Item Info
Item No: pdcf00170
Title: Greater Olney Branch
Additional Title: Close-up view of remodeled Greater Olney Branch entrance, 1966
Historic Street Address:
5501 North 5th Street
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Kiwanis Club and the Olney Community Council began working together in 1945, to create a Free Library in their neighborhood. The Greater Olney Branch opened in the former Olney Bank and Trust Company building on October 20, 1949.
In the mid-1960s, a major remodeling/modernization for the branch was undertaken. This 1966 exterior view is a close-up of the newly-remodeled entrance on 5th Street.
Located at 5th Street and Tabor Road, the branch serves the Olney community.
Creation Year: ca. 1966
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.130674
Geocode Latitude:40.035015
Creator Name: Lawrence S. Williams, Inc. - Photographer