Item Info
Item No: pdch00016
Title: Philadelphia Skyline
Media Type:
Photographic Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Image taken by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Charles T. Higgins. In this January 1947 aerial view of the Philadelphia skyline, a few of the buildings one can see are the Ritz-Carlton Tower (distant center left), all but blocking City Hall, except for the statue of William Penn atop the City Hall tower; the tall building in the center is the Lewis Tower office building (today, condominiums); and to its immediate right is the Bellevue-Stratford.
Notes on the negative's envelope read: Jan. 1947 Philadelphia Skyline
Creation Year: 1947
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.165969
Geocode Latitude:39.948529
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer