Aerial views Schuylkill Expressway route through Fairmount Park
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Item No: pdch00197
Title: Aerial views Schuylkill Expressway route through Fairmount Park
Historic Street Address:
Peters Island
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 the Schuylkill River, winding through East and West Fairmount Park, and the Belmont Pumping Station on the riverbank (lower left). In the middle of the river is Peters Island, an undeveloped islet, located between the Columbia Railroad Bridge below, and the Strawberry Mansion Bridge above. The Schuylkill Expressway, at various stages of construction, is seen skirting the Schuylkill River. The expressway was constructed over 10 years, from 1949 to 1959.
Creation Year: 1953
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.201685
Geocode Latitude:39.988458
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer