20th Street & Parkway, looking Southwest

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20th Street & Parkway, looking Southwest

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Item No: pdcp01053
Title: 20th Street & Parkway, looking Southwest
Historic Street Address: 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

This ca. 1930 photograph was taken at 20th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, facing southwest.  These buildings were demolished soon after, to make way for the ambitious planned developement of the Parkway areas.

Facsimile of image used in the exhibition, Corridor of Culture: 100 Years of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Parkway Central Library West Gallery, September 2017-November 2018.


Creation Year: ca. 1930