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Formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. Is it my imagination, or was every station on the Pennsylvania Railroad (Now the northeast corridor of Amtrak) called Penn Station? Anyway the building is of note in Wilmington, particularly because it is one of three buildings in the same grouping built by architect Frank Furness.
I, however, prefer the nifty [...]

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Grand Lodge of Delaware, N. Market Street, Wilmington
It’s two-fer Thursday. Granted, that works better on Tuesdays, but I didn’t think of it then. (more…)

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Chase Bank, Downtown Wilmington

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View of the the riverfront from Tubman-Garrett park, though I think this part is more canal than river. Thomas Garrett Jr. was from a family of Quakers who were active in the anti-slavery movement. Garrett in particular, endured prosecution and bankruptcy for his beliefs. If you don’t know who Harriet Tubman is - [...]

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Or so I was told for the first time that day (but not the last) as I was taking pictures. I was prepared to be kicked off of the platform at any rate because I didn’t have a ticket, but the policewoman didn’t even ask. She just said “You can’t take pictures here.”
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