Item Info
Item No: pdcf00445
Title: Roxborough Branch
Additional Title: Roxborough Branch, in a converted supermarket building, 1962
Creation Date:
1/24/1962
Historic Street Address: 6213-6215 Ridge Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Roxborough Branch opened as a Free Library branch in 1896, in the Roxborough Lyceum (built in the mid-1800s). In 1908, the branch closed, as two new Andrew Carnegie-funded branches opened in the nearby Manayunk and Wissahickon areas. Decades later, it was decided to merge these two branches into a reestablished Roxborough Branch. In 1960, it reopened in a rented former A&P supermarket building, pictured here, at 6213 Ridge Avenue. In 1969, the branch moved into a new building, just two blocks away.
The Roxborough Branch serves the communities of Roxborough, Manayunk, and Wissahickon.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.217620
Geocode Latitude:40.035860