Item Info
Item No: pdcf00184
Title: Greenwich Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the Greenwich Branch, 1966
Historic Street Address:
711-713 Snyder Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Greenwich Branch opened in 1929, and was built using money from the $1.5 million Andrew Carnegie grant. Located at 4th & Shunk Streets, it was the 24th Free Library branch built with Carnegie funds. The building was ultimately razed (date unknown).
The Greenwich Branch moved in 1962 to a rented location at 711-713 Snyder Avenue. This 1966 interior view shows the children's reading area. The branch closed altogether in 1992. It served the eastern neighborhoods of South Philadelphia.
Creation Year: 1966
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.158607
Geocode Latitude:39.923212
Creator Name: Lawrence S. Williams, Inc. - Photographer