Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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LOVE came to Philadelphia as a Bicentennial exhibit in 1976 on an extended loan from its creator, Robert Indiana, and for two years the giant statue of the four-letter word stood on its 10-ft. pedestal across from city hall. But LOVE was not free. Indiana's understanding was that the City of Brotherly Love would eventually pay him $45,000 for his much copied sculpture...
...LOVE suddenly vanished from Philadelphia. After long discussions with budget-minded city officials, Indiana's agent had the sculpture unceremoniously carted off to New York, where another potential buyer wanted...
Local newspapers bewailed the loss. Then City Representative Joseph LaSala wrote the Philadelphia Inquirer to confess, "I am the ogre who made the decision not to spend $45,000 on this delightful piece of sculpture...
...powerful varsity heavyweight will lead the Crimson into battle on unpredictable Lake Quinsigamond. Gaining speed consistently since an opening race fourth place finish in the San Diego Crew Classic, the varsity is undefeated in regular season clashes. Last week they powered past Penn in Philadelphia by an impressive margin of 9.3 seconds...
...Bruins 5, Philadelphia...