Curtis: Lenfest Hall opening
1726 Locust St., Curtis's original (1924) and still home
1718 and 1720 (Rock Resource Center) Locust
1616 Locust St.
St. Mark's Church, from the rehearsal hall
Dry and ready
John Ellis
Nan and Cynthia feelin' Appassionato-caffeinated
Gerry Lenfest sculpture
Seems prescient that Elizabeth R. planned umbrellas as a giveaway.
So much water outside, we didn't need much inside.
Roberto Diaz, John Mangan, and the Lenfests lead the procession down Locust Street after convocation, to the ribbon-cutting.
Curtis students wait for the ceremony to begin.
Elizabeth Warshawer leads the applause for Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest.
Mayor Nutter arrives at the Lenfest Hall ribbon-cutting.
Mayor Nutter recognizes Curtis's role in Philadelphia's strong arts and culture reputation.
The ribbon-cutting, accompanied by a brass fanfare.