Aerials flooding Schuylkill River between South and Vine Street bridges
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Historic Street Address: 2955 Market Street (30th Street Station)
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: "Aerials, Flooding Schuylkill River between South and Vine Street Bridges, June 23, 1972, Time: 10:30"
This June 23, 1972, image shows an aerial view of flooding of the Schuylkill River alongside 30th Street Station (on the right), the day after the heaviest of the rainfall in Philadelphia, from Hurricane Agnes. While nowhere near the upstate devastation from Agnes in the Wilkes-Barre area, the flooding of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia still had a major impact in the city. The bridges pictured, from the bottom up, are the SEPTA Regional Rail Bridge, the JFK Boulevard Bridge, the Market Street Bridge, the Chestnut Street Bridge, and the Walnut Street Bridge.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.179899
Geocode Latitude:39.955442
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer