Society Hill and Old City / Robert Morris Skaler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skaler, Robert Morris.

Series:

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings.

Society Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Society Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Old City (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Old City (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Pictorial works.

Buildings--Society Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.

Buildings.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Buildings--Old City (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.

Buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia, [2005]

Summary:

In the 18th century, Society Hill was home to wealthy merchants and many members of the federal government. In Old City, artisans and workmen lived and worked in small row houses like those on Elfrerth's Alley. As Philadelphia developed, it abandoned its Colonial center. Almost forgotten by 1900, Society Hill had become home to poor immigrants and its once gracious houses had become run-down tenements, shops, and warehouses. Yet, at the same time, Society Hill remained Philadelphia's banking and insurance center. Beginning in the 1960s, under the direction of city planner Edmund Bacon and the National Park Service, this neglected neighborhood was restored. Society Hill and Old City documents how these two neighborhoods looked in the early 1900s. The book's carefully researched narrative and vintage images tell the story of these historic neighborhoods.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Society Hill

2. Delaware Avenue and Dock Street

3. Chestnut Street and Bank Row

4. Walnut Street and Insurance Row

5. Old City North of Chestnut Street

6. Society returns to Society Hill

Acknowledgements.

ISBN:

0738538183

9780738538181

OCLC:

61732786

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