City of Philadelphia - File #: 080245

• File #: 080245
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 3/6/2008
• In control: Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
• Title: Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center."
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown
• Indexes: ROBIN HOOD DELL EAST

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/9/2008	0	Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/9/2008	0	Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs	HEARING HELD
4/9/2008	0	Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs	RECESSED
3/6/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/6/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

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.”

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