Building ghosts : past lives and lost places in a changing city / written by Molly Lester ; photographs by Michael Bixler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lester, Molly, 1986- author.

Contributor:

Bixler, Michael, 1977- photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Lost architecture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Lost architecture.

Ruined buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Ruined buildings.

Land use--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Land use.

Genre:

Authors' inscriptions.

Physical Description:

xii, 270 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Past lives and lost places in a changing city

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Portrays and examines imprints and impressions of demolished buildings found on the walls of neighboring structures. Includes architectural street photography, vignettes of the ghosts' histories, and reflections on their social significance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Making Sense of Building Ghosts

Making Meaning of Building Ghosts

Center City. 1025 Buttonwood Street

737 Walnut Street

519 South 4th Street

1814 Ludlow Street

1801-1803 Fairmount Avenue

1828 Rittenhouse Square

2009-2011 Sansom Street

333 North 11th Street

Center City References

North Philadelphia. 2327 West Oxford Street

1522 West Lehigh Avenue

2546 North 28th Street

2716 North 12th Street

2100 block, North 21st Street

1935 Diamond Street

1613-1615 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

3209 West Arizona Street

629-635 West Girard Avenue

2251 North 33rd Street

1300 West Erie Avenue

1243 West Lehigh Avenue

North Philadelphia References

South Philadelphia. 1600 South 24th Street

1254-1256 South 18th Street

1728 Federal Street

701 South 19th Street

1431 Fitzwater Street

1828 Christian Street

South Philadelphia References

West Philadelphia. 5021 Market Street

5051 Baltimore Avenue

5231 Haverford Avenue

4138-4140 Lancaster Avenue

West Philadelphia References

Southwest Philadelphia. 5247-5251 Whitby Avenue

1441 South 58th Street

7127 Woodland Avenue

Southwest Philadelphia References

River Wards. 1826 Frankford Avenue

2119 North Front Street

2101 North American Street

1209-11 North Hancock Street

1407 Marlborough Street/309 Belgrade Street

River Wards References.

Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia. 6651-6653 Germantown Avenue

215 East Logan Street

Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia References

Coda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.

Athenaeum copy signed by the author.

Athenaeum copy signed by the photographer.

ISBN:

9781439924099

1439924090

OCLC:

1420328867