Item Info
Item No: pdcf00242
Title: Lawncrest Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the Lawncrest Branch, 1966
Historic Street Address:
6098 Rising Sun Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
An unflinching citizens’ campaign was launched in 1957, to build a branch library for the Lawndale and Crescentville sections of northeast Philadelphia, as library service in these communities was limited to weekly visits by the bookmobile. The name for this branch reflected the needs of both neighborhoods for full-time library service.
With the added help of the neighborhoods’ city councilman, John M. McDevitt, the new branch was created, and opened on September 18, 1961. This 1966 photograph shows the circulation desk, with the adult lounge behind it, and a long view of the stacks.
This branch serves the communities of Lawndale, Crescentville, Lawncrest, and Cedar Grove.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.099577
Geocode Latitude:40.046063
Creator Name: Lawrence S. Williams, Inc. - Photographer