Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977)

Photographed by N Giovannucci, December 20, 2021

1. Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) Marker

Inscription. Visionary music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-1941, who possessed a unique combination of musical genius and charisma. He created the "Philadelphia Sound" and promoted classical music to a wide audience in the Disney film Fantasia and hundreds of recordings.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 39° 56.874′ N, 75° 9.882′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 S Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original

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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gene Shay (within shouting distance of this marker); Academy of Music (within shouting distance of this marker); Joel Dorn (within shouting distance of this marker); Clara Ward (within shouting distance of this marker); Vincent Montana, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrea McArdle (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cinderella (about 400 feet away); Billie Holiday (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2021, by N Giovannucci of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 23, 2021, by N Giovannucci of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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