Media, Pennsylvania Media, Pennsylvania Media PA old bank State Delaware County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Media highlighted.svg Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania.
The borough of Media is the governmental center of county of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is positioned 13 miles (21 km) west of Philadelphia.
Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was titled the county seat. The populace was 5,327 at the 2010 census, down from 5,533 at the 2000 census.
Its school precinct is the Rose Tree Media School District with Penncrest High School and Springton Lake Middle School.
In June 2006, it became the first fair trade town in America. Media promotes itself by its motto: "Everybody's Hometown".
9 Media ZIP code 11.1 Media train station Peter and William Taylor bought the territory where Media is now located, directly from Penn. At the time, the territory was positioned in Chester County.
Providence Township was organized in 1684, and later divided into Upper Providence and Nether Providence townships by 1690, even though they only had 40 taxable properties at the time. The current borough, formed in 1850, sits between the two townships.
Thomas Minshall, a Quaker, was an early Media resident, settling just outside the small village then known as "Providence", along the Providence Great Road.
Chester County, Pennsylvania was divided in 1789, the easterly portion becoming Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
On March 11, 1850, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Special Act of Assembly incorporated the Borough of Media, and made the sale of malt and spirituous liquors unlawful inside its borders.
At the same time, the governmental center of county of Delaware County was moved to Media from Chester.
Minshall Painter was also a prestige of the Delaware County Institute of Science, which was formed on September 21, 1833, with just four other members: George Miller, John Miller, George Smith, M.D., and John Cassin.
In the second half of the 19th century, Media was a summer resort for well-to-do Philadelphians.
The borough's large vacation hotels encompassed the Idlewild Hotel (1871) on Lincoln Street at Gayley Terrace, Chestnut Grove House or "The Colonial" (1860) on Orange Street, and Brooke Hall on Lemon Street and Washington Avenue (now Baltimore Avenue).
The West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad was assembled through Media on October 19, 1854.
Woodrow Wilson spoke at the Media Station in 1912 amid his first election campaign.
Trolley transit lines spread to and through Media in the 1890s and early 1900s. The Media Theatre for the Performing Arts The Media Theatre opened as a vaudeville home in 1927. The first 'talkie' film, The Jazz Singer, was shown there.
And re-opened as the 'Media Theatre for the Performing Arts'. Shows produced there have encompassed The Full Monty, Carousel and Miss Saigon.
On March 8, 1971, the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI raided an FBI "resident agency" in Media.
In June 2006, Media became the first town in the United States to follow over 300 suburbs in Europe in attaining fair trade certification.
To meet the criteria for certification, Media passed a council resolution in support of fair trade, served fair-trade coffee and tea in small-town government meetings and bureaus, ensured that a range of fair-trade products were available in small-town restaurants and businesses, raised prominent support and provided media coverage for the fair-trade campaign, and convened a fair-trade steering committee to ensure continued commitment. State St Media Media, PA - Walking Tour, by Wanda Kaluza Media, PA Coyopa - Films Media Presbyterian Church (1855) on Baltimore Ave.
Delaware County Courthouse (1871) on Front Street (Google Street View) Media Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1875) and Media-Providence Friends School (1876), both positioned at 125 W.
Provident National Bank (1900) on State Street at Veterans Square, designed by Albert Dilks (Google Street View) Media Armory (1908) on State St, designed by Will Price and M H.
Media Theatre (1927, restored 1994) on State St., designed by Louis Magaziner as a Beaux-Arts movie palace with Art Deco design elements. Gayley House (1855) 301 Gayley St., originally the Media Classical Institute, a Presbyterian academy established by Rev.
Media, PA is home to many churches, including: Media Presbyterian Quaker meetinghouses: Media Friends Meeting and Providence Friends Meeting. There are a several parks positioned inside the borough of Media and shared with encircling communities. * Media Friends Meeting Media, Pennsylvania Media is positioned in central Delaware County at 39 55 8 N 75 23 17 W (39.918761, -75.388127). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.42%, is water. Media is situated on high ground (250 to 350 feet (76 to 107 m) above sea level) draining west to Ridley Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Delaware River.
Media ZIP code The term "Media" is often used to include not only the borough of Media, but other municipalities but that share the ZIP code.
The borough of Media covers only 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) and less than 6,000 residents, but the Media ZIP code 19063 covers 23.08 sq mi (59.8 km2) and a populace of 35,704. According to the United States Postal Service, the following addresses are encompassed in the 19063 ZIP code: Elwyn, Garden City, Glen Riddle, and Rose Valley. Other areas at least partially encompassed in the 19063 zip code are: Upper Providence Township; Nether Providence Township, the neighborhoods of South Media, Bowling Green, Pine Ridge and Ridgewood; and most of Middletown Township, including, Bortondale, Riddlewood, and Lima. The borough of Media is run by a mayor and an propel borough council.
Their chief responsibility is to ensure the safety and livelihood of the inhabitants of Media.
Hall serves as President and Paul Robinson is Media's Vice-President. Media is connected to Upper Darby Township by the 101 street car.
Media also has a stop on the Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line at the corner of Orange Street and Station Road.
1 formerly ran through the borough until the "Media bypass" was instead of in 1960. The bypass has an unusual "volleyball" or three-level diamond interchange with Interstate 476.
The former Route 1 through the center of Media is known by its older name, Baltimore Avenue, changing to "Baltimore Pike" outside the borough limits. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), the 11th busiest airport in the world in 2007, is 11 miles (18 km) driving distance (about 15 minutes) from downtown Media, following Baltimore Pike east, then Interstate 476 south and Interstate 95 northeast. Media train station Main article: Media (SEPTA station) Philip Jaisohn, a Korean nationalist, Media resident from 1925 to 1951 House of Philip Jaisohn - (Seo Jae-pil) a beginning father of (South) Korea, positioned in Media PA where he worked for many years.
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