Green Lights, Big Win: Starlite’s Contribution to Philadelphia’s Celebration

Feb 18, 2025

Green Lights, Big Win: Starlite’s Contribution to Philadelphia’s Celebration

When Philadelphia celebrates, the entire city shines—literally. As fans filled the streets in the wake of the city’s championship victory, two of its most iconic landmarks—City Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art—stood illuminated in a brilliant green glow, serving as powerful symbols of the city’s pride and unity.

At Starlite, we understand that moments like these require flawless execution. With years of experience providing professional lighting, event technology, and systems integration, we take pride in delivering reliable solutions for high-stakes events where the whole city—and beyond—is watching.

City Hall: A Landmark Brought to Life

Starlite’s integration work at Philadelphia’s City Hall has transformed this historic landmark into a dynamic centerpiece for citywide celebrations. The new lighting system is powered by ReachElite fixtures by Color Kinetics, delivering vibrant, energy-efficient illumination. The system is controlled by an ETC Mosaic show controller, with control signals distributed across remote buildings. This uses a combination of Pathway Connectivity devices and City Theatrical Multiverse wireless DMX products. Additionally, Village Controls equipment enables remote access for programming, testing, and monitoring—allowing seamless adjustments for any occasion. Thanks to this cutting-edge technology, City Hall can now be instantly transformed to reflect Philadelphia’s spirit, whether for a championship win, cultural celebration, or holiday event. But for this occasion, the historic landmark was draped in the iconic Kelly green.

“We were thrilled to be part of the celebration and help Philadelphia show some love for the team. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is such an iconic building, and being asked to highlight it was an honor. The feedback we received from all parties was really positive.”

Jason Danowitz

Vice President of Event Technology, Starlite

The Philadelphia Museum of Art: A Beacon of Victory

In preparation for a drone show to hype up one of the big games, Starlite’s event technology team provided lighting support for another one of the city’s iconic landmarks, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This cultural icon served as a bacldrop and reflected the excitement of the moment. We used Chauvet Colorado Q40 panels, chosen for their powerful output, uniform coverage, and ease of use. Because this was a static installation, we could fine-tune the perfect shade of green on-board without the need for external control. Additionally, the fixtures’ IP65 rating ensured they withstood multiple instances of heavy rain and snow, making them an ideal solution for this high-profile outdoor installation.

Why Starlite?

While large-scale celebrations come with challenges, from technical complexities to tight timelines, Starlite’s expertise ensures that everything runs smoothly. We provide trusted support so event organizers, city officials, and the community can focus on celebrating—without worrying about the technical details.

For decades, Starlite has been at the forefront of event technology and integration, helping Philadelphia shine in its most important moments. From championship celebrations to major productions, we’re proud to offer the expertise and support that make unforgettable events possible.

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Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell

Apr 17, 2019

Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell

To welcome visitors to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies commissioned a special lighting project to vividly illuminate Philly’s historic and iconic Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell.

This Liberty Bell feature was originally located on the facade of the 400 level of Veterans Stadium until 1983 when it was moved to its permanent position in center field of the catwalk above the 700 level. Weighing more than 5,000 pounds and measuring 19 feet tall with over (300) light bulbs, the Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell inspired the larger 52-foot Liberty Bell that now sits in right-center field of Citizens Bank Park where it lights up and swings after Philadelphia Phillies home runs and wins.

Veterans Stadium, home to both the , Major League Baseball (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies and National Football League (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles from 1971-2003, was imploded in March 2004 and the steel and aluminum bell was almost forgotten about. It returned to the ballpark after being lovingly reworked by CIMA Network, and the Phillies organization sought to integrate control of the feature into their ballpark-wide lighting control system. The newly refurbished Veterans Stadium Liberty Bell now features (321) new color-changing LED light bulbs and outlined with a new color-changing neon stripe controlled in (290) 5” long segments. A great photo opportunity, the Bell can now be found outside the 3rd base entrance of Citizens Bank Park at Pattison Avenue and 11th Street, next to Mike Schmidt’s statue and the new Pass and Stow area.

Installation

ETC Mosaic MSC4 Show Controller
Networked DMX Gateway

Artistic Programming

(321) Color Kinetics iColor Flex LMX gen2 RGB Bulbs (Provided by CIMA)
1,450 linear feet of GLLS Vivid Pixel RGB Neon (Provided by CIMA)

Wild Lights at Elmwood Park Zoo

Dec 30, 2018

Wild Lights at Elmwood Park Zoo

Wild Lights transformed Elmwood Park Zoo into a bright and stunning winter wonderland. Millions of lights illuminated 16 acres – including animated installations, interactive elements, and themed attractions. Follow the lighted path to visit Disco Ball Way and Candy Cane Lane, and Santa’s Workshop for photos.

Democratic National Convention

Jul 30, 2016

Democratic National Convention

To welcome the Democratic National Convention hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 25th to 28th, 2016, the city commissioned a special lighting project to vividly illuminate Philly’s two historic landmarks: 30th Street Station and City Hall.

To welcome the Democratic National Convention hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 25th to 28th, 2016, the city commissioned a special lighting project to vividly illuminate Philly’s two historic landmarks: 30th Street Station and City Hall.

Starlite and The Lighting Practice of Philadelphia had the honor of collaborating on this fun project. The lighting design for each landmark dictated a combination of powerful LED wash lights and long-throw profile units to project of various patriotic patterns and elements. Being both impactful and weatherproof were critical when specifying the equipment for the month-long project. After careful consideration, Starlite’s VP of Event Technology: Jason Danowitz, chose SGM‘s P5 high-performance outdoor LED wash units, and Clay Paky’s Mythos fixtures housed in Igloo enclosures as the real workhorses of the design.

Supplying power to 30th Street Station’s glowing display was no easy feat. It required boring multiple 48″ deep holes into the roadway to reach the power source. The 30th Street Station design also featured an interior lighting package to illuminate the east and west windows using dozens of Elation‘s Color Chorus linear RGBA fixtures and an ETC Ion console.

For City Hall and the Avenue of the Arts’ architectural system, MA Lighting International GmbH’s full-size grandMA2 with an NPU processor was the console of choice. City Hall had its own challenges — the wireless DMX transceivers were almost a half-mile from the control room to the receiving point at City Hall. Starlite was able to take control of the existing architectural LED lighting system which runs along the Avenue of the Arts to coordinate the lighting looks and sequences with City Hall. The interconnected lighting systems created a beautiful radiant sight of red, white and blue down South Broad Street.

The lighting displays were widely praised by the media and captivated DNC attendees, visitors, and natives alike.

Hillary Clinton Political Rally

Apr 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton Political Rally

When PRG Chicago needed a local partner to pull off a pop-up political event in Philadelphia, they relied on Starlite to deliver. Former President Bill Clinton addressed a crowd of supporters for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign. With notice only hours prior to load-in, Starlite was able to organize all of the critical production elements including power generation, lighting for press, staging with scenic elements, PA with distribution for press, and barricade.