Locust Street
+ date and Frank Furness and reference
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===Edmund, Kevin, and Michael Bacon=== |
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In the 1970s, actor [[Kevin Bacon]] and his brother [[Michael Bacon (composer)|Michael]], a musician, grew up in a residence at 2117 Locust Street, where they lived with their parents, [[Edmund Bacon (architect)|Edmund Bacon]], a notable Philadelphia urban planner, and his wife, Ruth Hilda Holmes, a former [[Park Avenue]] debutante and [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] activist.[https://www.phillyvoice.com/bacon-brothers-want-historical-marker-their-philly-childhood-home/ "Bacon brothers want historical marker at their Philly childhood home"], ''Philly Voice'', August 17, 2017 |
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===Frank Furness=== |
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In the early 1880s, famed [[Victorian era]] architect [[Frank Furness]] lived at 770 Locust Street. While living there, Furness' [[smoking room ]]in his Locust Street residence was featured in ''Artistic Houses'', a book published by [[D. Appleton & Company]]. |
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===Edgar Allan Poe=== |
===Edgar Allan Poe=== |
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