PECO Building

PECO Building
PECO Building the day after the new crown lights were activated.
General information
Type	office
Location	2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	39°57′16″N 75°10′43″W / 39.9545°N 75.1787°W / 39.9545; -75.1787Coordinates: 39°57′16″N 75°10′43″W / 39.9545°N 75.1787°W / 39.9545; -75.1787
Completed	1970
Height
Roof	384 ft (117 m)
Technical details
Floor count	27
Design and construction
Architect	Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson

The PECO Building is an office highrise in Center City Philadelphia. The building gets its name from PECO (Philadelphia Electric Company), one of the companies that merged to form Exelon Corporation. The building lies adjacent to the Schuylkill River and has the address of 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

The PECO Building is notable for its electronic display, which displays the time, temperature, news, and a variety of other community messages in amber-colored scrolling text around the top of the building. At midnight on January 1, 2009 the lights were shut down and replaced with a more energy efficient and more colorful LED-based system which went live on July 4, 2009.^[1]

References

1. ^ Katz, Matt (December 24, 2008). "Peco to revamp tower message board". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081224_Peco_to_revamp_tower_message_board.html. Retrieved 2008-12-24. ^{[dead link]}

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