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