Floor joist from the great meeting house signed ac ic 1755 the twelfth street meeting house embodied more than 200 years of philadelphia quaker history and there was a strong desire to find a way to save the building.
Psfs building roof.
Philadelphia pa from the roof of the psfs building.
Philadelphia saving fund society twelfth and market streets habs pa 51 phila 584 1 tif 4 007 5 000.
The psfs building now known as the loews philadelphia hotel is a skyscraper in center city philadelphia pennsylvania a national historic landmark the building was the first international style skyscraper constructed in the united states.
The skyscraper is topped by a distinctive sign with the philadelphia saving fund society s initials.
Photos are from the historic american buildings survey habs pa 1533 collection 1985 jack boucher photographer.
The 27 feet 8 2 m high letters are white by day and illuminated with red neon lights by night.
Psfs building is in the background.
Throughout the great depression the sign remained lit 24 hours a day reassuring its customers that their money was safe and secure during hard times.
Date possibly 1929 or 1930 when construction started.
Psfs building commentary built by the oldest bank in the united states the psfs is a dramatic expression of the steel skeleton and the many identical floors of the modern office building.
Portions of the content on this web page were adapted from a copy of the national register of historic places nomination document.
It s called that because of how widespread the style has become.
It was built for the philadelphia saving later savings fund society in 1932 and was designed by architects william lescaze and george howe.
At the time the sign was put up such acronyms were unheard of.
Having the psfs sign on the roof of the building was the first time any advertisement was integrated into a building s design.
The psfs building now known as the loews philadelphia hotel is a skyscraper in center city philadelphia pennsylvania a national historic landmark the building was the first international style skyscraper constructed in the united states.
Removal of the first roof truss july 1972.
The sign hides mechanical equipment and can be seen for 20 miles 32 km.
It was built for the philadelphia saving later savings fund society in 1932 and was designed by architects william lescaze and george howe.
Photocopy of rendering of psfs building by d e.
Above the fifth floor the building assumes its characteristic t shape.
The psfs building in 1985.
The typical plan shows how elevators and ducts are concentrated in one smooth block.
