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Adelphi University People
Adelphi (from Ancient Greek: ἀδελφός, ''adelphós'', 'brother') may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Adelphi (band), an American rock band * ''The Adelphi'', an English literary journal 1923–1955 * '' Adelphi Papers'', a monograph series of the International Institute for Strategic Studies * Adelphi Records, a record label * '' Adelphoe'', or ''Adelphi – The Brothers'', a play by Terence Business, organisations and buildings Hotels * Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne, Australia *Adelphi Hotel (Sheffield), England *Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, England Universities * Adelphi University, in Garden City, New York, U.S. * Adelphi campus, of the University of Salford, England * Adelphi commons, at Arizona State University, U.S. Other businesses and organisations * Adelphi Edizioni, an Italian publishing house * Adelphi Films, a British film production company founded in 1939 * Adelphi (Exeter College, Oxford), a wine club in Oxford *Adelphi Whisky, a whisky bottler and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi (band)
Adelphi was an American rock band, based in Towson, Maryland. They formed in 2002 and were signed to the record label Drive-Thru Records. They played their last show as Adelphi on December 30, 2007 and three members now make up the band The Everlove. History Adelphi was a four-piece rock band from Towson, Maryland, a suburb about 10 minutes north of Baltimore. Guitarist/singers Alex Sophocles and Ryan Keaton had been the original members of a band called Fat Austin. Along with bassist Rusty Walters, Fat Austin started off covering the popular pop-punk songs of Blink-182 and others. In 2001 the band released an EP featuring their song "On My Own" (or Brutus for their first fans), a local favorite. By the fall of 2002 Fat Austin was known as Adelphi Rock and within a few months of the name change original drummer Peter Hennings was out and Tom Haller was in as Adelphi's official timekeeper. The quartet recorded a DIY album entitled "Don't Pass Go" in Spring/Summer of 2003 with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi Buildings
Adelphi (; from the Greek ἀδελφοί ''adelphoi'', meaning "brothers") is a district of the City of Westminster in London.Mills, A., ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) The small district includes the streets of ''Adelphi Terrace'', ''Robert Street'' and ''John Adam Street''. Of rare use colloquially, Adelphi is grouped with Aldwych as the greater Strand district (a main street of London between the two areas and those immediately adjoining) which for many decades formed a parliamentary constituency and civil registration district. Adelphi Buildings The district is named after the Adelphi Buildings, a block of 24 unified neoclassical terrace houses that occupied the land between The Strand and the River Thames in the parish of St Martin in the Fields, which also included a headquarters building for the "Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce" (now generally known as the Royal Society of Arts). They were built between 1768 and 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphia (other)
Adelphia (from the Greek for "brotherhood", ''αδέλφια'') may refer to: *Adelphia, New Jersey * ''Adelphia'' (album), a 2009 album by A Skylit Drive * ''Adelphia'' (moth), a genus of moths * ''Adelphia'' (plant), a genus of woody-vined flowering plants *Adelphia Coliseum or Nissan Stadium * Adelphia College, a college in Seattle, Washington *Adelphia Communications Corporation, a defunct cable television company *Adelphia School, a Howell Township Public School *Sarcophagus of Adelphia: 4th century paleo-Christian sarcophagus found near Siracusa, Sicily See also *Adelphi (other) *Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ... {{disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi Canal
The Adelphi Canal was a small privately owned canal in Duckmanton, near Chesterfield, England, built in 1799. It was used to transport pig iron from an ironworks to a wharf by a road. It is not connected to any waterway. The iron was forwarded by road to the Chesterfield Canal. History The Smith family were prominent in Sheffield's economy from the second half of the 18th century, being involved in the iron and coal industries. This lasted through the American Wars of Independence and the Napoleonic War. Ebenezer Smith (1756–1827) had an iron works at Brampton which was casting products such as munitions. It also cast Newcomen engines mainly used to pump out water from mines. Family holdings were mines outside the city at Calow, Hady, Hollingwood, Inkersall and Staveley, and ironworks at Brampton, Calow and Stonegravels. The Adelphi Ironworks were built in Long Duckmanton around 1799. Twin furnaces could produce 900 tons of pig iron in a year, which was used for munitions. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi, London
Adelphi (; from the Greek ἀδελφοί ''adelphoi'', meaning "brothers") is a district of the City of Westminster in London.Mills, A., ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) The small district includes the streets of ''Adelphi Terrace'', ''Robert Street'' and ''John Adam Street''. Of rare use colloquially, Adelphi is grouped with Aldwych as the greater Strand district (a main street of London between the two areas and those immediately adjoining) which for many decades formed a parliamentary constituency and civil registration district. Adelphi Buildings The district is named after the Adelphi Buildings, a block of 24 unified neoclassical terrace houses that occupied the land between The Strand and the River Thames in the parish of St Martin in the Fields, which also included a headquarters building for the "Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce" (now generally known as the Royal Society of Arts). They were built between 1768 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi, Texas
