Item Info
Item No: pdch00167
Title: Aerial View
Media Type:
Photographic Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Image taken by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Charles T. Higgins. Notes on the negative's envelope read: "Oct. 7, 1954, aerial view"
This October 7, 1954, image shows an aerial view of South Philadelphia, with the built-up Center City in the background and Moyamensing Prison in the left foreground. The prison was demolished in 1968, and the location became a shopping center.
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer