Aerials flooding Boathouse Row and Public Boat House and River Drives
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Item No: pdch00299
Title: Aerials flooding Boathouse Row and Public Boat House and River Drives
Creation Date:
6/23/1972
Historic Street Address: 2400 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 the Schuylkill River and Temple University's East Park Canoe House, 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.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.193493
Geocode Latitude:39.993668
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer