Aerials views Brewerytown area of north Philadelphia
Historical Images of Philadelphia Charles Higgins Negatives
Item Info
Item No: pdch00216
Title: Aerials views Brewerytown area of north Philadelphia
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: "July 1951, aerial views, Brewerytown area of North Phila"
This July 1951 image shows an aerial view of North Philadelphia West, including Brewerytown (to the left) and Fairmount (bottom center). Identifiable historic structures in the photograph are the Eastern State Penitentiary (bottom right), Girard College (bottom center), and behind Girard College is the Promise Academy at Roberts Vaux High School (originally opened in the late 1930s; since 2017, reopened as Vaux Big Picture Philadelphia High School).
Creation Year: 1951
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.174710
Geocode Latitude:39.977688
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer