Coverage dated December 9, 2022 to December 11, 2022

Crews Remove Cover From Christopher Columbus Statue in South Philly

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Crews removed a plywood box covering a statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia Sunday night days after a ruling from a Pennsylvania judge.

NBC10 Philadelphia's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

    Headline from The Sentinel (Carlisle) ·

  2. Newest

    Crews Remove Cover From Christopher Columbus Statue in South Philly

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Times

    Box Covering Columbus Statue in Philadelphia Must Be Removed, Court Rules (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The marble statue, a source of division in the city, had been covered by a box in the wake of racial justice protests in 2020.

  2. BizPac Review

    History wins! Pennsylvania court orders city to remove box covering Christopher Columbus statue (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    A Pennsylvania court has ordered a covered-up Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia to finally be uncovered.

  3. Tucson

    Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue (opens Tucson)

    Published

    Tucson's feed description

    Philadelphia is being ordered to remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice. That's according to a judge's ruling on

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Court rules box covering Columbus statue in South Philadelphia must be removed (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

    Published

    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    A plywood box that has been covering a statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia for more than two years can now be removed, according to a ruling in commonwealth court.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Crews Remove Cover From Christopher Columbus Statue in South Philly (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Crews removed a plywood box covering a statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia Sunday night days after a ruling from a Pennsylvania judge.

  6. CBS News

    Box removed from Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The statue spent the last two years boxed up, but that's all changed because of a recent ruling from a Pennsylvania court.

  7. KOB 4

    Crews remove box covering Columbus statue in Philadelphia (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    Crews have removed the plywood box that had been placed over a Philadelphia statue of Christopher Columbus that saw tense standoffs in 2020 between supporters of the monument and opponents who viewed it as a symbol of white supremacy. The box was removed Sunday night, as a small crowd cheered.

  8. Washington Examiner

    SEE IT: Judge orders removal of plywood box covering Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The statue of Christopher Columbus in south Philadelphia stands uncovered for the first time in two years.

  9. FOX 5 New York

    Box covering Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia has been removed (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    A plywood box that covered a statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia for more than two years has been removed, following a ruling in commonwealth court.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Crews Remove Cover From Christopher Columbus Statue in South Philly | Since Then