The Line of the Fairmount Parkway 1907
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc00631
Title: The Line of the Fairmount Parkway 1907
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Halftone reproduction of photograph showing the line of the projected Fairmount Parkway (now Benjamin Franklin Parkway). Most of the buildings shown were removed to make way for the highway, including the substantial residences at the bottom of the picture. Logan Square, visible in the middle, was opened up and changed into a circle.
Creation Year: 1907
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.7
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler