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Bill 080245

Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center."

Introduced Mar 6, 2008Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural AffairsOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember JonesCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember Reynolds Brown

Status timeline

  1. Mar 6, 2008Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 6, 2008Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Apr 9, 2008HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
  4. Apr 9, 2008HEARING HELD · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
  5. Apr 9, 2008RECESSED · Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

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..Title Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center." ..Body WHEREAS, Georgie Woods was an outstanding community and civil rights leader; and WHEREAS, His commitment and contribution to the City of Philadelphia is indelibly etched in the hearts and minds of residents throughout this great city; and WHEREAS, Georgie Woods came to the City of Philadelphia from New York in 1953 to work as a disc jockey, bringing in to the city emerging talents of the era; and WHEREAS, His encouragement to those who were marginalized is laudable; and WHEREAS, The residents of the community wish to honor the Memory of Georgie Woods with a fitting tribute; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive is hereby named and designated as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center." ..End