'A judge ordered the box removed and we removed the box based on the order,' said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney.
A Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania three-judge panel ruled that the wooden box must be removed from around the Christopher Columbus statue.Throughout the day on Monday, people came by the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia with their phones.which has spent the past two years covered up by plywood painted in red, green and white: the colors of the Italian flag.
Last week, a Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania three-judge panel ruled that the wooden box must be removed."A judge ordered the box removed and we removed the box based on the order," said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney.
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