Real Philly history, real fast : fascinating facts and interesting oddities about the city's heroes and historic sites / Jim Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jim (James F.), 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Anecdotes.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography--Anecdotes.

Historic sites--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Anecdotes.

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 237 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"An alternative, history-focused guidebook to a selection of Philadelphia's heroes and notable places"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

How to Use This Book

Part One: William Penn's Huge Impact on Philadelphia. Chapter 1. A City of Churches

Chapter 2. Green from the Get-Go

Chapter 3. Philly's Flag

Chapter 4. Welcome Park

Part Two: Military Leaders

Chapter 5. Captain Gustavus Conyngham

Chapter 6. Commodore John Barry

Chapter 7. Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr.

Part Three: Gone

But Not Forgotten. Chapter 8: Acadian Connection

Chapter 9. The Gaskill Street Baths

Chapter 10. The Grand Battery (or The Association Battery)

Chapter 11. Washington Avenue Immigration Station

Part Four: Heroes, Sung and Unsung

Chapter 12. Charles Willson Peale

Chapter 13. Francis Daniel Pastorius

Chapter 14. Isaiah Zagar

Chapter 15. James Forten

Chapter 16. Lucretia Mott

Chapter 17. Richard Allen

Chapter 18. Robert Smith

Chapter 19. W.E.B. Du Bois

Part Five: Mob Rule. Chapter 20. Bible Riots

Chapter 21. Lombard Street Riot

Part Six: In the Neighborhoods. Chapter 22. 9th Street Market (aka the Italian Market)

Chapter 23. Chinatown

Chapter 24. Philadelphia's LGBT Community

Part Seven: Hidden In Plain Sight. Chapter 25. Ars Medendi

Chapter 26. Dream Garden Tiffany Mosaic

Chapter 27. Independence National Historical Park

Chapter 28. Irish Memorial

Chapter 29. Mason-Dixon Survey

Chapter 30. Old Pine Street Churchyard

Part Eight: Marvelous Museums. Chapter 31. The African American Museum of Philadelphia

Chapter 32. National Museum of American Jewish History

Chapter 33. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Part Nine: Historic Architecture. Chapter 34. Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Chapter 35. Ben Franklin Bridge

Chapter 36. Carpenters' Hall

Chapter 37. Christ Church

Chapter 38. City Hall

Chapter 39. Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes')

Chapter 40. Masonic Temple

Chapter 41. The PSFS Building

Chapter 42. Reading Terminal Market

Chapter 43. Sparks Shot Tower

Chapter 44. Water Works

Chapter 45. U.S. Custom House

Part Ten: Where History Come Alive. Chapter 46. Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Chapter 47. Library Company of Philadelphia

Part Eleven. Beyond Center City

Chapter 48: Cliveden (or the Chew House)

Chapter 49. Fort Mifflin

Chapter 50. Taller Puertorriqueño

Chapter 51. The Lazaretto.

Notes:

Includes updated articles originally published in the Society Hill Reporter and the Queen Village Neighbors Association Magazine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-229) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia mentioned on p. 129-132, 153.

Athenaeum copy: Lewis M. Robbins book fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Murphy, Jim (James F.), 1944- Real Philly history, real fast

Online version: Murphy, Jim (James F.), 1944- Real Philly history, real fast

ISBN:

9781439919248

1439919240

OCLC:

1197548465