Northern Liberties : the story of a Philadelphia river ward / Harry Kyriakodis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kyriakodis, Harry G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.

Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Social conditions.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.

Summary:

Visit the Philadelphia neighborhood that has gone from Leni-Lenape territory to an amazing industrial riverside community. Since the time of William Penn, the Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties has had a tradition of hard work and innovation. This former Leni-Lenape territory became one of the industrial River Wards of North Philadelphia after being annexed by the city in 1854. The district's mills and factories were powered not just by the Delaware River and its tributaries but also by immigrants from across Europe and the city's largest community of free African Americans. The Liberties' diverse narrative, however, was marred by political and social problems, such as the anti-Irish Nativist Riots of 1844. Local historian Harry Kyriakodis traces over three hundred years of the district's evolution, from its rise as a premier manufacturing precinct to the destruction of much of the original cityscape in the 1960s and its subsequent rebirth as an eclectic and vibrant urban neighborhood. In this first history of Northern Liberties, Kyriakodis unearths the story of this remarkable riverside community.

Contents:

What Are the Northern Liberties?

Layout of the Land : The North End of Philadelphia

Streets and Ways in the Liberties

Setting Up Shop to Sell Sundries on Second Street

Debauchery, Decadence and Drinking

Religious Life : African Methodist, Jewish and Quaker

Significant Structures, Sites and Societies

Water and Gas for the People

Manufacturing and Industry : Inventions and Innovations

Religious Life : Presbyterian, Lutheran and Baptist

Firefighting and Volunteer Fire Companies

Politics and Problems in the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s

Manufacturing and Industry : Tanning Hides

Religious Life : The Saint and the Sinner of NoLibs

Banks, Schools and Hospitals for the People

Trains and Transit through Northern Liberties

Manufacturing and Industry : Brewing Beer

Religious Life : The Eastern European and Russian Influx

Places of Amusement for the People

The Marshall Street Market/Mall/Makeover/Misfortune/Mess

Skid Row and the Callowhill East Redevelopment Project

Urban Revitalization and Housing Innovations

Re-Greening and Renewal : Liberty Lands and Other Parks

Chic Commercial Activity : The Shops at Schmidt's, the Piazza and More

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-181) and index.

ISBN:

1609496825

9781609496821

OCLC:

811601531

Publisher Number:

99952206075