Item Info
Item No: pdcf00550
Title: Welsh Road Branch
Additional Title: Partial view of the front of the Welsh Road Branch, 1969
Creation Date:
8/11/1969
Historic Street Address: 9233 Roosevelt Boulevard
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Welsh Road Branch opened to the public on November 11, 1968. This August 1969 image gives a partial view of the front of the new branch. The black-and-white marble mosaic, created by Edna Andrade and entitled "Space Cage,” dominates the entryway.
The library was one of the first in the country to be built in a shopping center, predicting that the unique location would stimulate circulation. It has fulfilled that hope, circulating in excess of 200,000 items per year.
Located just behind the Northeast Shopping Center at Welsh Road & Roosevelt Boulevard, the Welsh Road Branch serves the nearby communities of Northeast Philadelphia.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.033833
Geocode Latitude:40.075308
Creator Name: Schick, Jules - Photographer