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1649:Susquehanna
1599:Northampton
1137:Rittenhouse
1048:Penn Museum
1003:Powel House
913:Insectarium
721:River Wards
704:Upper North
699:Lower North
689:Center City
608:Skyscrapers
291:terra cotta
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272:Drake Hotel
184: /
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27:Drake Hotel
1841:Categories
1710:Pittsburgh
1674:Washington
1629:Schuylkill
1589:Montgomery
1534:Lackawanna
1514:Huntingdon
1464:Cumberland
1444:Clearfield
1142:Washington
1063:Wyck House
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336:References
169:39°56′49″N
1750:Southwest
1740:Northwest
1735:Northeast
1715:Lancaster
1539:Lancaster
1524:Jefferson
1357:Armstrong
1352:Allegheny
631:City Hall
571:Education
546:Companies
213:Architect
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1639:Somerset
1564:Lycoming
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1474:Delaware
1459:Crawford
1454:Columbia
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1783:Bridges
1689:Wyoming
1664:Venango
1594:Montour
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