On this block in 1941

On this block in 1941. . , The Municipal Court Building at 1801 Vine Street is Philadelphia's most prominent building from the New Deal program. John T. Windrim began designing the Municipal Court Building in 1930 to mirror the adjacent Free Library but the Great Depression delayed construction until 1938 when funding became possible through the Public Works Administration., The interior features 37 murals as well as multiple artworks, significant for their civic showcase of local and national artistry, but also for their representation of the judicial system's improved efficiency when this building opened in 1941. When the new Family Court building opens at 15th and Arch Streets in 2014, this building will be available for other uses., In 1941 , President: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) , Mayor: Robert Eneas Lamberton (R), Bernard Samuel (R) , Philadelphia population: 1,931,334, Events , January 3 , Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premiered in Philadelphia., March 1 , "Captain America" appeared in a comic book., March 8 , Hugh Mulcahy of the Phillies became the first baseball player drafted to world war two., May 1 , "Citizen Kane," directed by and starring Orson Welles, premiered in New York., May 1 , General Mills introduced Cheerios., August 14 , U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the joint declaration that later became known as the Atlantic Charter., September 2 , Academy of Motion Pictures copyrighted the Oscar Statuette., September 3 , KYW TV channel 3 (NBC) began broadcasting in Philadelphia., September 11 , Construction of the Pentagon began., December 7 , Japan attacked Perl Harbor. More than 2,000 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack and another 1,000 were wounded. The U.S. Congress declared war on Japan the following day., Money matters ,

Typewriter: $29.75 , Movie ticket: 40¢ , Chocolates $1 / 1 pound tin , Bunk bed: $10.98 , Copper teakettle: $3.49 , Shoe polish: 9¢ , Greeting card: 10¢ , Eggs: 45¢ / dozen , Women's sun dress: $4.45 , Women's wool slacks: $2.98