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Walking Philadelphia : 30 Walking Tours Exploring Art, Architecture, History, and Little-Known Gems / Natalie Pompilio and Tricia Pompilio.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pompilio, Natalie, author.
Pompilio, Tricia, 1975- author.
Series:
Walking
Walking Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Guidebooks.
Historic buildings.
Historic sites--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Guidebooks.
Historic sites.
Walking.
Walking--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Guidebooks.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (278 pages)
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Birmingham, AL : Wilderness Press, 2022.
Summary:
Featuring 30 self-guided walking tours, Walking Philadelphia leads readers through some of the city's most interesting, scenic, and historic places.
Contents:
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Independence National Park
2 Chinatown
3 African American Philadelphia
4 The Museum District: From Love Park to the Rocky Steps
5 The Museum District: From the Art Museum to the Cathedral
6 Rittenhouse Square
7 Fitler Square and the Schuylkill River
8 North Broad Street I: From City Hall to "Dixie Hummingbirds Way"
9 North Broad Street II: Temple University and Urban Renewal
10 South Broad Street I: From Navy Yard to City Hall
11 South Broad Street II: From the Avenue of the Arts to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park
12 Market Street East: The Gayborhood and Reading Terminal Market
13 Market Street West: City Hall and the Skyscrapers
14 Center City
15 Along the Delaware River
16 Old City
17 Society Hill
18 Northern Liberties
19 The River Wards: Kensington and Fishtown
20 Fairmount, the Neighborhood
21 Antiques Row, Jewelers' Row, and Rittenhouse Row
22 Headhouse Square, Fabric Row, and South Street
23 South Philadelphia I
24 South Philadelphia II
25 West Philadelphia I: University City, The Woodlands, and Clark Park
26 West Philadelphia II: 30th Street Station, Drexel University, and More
27 Manayunk
28 Germantown
29 Mount Airy and Wissahickon Valley Park
30 Fairmount Park
Appendix I: Walks by Theme
Appendix II: Sources of Information
About the Author and Photographer
Back Cover.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: Pompilio, Natalie Walking Philadelphia
ISBN:
9781643590905
1643590901
OCLC:
1344538426

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