November 12, 1998: RPAC Breaks Ground
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RPAC breaks ground at Broad and Spruce, marking the beginning of the three-year project to construct the 435,000-square-foot complex. "We will build it on time and on budget, and it will be breathtakingly beautiful," says Mayor Rendell.

View Image: Mayor Rendell addresses the crowdStudents from the Rock School of BalletFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer