Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 35

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Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 35

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Item No: pdcc03120
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 35
Historic Street Address: 25th & Norris Streets
Historic Street Address: 31st & Morris Streets
Historic Street Address: 510 Adams Avenue
Historic Street Address: 9th & Poplar Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item 1, entire page: Text and three images for a newspaper article. The complete title (half of which begins in the previous item, #pdcc03119) reads: "First Housing Projects Pay Dividends in Happiness."  The article is about the successes of four Philadelphia housing projects, built between the 1930s-1940s:  Hillcreek, at 510 Adams Avenue; the James Weldon Johnson Homes, at 25th & Norris Streets; the Tasker Homes, at 31st & Morris Streets; and the Richard Allen Homes, at 9th & Poplar Streets.  Two images show exterior views ("before and after") of the Johnson Homes location; the third image shows residents gardening and playing outside their Johnson home.  Text and reproductions of three15 x 33.4 cm, undated. photographs for an unidentified newspaper, 15 x 34 cm, c. 1947.  The three photographs measure 15 x 9.5 cm (top), 9.5 cm diameter circle (middle), and 9.5 x 10 cm (bottom).

Note:  This article begins in the previous item, #pdcc03119.


Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.151500
Geocode Latitude:39.968182

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.18
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler

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