Northeast Philadelphia : a brief history Harry C. Silcox & Frank W. Hollingsworth

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silcox, Harry C., 1933-

Contributor:

Hollingsworth, Frank W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.

Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Physical Description:

158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.

Contents:

Out of the wilderness. How Northeast Philadelphia got is name ; Holmesburg : the original village ; Bringing learning to the wilderness ; Benjamin Rush and the healing halls ; Slave, freedom, and citizenship

A gilded transformation : from summer retreat to bustling center. Torresdale in the days of Risdon's Ferry ; Saint and pioneer : Katharine Mary Drexel ; Torresdale : how of the cream of Philadelphia society ; Socialite Colonel Edward Morrell ; Life of the rich and famous in Torresdale ; Upstairs and downstairs : worlds apart

Rail and steel arrive in Northeast Philadelphia. George Gandy and the Disston Saw Works ; Tacony's founding mother : Mary Disston ; Workers Unite Wissinoming ; Frankford : the hub of the African American community

Northeast Philadelphia takes on a new century. Two world wars and a Depression ; America's first gymnasium ; Sunday drives on Roosevelt Boulevard ; Goodbye to the horse and buggy ; From creeks to public pools

New homes and fresh faces. Casting a new light on Castor Avenue ; Welcoming Rhawnhurst ; Uniting the African American community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-156).

ISBN:

9781596297760 (pbk.) :

159629776X (pbk.)

OCLC:

461896144