PNB letters, long an iconic part of the Philadelphia skyline, to be removed Sunday
By Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
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The building recently changed hands, and the new owners requested and received approval from the
The 16-foot-high letters spell out PNB on all four sides of the highrise built by the Wanamaker family in 1932. In the early 1950s, the building was purchased by
"The helicopter will go up there letter by letter," McDonald said.
There will be temporary street closures around the building, which is located on
The helicopter will take the 12 letters and lower them down to the north side of
One South Broad, as the building is known, is listed on the
"On
The permit was issued on
McDonald said he is only aware of the removal of the 12 letters and a steel structure supporting them. The tower also contains the 17-ton Founder's Bell in a belfry crown that is topped by the letters.
The sign survived several ownership changes.
In 2005, it was reported that
The PNB letters have been a skyline fixture for six decades.
That will end Sunday morning.
He could not be reached for comment.
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