Penn Square, City Hall under construction
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00156
Title: Penn Square, City Hall under construction
Additional Title: Views of construction of New City Building, Philadelphia
Media Type:
Stereoviews
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Looking southward across the newly laid foundations of City Hall, one can see here on the left the freight depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Next right is the United States Mint, and facing Broad Street is the Penn Square Presbyterian Church. Across Broad along South Penn Square are residences, one of which seems to have been converted to a taproom."--OPEP, p. 160.
Notes: The construction site. Excavated area with foundation structure beginning; men standing at edge; construction materials and large pile of barrels in excavated area. Railroad cars on tracks behind construction site. More construction behind train with wooden fence surrounding it. Buildings and row homes in background; on one of the row homes: "Lager, wine house."
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: 1873
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.162638
Geocode Latitude:39.952262
Creator Name: Cremer, James, 1821-1893 - Photographer