Aerial views Schuylkill Expressway route through Fairmount Park
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Item No: pdch00196
Title: Aerial views Schuylkill Expressway route through Fairmount Park
Historic Street Address:
3900 City Avenue
Historic Street Address: Schuylkill Expressway
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: "1953; aerial views, Schuylkill Expressway route through Fairmount Park"
This 1953 aerial view shows part of the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) under construction. The expressway was constructed in stages, from 1949 to 1959. The section of the expressway seen in this image, looking southeast, is bordered by the three Presidential Aparment buildings (today, called Presidential City) just south of City Avenue, the frieght train lines skirting the Schuylkill River, City Avenue crossing the river, parts of West Fairmount Park, and the expressway's apparently-completed City Avenue interchange.
Creation Year: 1953
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.209526
Geocode Latitude:40.008154
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer