While in Philly, one of my locally-based colleagues shared a bit of local lore about the Comcast Center - Philadelphia's tallest building. Philadelphia's City Hall is topped with a statue of William Penn with his hat held high in the air. For a long time, that statue made this building the tallest in Philly. In fact, legend has it that there was a gentleman's agreement not to build any structure in the city taller than Penn's hat (548 ft). Well, the Comcast building (974 ft) easily exceeded - and almost doubled - City Hall. Someone noticed that none of the local teams had won a championship since the Comcast building had been erected, so a small William Penn statue was placed at the top of the tower - lo and behold, the Phillies won the next World Series.
We stopped into the center for a bit before dinner and in addition to the photo above, I got a few more shots of the building's amazing features.
There are continuous digital shows on the wall behind reception...
And walker "statues" on the beams overhead. A little creepy, but also cool...
And very nice greenery outside. I do love an urban garden...
I know not if the story was true, and if it is, whether it was a coincidence or an actual broken curse. I do know that the building is intriguing and worth a look if you're in Philly.
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