Frank Rizzo
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Francis Lazarro Rizzo was an American police officer and politician. He served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1967 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He w
Rizzo in 1972
Statue of Frank Rizzo
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A statue of Frank Rizzo, sometimes called the Frank L. Rizzo Monument, was installed in Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Erected in 1998, the bronze sculpture was removed in June 2020.
Frank Rizzo
…sought the mayoralty again, but died during the election campaign. Rizzo became the subject of multiple memorials throughout Philadelphia, including a statue in Center City. It was removed in 2020, after it was vandalized during the George Floyd protests. Rizzo was born in Philadelphia, where his father…
Artist Zenos Frudakis with the statue, 2009
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