Falls of Schuylkill Branch

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Falls of Schuylkill Branch

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Item No: pdcf00087
Title: Falls of Schuylkill Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the Falls of Schuylkill Branch, 1960
Historic Street Address: 3501 Midvale Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

The Falls of Schuylkill Branch opened at its present location, 3501 Midvale Avenue, on November 18, 1913. (The original branch was opened in 1901 as a Deposit Station, and was located in the Old Academy building at 3544 Indian Queen Lane.)  The land for this branch was a gift from the Warden Estate and William H. Merrick. The building is the 14th branch funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie.

This is a 1960 interior view of the main room of the Falls of Schuylkill Branch, just prior to renovations. Compared with the ca. 1913 photograph of this building (pdcf00084), it shows that few apparent upgrading changes had been made. 

This branch serves the East Falls community. It is located at the intersection of Midvale Avenue, Warden Drive, and Conrad Street.


Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.192408
Geocode Latitude:40.014313

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