Advanced
Fox Chase Branch

Item Info

Item No: pdcf00104
Title: Fox Chase Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the original Fox Chase Branch, 1967
Historic Street Address: 501 Rhawn Street
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

In October 1951, volunteers and members of the Fox Chase Civic League renovated the first floor of this old school building, to be used as the Fox Chase Branch. This is a 1967 interior view of the circulation desk area in the original building, just prior to its demolition.

By the mid-1960s, the library had outgrown the old building. In 1967, the old school was torn down and a trailer provided temporary library service. On August 26, 1968, the new library opened at the same location.

The Fox Chase Branch serves the Fox Chase community of Northeast Philadelphia.


Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.082419
Geocode Latitude:40.076553

Creator Name: Fredericks, William J. - Photographer