Pennsylvania Blog » Entertainment http://www.greatpennsylvania.com/blog Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:28:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 National Historical Sites of The United States http://www.greatpennsylvania.com/blog/national-historical-sites-of-the-united-states/ http://www.greatpennsylvania.com/blog/national-historical-sites-of-the-united-states/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:28:17 +0000 Kingston J. Amadan http://www.greatpennsylvania.com/blog/?p=11 The largest city in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, it contains many national historical sites that relate to the United States. Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the nation, it still maintains a small town feel. There is no shortage of live entertainment, ranging from the Philly Pops to the Mellon Jazz Festival. There are also summer concerts of popular and classical music. The citys rock and roll tradition began in 1955 with Bill Haley and the Comets. Smaller bands hit great venues like the TLA on South Street, the Trocadero in Chinatown, and Phillys newest and brightest venue, the wonderful World Cafe Live home of WXPNs famed radio broadcast .

Since 1956, there has been a sort of multi media show at Lord and Taylors. Dancing water fountains, organ music, lights, moving figures and narrative present a Christmas story that no one can remember afterwards, though it is wonderful to watch. Children sit on the floor of the Grand Court and watch the story played out on the four story high velvet curtain of the Grand Court atrium. In 1751 the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered a new bell for the state House and asked that a Bible verse be inscribed PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF. The bell has rang many times when public announcements were made, but in 1776 it rang for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

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