.com dictionary Philadelphia 20lawyer Philadelphia lawyer . Definition at Merriam Webster reF Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia based Colonial America n lawyer Andrew Hamilton lawyer Andrew Hamilton , a lawyer best known for his legal victory on behalf of printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger , is believed to have inspired the Philadelphia lawyer term. This 1735 decision helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel. ref cite web title Philadelphia lawyer url http www.merriam webster.com cgi bin wftwarch.pl?122106 work Word for the Wise publisher Merriam Webster date 2006 12 21 accessdate 2008 08 04 reF References reflist Category Informal legal terms US law stub pl Philadelphia lawyer ... more details
for the rugby league team formerly known as the Philadelphia Bulldogs Philadelphia Fight Pro inline hockey team team name Philadelphia Bulldogs bg color black text color teal logo image Philadelphia Bulldogs.png founded 1994 RHI season 1994 history Philadelphia Bulldogs br 1994 1996 arena Wachovia Spectrum Spectrum br 1994 1995 br CoreStates Spectrum br 1996 br Woodhaven Sports Centre br 1997 city Philadelphia , Pennsylvania team colors Teal color Teal , Purple , Black , Silver , White br Colorbox teal Colorbox purple Colorbox black Colorbox silver Colorbox white murphy cups None season titles None conf titles None division titles None The Philadelphia Bulldogs were an inline hockey team based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . They were members of the Atlantic Division RHI Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference RHI Eastern Conference of Roller Hockey International RHI . They were part of the 1994 RHI Expansion . See also Portal Philadelphia List of RHI players List of RHI statistical leaders List of RHI seasons Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams Category Roller Hockey International teams Category Sports clubs established in 1994 Category Sports clubs disestablished in 1996 US sport team stub rollerhockey team stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 The Philadelphia Tribune is an United States American newspaper, headquartered at 520 South 16th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , that primarily targets the African American community. Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, it is the oldest continually running African American newspaper, being created in 1884 by Chrisopher James Perry, Jr . The Philadelphia Tribune also publishes the Tribune Magazine , Entertainment Now , Sojourner Truth Sojourner , The Learning Key , and The Sunday Tribune . The Tribune has a readership of about 223,500, and is mostly read by people living in the Philadelphia Camden Metro Area , as well as a minority in Chester, Pennsylvania Chester . See also Portal Philadelphia List of newspapers in Pennsylvania Category African American newspapers Category Newspapers published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Publications established in 1884 ... more details
More references date May 2010 The Philadelphia Aurora was a triweekly newspaper published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin Bache journalist Benjamin Franklin Bache from 1797 to 1800. It is sometimes referred to as the Aurora General Advertiser. ref cite web url http chroniclingamerica.loc.gov lccn sn84026172 title About this Newspaper The Philadelphia Aurora. accessdate 2010 05 30 work Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers publisher The Library of Congress quote Title Bache s Philadelphia aurora. Philadelphia Pa. 1797 1800 ref ref Richard N. Rosenfeld s, AMERICAN AURORA New York St. Martin s Press, 1997 presents a history of this newspaper. ref References references pennsylvania newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Publications established in 1797 ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name The Philadelphia Singers Img Img capt Img size Landscape Background group or band Alias Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genre Chorus Years active 1972 present Label Associated acts URL http www.philadelphiasingers.org Current members Past members The Philadelphia Singers is a choir in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.A. The group was founded by Michael Korn in 1972 and is currently directed by David Hayes conductor David Hayes . In 2001, The Philadelphia Singers was named Resident Chorus of The Philadelphia Orchestra and is the only chorus to receive this distinction. The Philadelphia Singers has twice appeared at the Lincoln Center Festival with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic , premiering for the first time in the United States works by Krysztof Penderecki and Dov Seltzer . The choir has also appeared with The Philadelphia Orchestra, premiering in the United States works by Sir James MacMillan composer James MacMillan , Luciano Berio , and Augusta Read Thomas as well as world premieres of works by Daniel Kellogg and Jennifer Higdon . The Philadelphia Singers maintains its own annual subscription series and is the only Philadelphia ensemble to have a regular national radio broadcast on Public Radio International called Christmas with The Philadelphia Singers . This program is a live radio live broadcast of its annual concert, Christmas on Logan Square , at Saint Clement s Church, Philadelphia St. Clement s Church . The ensemble is devoted to presenting choral music from all Music history period s with a particular focus on American choral music. DEFAULTSORT Philadelphia Singers Category American choirs US singing group stub ... more details
