Castner Scrapbook v.12, Streets 1, page 8
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Historic Street Address: Broad Street & Girard Avenue
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item pdcc01231, top [image dimensions 12.3 cm x 16.7 cm]:
Halftone reproduction of photograph showing a view on Broad Street, looking North from Girard Avenue. The mansion on the left is the residence of P. A. B. Widener, a wealthy Philadelphia businessman who made his fortune creating public transit systems in major U.S. cities, including Philadelphia. Shows a stationary horse-drawn omnibus in front of the mansion and other vehicles in the distance.
Notes:
Item pdcc01232, bottom [image dimensions 12.5 cm x 16.7 cm]:
http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-3D6
Halftone reproduction of a photograph showing the Broad Street facade of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the distance, City Hall tower is shown still under construction.
Building demolished: YES
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.162838
Geocode Latitude:39.960164
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.12
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Levytype Co. - Photographer