17-559: The Nipper Building is a colloquial name for The Victor condominiums, and formerly, Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant. The structure is a historical building located in Cooper Grant neighborhood of Camden , Camden County , New Jersey , United States. Since 1901, Camden was the headquarters of the Victor Talking Machine Company , later RCA Victor . Originally a Victrola cabinet factory,
34-702: A new bridge to connect South Philadelphia and Gloucester City . In 1955, the existing bridge was renamed Benjamin Franklin Bridge , while the name Walt Whitman Bridge was approved for the new bridge that would open in 1957. By 1966, two more bridges were approved: the Commodore Barry Bridge (opened February 1, 1974) and the Betsy Ross Bridge (opened April 30, 1976). In 1974 and 1990, the Ben Franklin Bridge and
51-897: The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority , the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority and the Delaware River Port Authority . RCA Victor Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 224494261 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:56:21 GMT Delaware River Port Authority The Delaware River Port Authority ( DRPA ), officially
68-480: The Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey , is a bi-state agency instrumentality created by a congressionally approved interstate compact between the state governments of Pennsylvania and New Jersey . The authority is principally charged to maintain and develop transportation links between the two states with four bridges and a mass transit rail line across the Delaware River . Though
85-604: The governor of New Jersey , and six Pennsylvania commissioners are appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania . The Pennsylvania treasurer and the Pennsylvania auditor general serve as ex officio commissioners. These two officers are elected officials. The 16 commissioners also serve as the board of directors for the Port Authority Transit Corporation or PATCO, a DRPA subsidiary. The DRPA operates and maintains four bridges that cross
102-501: The "His Master's Voice" trademark. The four stained glass windows in the buildings tower depicting the "His Master's Voice" trademark were manufactured by D'Ascenzo Studios in Philadelphia and originally installed in 1915. The windows were illuminated at night and could be seen for several miles. In 1968, RCA introduced a new corporate logo and virtually retired both the "Victor" and Nipper trademarks. The windows were removed from
119-690: The Betsy Ross Bridge, Commodore Barry Bridge, and DRPA's headquarters in Camden, have large solar canopies covering their parking lots. These will provide more than half of the DRPA's electricity usage and save it $ 12 million over a 20-year PPA contract. Sixteen commissioners govern the Delaware River Port Authority, eight of whom represent New Jersey and Pennsylvania. All eight New Jersey commissioners are appointed by
136-530: The DRPA has "port" in its name, it does not own or operate any ports . In 1919, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey legislatures approved the creation of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission . The first meeting was held on December 12, 1919, with Pennsylvania and New Jersey commissioners. On July 1, 1926, the first bridge opened before a crowd of over 25,000 people. It was named the "Delaware River Bridge", and following
153-547: The Nipper Building in 1992, it deteriorated, was vandalized and became a general eyesore to the surrounding neighborhood and was in danger of demolition. All but a few of the dozens of other old RCA Victor buildings at the Camden site had already been razed. In 1997, the building was listed on Preservation New Jersey's Ten Most Endangered sites list . Utilizing the Investment Tax Credit , the structure
170-804: The Walt Whitman Bridge carried their one-billionth vehicles. In 2011, DRPA ceased operating the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal. In 2015, DRPA sold the RiverLink Ferry to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and the Cooper's Ferry Partnership. In 2022, the DRPA installed more than 20 MW of solar panels at its facilities built by TotalEnergies . The Lindenwold, Ashland, Woodcrest, and Ferry Avenue PATCO stations, as well as
187-696: The best known dog in the world. The painting, called His Master's Voice , was sold to the British Gramophone Company Ltd. and eventually became the trademarks of both the Gramophone Company and its new American affiliate, the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901. In 1929, the Radio Corporation of America purchased the Victor Company and the acquisition included the Camden manufacturing plant and
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#1732780581100204-578: The building was acquired by Dranoff Properties and converted into loft apartments and retail shops. During the 1970s and 1980s, some parts of the Nipper Building were used by the RCA Government Communications Systems Division, for the development of computer systems for the U.S. intelligence community. The Nipper Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . After GE vacated
221-453: The building was converted into luxury apartments and retail space in 2004. The Nipper Building, now known as 'The Victor', was originally constructed during 1909-1916, by the architectural and engineering firm of Ballinger & Perrot. Francis Barraud , an unknown British artist, painted a picture of his brother's dog, " Nipper ", sitting attentively in front of a gramophone . Nipper, a mixed-breed dog with probable terrier ancestry, became
238-522: The ceremony, over 100,000 people participated in the inaugural walk. United States President Calvin Coolidge came to dedicate the bridge the next day. At this time, political support existed for a regional governing body for a port authority and the construction of another bridge and a high-speed rail line. On July 17, 1951, United States President Harry S. Truman signed a bill that created the Delaware River Port Authority. In 1953, construction started on
255-500: The time. April 10, 1979 was proclaimed "Nipper Day" in New Jersey by Governor Brendan Byrne , and RCA held a ceremony in Camden dedicating four new stained glass windows, identical to the originals, which had been reinstalled in the tower of building 17. These windows were damaged by vandals and neglect after General Electric , which had absorbed RCA in 1986, vacated the building in 1992. The broken windows were replaced in 2003 after
272-524: The tower in 1969 and replaced with RCA's new logo painted on large sheets of plywood. Beginning in 1976, in response to public demand, RCA revived the "His Master's Voice" trademark and reinstated it to RCA record labels and other products. Nipper again was widely used in RCA advertising, company stationery, shipping cartons, store displays and repainted on RCA delivery and service vehicles. Several newspaper articles and news reports about Nipper's return, appeared at
289-555: Was converted into a complex featuring a mix of 341 upscale loft apartments with outstanding views of the Philadelphia skyline. The restoration was completed in August 2003 at a cost of $ 65 million. under the guidance of BLT Architects . Approximately 80% of the project's funding came from private sources, namely through Dranoff Properties , Fleet Bank and Related Capital. Remaining funding came from various public sources including
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