for the Philadelphia Rockets 1941 42 team Philadelphia Ramblers Pro hockey team text color bg color team Philadelphia Rockets logo logosize city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania league American Hockey League conference division founded operated 1946 1949 arena Philadelphia Arena colors owner coach GM media affiliates The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League from 1946 to 1949. Previously another Rockets team existed for the 1941 42 AHL season , formerly known as the Philadelphia Ramblers . When the original Rockets folded in 1942, they were replaced by the Philadelphia Falcons of the Eastern Hockey League . In 1946, the Falcons were replaced by the second Rockets team in the AHL. Four members of the Falcons Vic Lofvendahl , Harvey Jacklin , Clayton Lavell , George DeFilice , made the jump to the higher league. Image 1947 48 Rockets.jpg thumb 500px center The 1946 47 AHL Philadelphia Rockets Season by season results Philadelphia Falcons 1942 1946 Eastern Hockey League Philadelphia Rockets 1946 1949 American Hockey League class wikitable style text align center Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals br for Goals br against Standing Playoffs bgcolor ffffee 1942 43 46 17 27 2 36 167 195 5th, EHL Data unavailable bgcolor ffffee 1943 44 45 17 23 5 39 3rd, EHL Data unavailable bgcolor ffffee 1944 45 48 23 21 4 50 3rd, EHL Data unavailable bgcolor ffffee 1945 46 52 26 21 5 57 180 186 2nd, EHL Data unavailable 1946 47 AHL season 1946 47 64 5 52 7 17 188 400 5th, East Out of Playoffs 1947 48 AHL season 1947 48 68 22 41 5 49 260 331 4th, East Out of Playoffs 1948 49 AHL season 1948 49 68 15 48 5 35 230 407 5th, East Out of Playoffs External ... Hockey in Philadelphia 1927 2005 Defunct AHL Defunct Pennsylvania sports teams Category Defunct sports teams in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Eastern Hockey League teams de Philadelphia Rockets ... more details
SS Philadelphia may refer to SS Philadelphia 1888 , the name from 1901to 1918 and 1919 to 1923 for an ocean liner originally named SS Paris served as USS Yale in Spanish American War 1898 and as USS Harrisburg ID 1633 during World War I 1918 19 for the United States Navy SS Philadelphia 1945 , a container ship of Sea Land Service rebuilt from the former USS General A. W. Brewster AP 155 , a World War II transport ship of the United States Navy Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Philadelphia ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Image PW Logo.JPG image Image Philadelphia Weekly front page.jpg 175px caption The 2007 02 21 front page of br Philadelphia Weekly type Alternative weekly format Tabloid foundation 1971 owners Review Publishing headquarters 1500 Sansom St., 3rd Floor br Philadelphia , Pennsylvania PA 19102 br USA editor Adamma Ince publisher circulation 100,893 ref cite web url http www.verifiedaudit.com masthead.php?pid 4494&mid 000 title Philadelphia Weekly accessdate 2007 02 23 publisher Verified Audit Circulation ref ISSN website http philadelphiaweekly.com philadelphiaweekly.com Philadelphia Weekly PW , is an award winning alternative newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , published every Wednesday. The paper was founded in 1971 as a sister publication to the South Philadelphia Press . In 1995, the paper became Philadelphia Weekly. The paper features stories on local and national politics, as well extensive coverage of the arts music, film, theater and the visual arts. Weekly Columns The Trouble With Spikol This column is written by Liz Spikol, who reports on issues relating to mental illness , as well as chronicling her own health struggles. In 2005 she started an http trouble.philadelphiaweekly.com online blog of the same name. On The Radar Written from 2005 2008 by English immigrant Steven Wells who formerly wrote for NME, Guardian Unlimited, Bizarre, 90 and FourFourTwo , OtR seldom kept to its what s coming up brief and instead wandered off into explosive tirades about evolution, atheism, aristocracy, rugby league and other entirely unrelated topics. The Angry ... references External links http www.philadelphiaweekly.com Philadelphia Weekly http willdo.philadelphiaweekly.com The Philadelphia Will Do blog http trouble.philadelphiaweekly.com The Trouble With Spikol blog Category Newspapers published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Philadelphia Weekly Category Publications established in 1971 ... more details
File Philly roll.jpg thumb A Philadelphia roll with smoked salmon, cream cheese and no cucumber. It features green onion, instead. A Philadelphia roll is a Uramaki Maki zushi roll Maki zushi type of sushi generally made with smoked salmon , cream cheese , and cucumber . It can also include other ingredients, such as onion . Category sushi cuisine stub japan stub es Philadelphia roll ja ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Young Men s Christian Association nrhp type nrhp image Philly YMCA.JPG caption Y.M.C.A. Armed Forces Building location 115 N. 15th St., Philadelphia , Pennsylvania lat degrees 39 lat minutes 57 lat seconds 17 lat direction N long degrees 75 long minutes 9 long seconds 53 long direction W locmapin Pennsylvania area built 1926 architect Louis E. Jallade architecture Art Deco added December 2, 1980 governing body Private refnum 80003624 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref The YMCA of Philadelphia was founded on June 15, 1854 by George