Aerials flooding Boathouse Row and Public Boat House and River Drives
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Item No: pdch00298
Title: Aerials flooding Boathouse Row and Public Boat House and River Drives
Creation Date:
6/23/1972
Historic Street Address: Boathouse Row
Historic Street Address: Kelly Drive
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 Boathouse Row and Public Boathouse and River Drives, June 23, 1972, Time: 10:40"
This June 23, 1972, image shows an aerial view of flooding of Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River, the day after the heaviest of the rainfall in Philadelphia, from Hurricane Agnes. The gazebo and promenade, seen at the bottom, are only just above the water going over the Fairmount Dam. 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.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.187632
Geocode Latitude:39.969583
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer