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40. Most of the refineries are gone after the PES fire in 2019

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:33 PM

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That site (which used to be the Sunoco and American Petrolium refineries) is being repurposed for other uses now after the cleanup.

I think what is left for refineries are now near Marcus Hook outside of the city along the Delaware River.

And when I was a kid, I used to have a PSFS savings account and even had a few stints as a "banker" when they would bring the little machines into the school once a month for kids to deposit and the deposits were registered in passbooks like the below!

The building is designated historic as one of the first "modern style" skyscrapers (built in 1932) and the bank itself was the nation's first (consumer) savings bank back in 1816, so it would have had its 210th anniversary this year (but it was merged into other banks years ago). The building is a hotel now (but the sign is designated historic so is still there) -

Used to be nothing was taller than Billy Penn's hat on the statue on top of City Hall. Now just about everything is!

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A W. Bush appointee, too. C Moon Mar 31 #1

"In a 32-page ruling, Judge Pappert, an Obama appointee, wrote that..." pcdb Mar 31 #19

Whoops. I looked up his name and it said Bush somewhere. Cray cray. Thanks. Maybe it was Google AI...again. C Moon Wednesday #30

OK, they are getting lists of Jews now Miguelito Loveless Mar 31 #2

Except they want the list as part of a shakedown of U Penn maxsolomon Mar 31 #3

It is irrelevant why they want it, it is THAT they want it. Behind the Aegis Mar 31 #5

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It says right in the article what the Trumpists want the list for. maxsolomon Mar 31 #7

Hmmm... lonely bird Mar 31 #15

Maybe, maybe not. Miguelito Loveless Mar 31 #11

"Optics"? Well, Yeah. Those And REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. ColoringFool Mar 31 #26

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I'm so Sorry, BtA... 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha Mar 31 #16

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Constitutional argument "easily dispensed with"? SpankMe Mar 31 #8

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Apparently I needed to add a sarcasm tag. eggplant Mar 31 #28

Horrible optics even if they are (in theory) trying to go after antisemitism LymphocyteLover Mar 31 #13

Yet, the Jewish population apparently doesn't feel discriminated against there Bayard Mar 31 #14

Your Government is Protecting You. Information will never leak. It will never be used to harass, injure or kill Jews. usonian Mar 31 #17

Mr. trump is checking all the hooked-crossed shaped boxes Torchlight Mar 31 #20

I don't think they'll ever tell us the truth..they will, I fear, show us why they want this and voters' information Deuxcents Mar 31 #27

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