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 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.

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 and index.

ISBN:

9781609496821

1609496825

OCLC:

811601531