22nd & Walnut

22nd and Walnut. On this block in 1933. , The southeast corner of 22nd and Walnut Streets was the site of the marble mansion of George W. Childs, the publisher of the Public Ledger. The mansion, completed in 1869, was designed by John McArthur Jr., the same architect who designed City Hall., The mansion's historic past included visits by numerous prestigious guests. President Ulysses S. Grant visited in 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition along with Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II and his empress. After Child's death in 1894, the mansion was used for a dancing academy, a swimming club, a radio station and a series of restaurants and clubs. It was ultimately destroyed on March 15th, 1970 by a three-alarm fire that burned for more than two and half hours and the building remains were demolished later that year. In 1971, it was turned into a parking lot., In 1933 , President: Herbert Hoover (R), Franklin D. Roosevelt , Mayor: Joseph Hampton Moore (R) , Philadelphia population: 1,950,961, Money matters , Gasoline: 18¢/gallon , Bread: 8¢/loaf , Butter: 29¢/pound , Cheese: 27¢/pound , Coffee: 26¢/pound , Eggs: 35¢/dozen , Milk: 11¢/quart , Sugar: 5¢/pound , Underwood typewriter: $100 , Haircut: 20¢ , Trolley: 5¢, Events , January 5, Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in San Francisco Bay., February 15, In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shot and killed Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak., February 18, Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer and artist and wife of John Lennon, was born., March 2, The original film version of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered at Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy Theater in New York City., March 2, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was dedicated., Frances Perkins became the United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the United States Cabinet., March 14, Music producer and composer, Quincy Jones, was born., May 3, Musician James Brown was born., July 22, Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world, traveling 15,595 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, and 45 minutes., September 26, The ice cream cone was invented in Brooklyn, NY., October 17, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany., The magazine Newsweek was published for the first time.