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Domenic & Esther Tesauro

Independence Hall Parking, Inc. (1954 - 2001)
T. Warehouse, Corp. (1980 - 2001)

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025
1. Domenic & Esther Tesauro Marker
Inscription. Dominic "Don" Tesauro started Independence Hall Parking, Inc. at 3600 South Darien Street on November 26, 1966 for the annual Army - Navy game. "Don's Lot" began parking cars for all events at JFK stadium and the Spectrum (and later Veterans Stadium on November 3, 1968, opening night of the second Philadelphia Flyers hockey season. In Fall 1980, Don purchased the 45 acre parking lot and warehouse on this site, expanding his parking business and creating T. Warehouse, Corp., a storage facility for the Philadelphia Food Distribution Center and United States Department of Defense. Through nearly five decades, Independence Hall Parking, Inc. and T. Warehouse, Corp. employed over 200 people, not including the employees of more than 20 other manufacturing, storage and retail businesses operating in the warehouse. Don Tesauro, born March 9, 1919 passed away on July 13, 1994, and his businesses were operated by his family, including wife Esther. On May 6, 2001 the businesses were sold to the City of Philadelphia for the construction of the stadium for the Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field.
 
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marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & VehiclesSports. A significant historical date for this entry is March 9, 1919.
 
Location. 39° 54.141′ N, 75° 10.089′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is at the intersection of Pattison Avenue and South 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Pattison Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1020 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia PA 19148, 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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: You Are Not Forgotten (a few steps from this marker); "You Want Philly Philly?" (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia Eagles Military Memorial
Domenic & Esther Tesauro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025
2. Domenic & Esther Tesauro Marker
(within shouting distance of this marker); "Smokin' Joe" Frazier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old City (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2005 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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