The Adelphi Community is an intentional community, population 16, 25 miles east of Dallas, Texas, USA. It has streets, private homes, eight townhouses, a community well, community gardens and a sewage treatment plant. History The community was built by members of the Adelphi Organization, founded by Richard Kieninger in 1976. During the 1950s, Kieninger had been a student of the Lemurian Fellowship in Ramona, California, which teaches Lemurian Philosophy. In 1963, Kieninger published his own book, ''The Ultimate Frontier'', under the pen name Eklal Kueshana. Community philosophies The Ultimate Frontier details tenets of Lemurian Philosophy, which stresses love and positive living. Early editions also included predictions Kieninger claimed were provided by representatives of secret organizations known as Brotherhoods. Kieninger wrote that nuclear war would begin in November 1999, culminating in worldwide devastation, and that natural cataclysms would begin on May 5, 2000, submerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi, Ohio
Adelphi is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 380 at the 2010 census. Adelphi was laid out in 1804 by two brothers, and named after the Greek word for "brothers". Adelphi was incorporated as a village in 1838. Geography Adelphi is located at (39.466041, -82.745707). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 380 people, 154 households, and 100 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 175 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, and 3.2% from two or more races. There were 154 households, of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi, Maryland
Adelphi is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 16,823. Adelphi includes the following subdivisions; Adelphi, Adelphi Park, Adelphi Hills, Adelphi Terrace, Adelphi Village, Buck Lodge, Chatham, Cool Spring Terrace, Hillandale Forest, Holly Hill Manor, Knollwood, Lewisdale, and White Oak Manor. History The unincorporated Adelphi community takes its name from the historic Adelphi Mill, established in 1796 along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River. and continues to attract visitors and can be rented for special functions. During the 19th century, George Washington Riggs acquired much of the area northeast of Washington, D.C., as his Green Hill estate in the Chillum Manor district. That estate included present-day Adelphi. In the early 1920s, part of the area was acquired by Leander McCormick-Goodhart as part of his Langley Park estate. Labor organizer Mary Harris "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Unincorporated Communities In Iowa
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Iowa, arranged in alphabetical order. This list contains a number of historical communities which no longer exist, and also includes a number of disincorporated cities. A * Abbott * Abingdon * Adaville * Adaza * Adelphi * Albany * Albaton * Alice * Allen * Allendorf * Almont * Almoral * Alpha * Amana *Amber * Ambrose *Amish * Amund *Anderson * Andover * Andrews * Angus * Arbor Hill * Ardon * Argand * Argo * Argyle *Armah * Armour * Arnold * Artesian * Ascot * Ash Grove * Ashawa * Ashland * Astor * Athelstan (Disincorporated in 2004) *Attica * Atwood * Augusta *Aureola * Austinville * Avery * Avon *Avon Lake * Ayresville B * Bailey * Baird * Balfour * Ballyclough * Bangor * Bard * Barney * Barrell * Bartlett * Bauer * Beaches Resort * Beaverdale * Beckwith * Beebeetown * Beech *Belinda * Belknap *Bell * Bellefountain * Beloit * Bennettsville * Benson * Bentley * Bentonsport * Berea *Berlin *Berne * Bernhart * Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi, Iowa
Adelphi is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. History Adelphi was platted on April 6, 1857, in Camp Township. No railroad line was built to the community, inhibiting its growth, and leaving it as what one 1876 Polk County historian called a village. Adelphi's post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... was established in 1856. The community's population was 12 in 1900, and 65 in 1920. In 1935, Adelphi's post office closed. Mail was to be routed through Runnells. The '' Altoona Herald'' observed, "Adelphi's loss is Runnells' gain". Adelphi's population was 40 in 1940. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi Theatre (Dublin)
The Queen's Theatre, Dublin, located in Pearse Street was originally built in 1829 as the Adelphi Theatre. This building was demolished in 1844 and rebuilt. It reopened that same year as the Queens Royal Theatre, the new owner having been granted a Royal Patent to operate as a patent theatre. The theatre quickly became known as simply the Queen's. It was most famous in the 20th century as the home of the Happy Gang, a troupe of comics, singers and musicians including Danny Cummins, Jimmy Harvey, Mick Eustace and Cecil Nash. The regular members of the "gang" took part in sketches as required, but in addition each had to be a solo performer in his own right. Suspected political associations During the War of Independence, popular Queen's Theatre manager John Lawrence Christopher "Jack" Sullivan made headlines across Ireland when he was arrested by the military in the early hours of Thursday, 14 October 1920 on suspicion of Sinn Fein membership in the weeks leading up to Bloody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
