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Top Phillies pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco has the attention of the Houston Astros pitching staff, rear, as he delivers an early-inning pitch. If you look closely, even at 1/5000 of a second there is motion blur in his pitching arm. That is extremely fast!
entrance to the Philly zoo
About America's First Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s 42-acre Victorian garden is home to more than 1,300 animals, many of them rare and endangered. The Zoo, fulfilling its mission of conservation, science, education and recreation, supports and engages in conservation efforts to protect endangered species around the world. Cheetahs, hippos, giraffes and much more make the Zoo Philadelphia's leading family attraction with over 1.2 million visitors last year.
Like many other Philadelphia landmarks and institutions, the Philadelphia Zoo is an American first. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open.
The Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the Zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened. One of its assets, then and now, is John Penn's home, The Solitude, which sat on the land chosen for the Zoo. John Penn was the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. The Solitude is considered to be Philadelphia's most precise and elegant expression of neoclassical style.
On opening day, flags flew, and a brass band welcomed more than 3,000 visitors. Admission was 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, a rate that held for the next half century. Visitors came on foot, on streetcars, by horse and carriage, and every 15 minutes by steamboat on the Schuylkill River, landing at the Zoo's own wharf. The Girard Avenue Bridge opened three days later.
Since the early 1700's, the idea of an American zoo was inspired by English settlers with a keen interest in wildlife and by sailors and hunters who returned from faraway lands with exotic animals they'd never seen before. People would gather and pay shillings to see animals such as lions and elephants displayed at places like general stores and museums. As a hub of scientific inquiry and discovery over many years, Philadelphia's well-known leaders of the time began to formulate the idea of a zoo. In the mid-1850's, a prominent Philadelphia physician, Dr. William Camac-the Zoo's founding father-became involved and led the way to making America's first zoo a reality.
In its first year of operation, the Philadelphia Zoo had 813 animals and received well over 228,000 visitors. Today, the Zoo has more than 1,300 rare and endangered animals, and its attendance is approximately 1.1 million visitors a year.
Phil Lesh & Friends at Lockn' Festival on September 12, 2015 in Arrington, Virginia - © 2016 David Oppenheimer - Performance Impressions photography archives - www.performanceimpressions.com
I was attempting to do homework but I got sucked into the game. I'm a n00b Phillies fan just as of this year, so uh, yay!
Camp Philly is a free, overnight camp for Philadelphia kids in the Pocono Mountains that is made possible by a collaboration between Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Camp Speers YMCA. August 19-20, 2019. / Photos by Brianna Spause
The Phillies Phanatic during a routine at Citizen's Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, PA during a Phillies vs. Padres game.
this is a schwinn panther limited edition 7005 alloy tig welded in Boulder Colrado. It is set up for ss mtb. with phil, and other stuff.
Phil mickelsen
Northern Trust Open -
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY -18 during the pro-am of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California
Center City skyline from the elevated tracks Donovan and I ascended during our little excursion through Point Breeze, South Philly.
Phil Beer...( & show of Hands)singing crow on the cradle at trowbridge festival...one of my favourite songs by my favourite band..:~)
Camp Philly is a free, overnight camp for Philadelphia kids in the Pocono Mountains that is made possible by a collaboration between Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Camp Speers YMCA. August 19-20, 2019. / Photos by Brianna Spause
Phil of Philz Coffee Shops in San Francisco. Interestingly enough Phil used to live in Houston. Go figure.