SB 36 — An Act designating a portion of State Route 4005, also known as Germantown Avenue, from West Lehigh Avenue to West Somerset Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, as the Leo Rosenblum Memorial Highway.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         SENATE BILL
                         No. 36
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY STREET, TARTAGLIONE, HUTCHINSON AND HAYWOOD,
        JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Designating a portion of State Route 4005, also known as
 2      Germantown Avenue, from West Lehigh Avenue to West Somerset
 3      Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, as
 4      the Leo Rosenblum Memorial Highway.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7   Section 1.     Leo Rosenblum Memorial Highway.
 8      (a)     Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
 9   follows:
10            (1)   Leo Rosenblum was the original founder and owner of
11      Leo's Men's and Boy's Apparel clothing store at 2700
12      Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, a business that has
13      thrived in existence for over 70 years.
14            (2)   Mr. Rosenblum's beginnings were marked by great
15      adversity, having witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust as a
16      child.
17            (3)   Mr. Rosenblum became a resistance fighter against
18      Hitler's German Army, where he was heralded as a hero and
19      protector of innocent lives, saving many during the
 1      atrocities of World War II.
 2            (4)   After the war, like many immigrants, Mr. Rosenblum
 3      sought a better life and settled in Philadelphia.
 4            (5)   In 1954, Mr. Rosenblum seized the opportunity to own
 5      his own business, establishing Leo's Men's and Boy's Apparel,
 6      which he later moved in the early 1960s to 2705 Germantown
 7      Avenue, the location it still proudly occupies today.
 8            (6)   Leo's Men's and Boy's Apparel, now managed by his
 9      son Dave Rosenblum, continues to serve the North Philadelphia
10      community, maintaining the family legacy and embodying the
11      vision of its founder.
12            (7)   Leo's is more than a clothing store, it is a
13      cornerstone of the community, a place where individuals from
14      all walks of life, ranging from famous R&B groups to local
15      politicians, come to dress for success and it has also been a
16      training ground for aspiring entrepreneurs and fashion
17      designers.
18            (8)   The Rosenblum family has successfully carried on Mr.
19      Rosenblum's legacy through three generations, ensuring that
20      his dream lives on and continues to enrich the local
21      community and its culture.
22      (b)   Designation.--The portion of State Route 4005, also
23   known as Germantown Avenue, from West Lehigh Avenue to West
24   Somerset Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
25   County, is designated the Leo Rosenblum Memorial Highway.
26      (c)   Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
27   maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
28   traffic in both directions on the highway.
29   Section 2.     Effective date.
30      This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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