H. Stuart , a prominent Philadelphia businessman. Branches Philadelphia Northeast Columbia North Christian Street West Philadelphia Adult Education Center Roxborough Suburbs Abington Ambler Hatboro Main Line Rocky Run Ft. Washington History The YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity has grown to include 10 branches and 55 program sites throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Expand section date June 2008 Historic building The Y.M.C.A. Armed Forces Building , also known as the Young Men s Christian Association and the Navy Central YMCA Annex , built 1926 to 1928, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has been converted into condominiums. References Portal Philadelphia Reflist External links http www.philaymca.org Official website Historic building http www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com PA Philadelphia state11.html nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com http www.philadelphiabuildings.org pab app pj display.cfm 69330 Y.M.C.A. Armed Forces Building at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category Residential buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category YMCA buildings Category Clubhouses in the United States Category Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NRHP stub philadelphia stub ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 Unreferenced date June 2009 Philadelphia Green , a program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society , is a large urban greening program that serves southeastern Pennsylvania. Since 1974, Philadelphia Green has supported the development and ongoing care of community gardens, neighborhood parks, and public green spaces in Philadelphia. Working in partnership with neighborhood residents, community organizations, and city agencies, the program uses greening as a community building tool. Additionally, it educates people to make the city a more livable place though horticulture. Proceeds from the annual Philadelphia Flower Show along with support from foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals help fund Philadelphia Green. In more than 400 community gardens, residents are tending plots, growing fresh produce, sharing food with neighbors, and discussing and resolving neighborhood issues. In 80 neighborhood parks, friends of the park groups work with Philadelphia Green to revitalize their parks. Philadelphia Green also manages the renovation and long term maintenance of convert 60 acre m2 of high profile landscapes in the downtown area including the grounds of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Azalea Garden, the 26th Street corridor connecting the airport to Center City , and Penn s Landing along the Delaware River. Philadelphia Green also works with the City of Philadelphia to address the problem of vacant land, a serious blight that depresses community property values. To date, more than 3,000 lots, once vacant, abandoned, and blighted .... Lastly, the work of Philadelphia Green is having a significant economic impact on real estate values ... Horticultural Society s urban greening program, Philadelphia Green, works with residents ... s neighborhoods, downtown area, and at its gateways. Proceeds from PHS s Philadelphia Flower Show ... Philadelphia Green The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Category Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Image 1929 30 Arrows.jpg thumb right 250px 1929 30 Philadelphia Arrows C AHL The Philadelphia Arrows were a professional ice hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Founded in 1927, the club was Philadelphia s first professional hockey team and played in the Canadian American Hockey League . The team changed its name to the Philadelphia Ramblers beginning with the 1935 36 season when it became affiliated with the NHL New York Rangers . The following season and Ramblers and the C AHL began playing an interlocking schedule with the International Hockey League 1929 36 International Hockey League for two seasons before the two circuits formally merged to form a new American Hockey League International American Hockey League renamed the American Hockey League in 1940 in June, 1938. The Ramblers continued to play in this league until folding in 1941. The Arrows Ramblers coach and manager from 1929 to 1941 was Hall of Fame defenseman and Hart Trophy winner Herb Gardiner . Members of the Arrows included future Hart Trophy winner Tommy Anderson , and future Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Black Hawk Defenceman ice hockey defenseman Art Coulter . When the NHL Pittsburgh Pirates NHL Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team moved to Philadelphia in 1930 as the Philadelphia Quakers NHL Philadelphia Quakers , they lasted only one season due in part to the fact that the Arrows out drew them in attendance as well as the NHL club s poor performance on the ice winning just four games 4 36 4 of their 44 game schedule. The Arrows, like the Ramblers, played at the Philadelphia Arena . External links http www.azhockey.com Ph.htm Arrows entry in A Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey http www.centpacrr.com ahlphl The Arrows Arrows history http hockeyscoop.net ahlphl A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia 1927 2005 Category Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Category Defunct sports teams in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Canadian American ... more details
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