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01/05/2004 Inauguration Day 2004 (Ed Goppelt)
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Ticket to the 2004 Inauguration & Investiture Ceremony
2004/01/05
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Movers and Shakers Meet 'n Greet outside the Kimmel Center
2004/01/05 Movers and shakers of every stripe abounded at today's ceremony. Elected officials, City department heads, real estate developers, and religious leaders all turned out for the pomp and circumstance at Verizon Hall. Shown above are staffers from the City Commissioners office including Chief Deputy City Commissioner Renee Tartaglione (wearing fur coat at left) and Bob Lee (white hair, suit, holding cigarette), one of the high level bureaucrats who run our City's elections.
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Head Electrician Johnny Doc Makes a Connection
2004/01/05 Union boss John Dougherty heads Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Councilman Juan F. Ramos & Family
2004/01/05 Ramos, at right, is a freshman Councilmember. He replaces former Councilman Angel Ortiz as the chief representative on City Council for Philadelphia's hispanic community.
Read a short article in the Hispanic Business Journal about Ramos' victory. Read a short bio on Ramos.
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Street Scene
2004/01/05
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Congressman Bob Brady makes his entrance
2004/01/05 Brady represents the 1st congressional district which stretches along the Delaware from Chester to Northeast Philadelphia. Brady is the Democratic party boss for Philadelphia.
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Councilman Jack Kelly
2004/01/05 Councilman Kelly is one of two newly elected Councilmembers this session, but is not new to Council. Until 1991 Kelly, a Republican, served as Seventh District City Councilman, the seat occupied by Councilman Rick Mariano. Read an Inquirer article about Kelly and fellow newcomer Councilman Juan Ramos.
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Cardinal Justin Rigali
2004/01/05 Cardinal Rigali was installed as Philadelphia archbishop on October 7, 2003 and elevated to Cardinal on October 21, 2003. Read an online CV describing Rigali's career.
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Ed Schwartz
2004/01/05 Schwartz, a former City Councilman, runs the Institute for Civic Values. Read this short piece City Paper did on Schwartz.
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Inauguration Program
2004/01/05
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Verizon Hall
2004/01/05 Verizon Hall, where the ceremonies of inauguration and investiture took place, has a capacity of 2,500 people. I estimate the Hall was about 2/3rds full.
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Pine Forge Academy Choir
2004/01/05 These kids, Seventh Day Adventists like the Mayor, gave good account of themselves. They sang beautifully and were fun to watch. Visit Pine Forge Academy's web site.
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Council President Anna Verna and Mayor John Street Confer
2004/01/05 To Mrs. Verna's left is her husband Severino Verna.
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Philadelphia Police Color Guard
2004/01/05 The photographer in the foreground is the Public Ledger's Editor & Publisher Jimmy Tayoun.
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Philadelphia Boy's Choir
2004/01/05
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Councilmembers Take the Oath of Office
2004/01/05 Administering the oath is President Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson.
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Three Presiding Judges, A Supreme Court Justice, A Bishop, A Rabbi & A Cardinal
2004/01/05 At left is the President Judge of Common Pleas Court, Frederica Massiah-Jackson. Wearing the V shaped sash is PA Supreme Court Justice Russell Nigro, next to him Bishop Ernie Morris and at the right Cardinal Justin Rigali.
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Boos, Cries of 'Shame' Greet City Council's New Rules
2004/01/05 With the addition of freshmen Councilmembers Ramos and Kelly, Councilmembers loyal to Mayor Street, the Mayor's allies now constitute a clear majority on Council. They wasted no time imposing their will on City Council's independents. New Rules for the Government of City Council were passed which strip Council President Verna of some of her more important powers, i.e., the ability to name committe chairs, giving it instead to a Committee dominated by the Mayor's allies.
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Mayor Street is Sworn in for a Second Term
2004/01/05
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Mayor Street & Allies on City Council
2004/01/05 After Street's swearing in, the Mayor greeted all members of City Council personally. Allies such as Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller got big hugs. Mayoral rivals/enemies such as Councilmen Kenney and Nutter got brisk handshakes before the Mayor moved on.
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