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Why isn City Hall the tallest building in Philadelphia anymore?

April 26, 2017anymore building city Hall Philadelphia tallest

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Why isn City Hall the tallest building in Philadelphia anymore?

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Until 1987, a “gentlemen’s agreement” prevented any Center City Philadelphia building from rising above the statue of William Penn. In that year, Mayor W. Wilson Goode endorsed the development of One Liberty Place, which broke the barrier.