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Suburb in the city : Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990 / David R. Contosta.
Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection F158.68.C45 C66 1992
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Van Pelt Library F158.68.C45 C66 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Contosta, David R.
- Series:
- Urban life and urban landscape series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [1992]
- Summary:
- 'Suburb in the City tells the story of Chestnut Hill from its colonial beginnings as a self - sufficient village to its present predicament as an old, relatively affluent former railroad suburb within the borders of an even older and declining city....An important source for future historians of Philadelphia and its environs.' - Pennsylvania History
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-343) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814205801
- 081420581X
- OCLC:
- 25509005
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