While in Old City we decided to have lunch at the wonderfully historic City Tavern. Originally built by subscription in 1772, it was the unofficial meeting place of the First Continental Congress in 1774. Nearly burned to the ground in the mid 1800's, it was demolished in 1854 then, as the nation's first Bicentennial approached, an historically accurate replica was constructed and opened in time for the Nation's big birthday celebration in 1976 .
We also stopped by the Curtis Center across from Independence Square to view Maxfield Parrish's Dream Garden glass mosaic mural--the Curtis Center was once the home of the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, etc. The mural is 15 feet high and 49 feet across. The mural and the magnitude of labor are astonishing.
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