Market Street, west of 15th
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00094
Title: Market Street, west of 15th
Additional Title: North side of Market Street, west of 15th
Historic Street Address:
Fifteenth and Market Streets
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Visible beyond the market sheds just left of center in this photograph are the Western Farmers' Market, residences and business houses standing on the site subsequently occupied by the old "Chinese Wall" (see no. 158), Broad Street Station and, at present, the Penn Center complex."--OPEP, p. 99.
Notes: The street with a market shed in the center. Men and a wagon in front. Buildings lining the street, including "Western Exchange".
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: 1859
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.1652
Geocode Latitude:39.9526