Item Info
Item No: pdch00480
Title: Aerial View
Historic Street Address:
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Historic Street Address: Logan Circle
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: "N.D. [no date], Logan Circle"
Although undated, this image was most likely taken ca. 1960. It shows an aerial view of Logan Circle and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul can been seen in the upper left of the photograph, a corner of the Free Library Parkway Central branch at the bottom left, and a corner of the Franklin Institute on the bottom right. The Swann Memorial Fountain is in the center of the circle.
Creation Year: ca. 1960
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.170960
Geocode Latitude:39.958033
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer