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Author | : Natalie Pompilio |
Publisher | : Reedy Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2021-04-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1681063123 |
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Philadelphia is thick with American firsts. Some—including the first zoo, first hospital, first public library, first university, first computer—are well known. Others are not and are here to be appreciated: Girl Scout cookies were originally baked by a commercial bakery here and “American Bandstand” was born in a West Philadelphia TV studio. This Used to Be Philadelphia goes deep inside the buildings, monuments, and familiar sights of the city to uncover its rich history, layer by layer. This book will introduce you to the city’s first residents, the Lenni Lenape, the tireless workers who made this “the Workshop of the World,” and the current residents who love all of these stories as told through the spaces they have filled. Learn how buildings from the 1876 World’s Fair, the first to be held in the U.S., are used today. Appreciate the city’s creative adaptive reuse projects, including a former technical school turned office space with a rooftop bar and the railroad headquarters that’s now artists’ studios. Take a colorful tour of the city’s bygone days with local sisters Natalie and Tricia Pompilio. You’ll never look at an old building in Philadelphia the same way again.
Author | : Jeffery M. Dorwart |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1998-05 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780812216448 |
Download Fort Mifflin of Philadelphia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"It is a rare achievement for a historian to match his account of the history of a major site in terms of its original significance with an equally good study of the site as the subject of historic preservation."--Russell F. Weigley
Author | : Harry Davidow Boonin |
Publisher | : Conran Octopus |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Jon Nese |
Publisher | : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2005-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781592133918 |
Download The Philadelphia Area Weather Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Answers various questions about Philadelphia's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Shore to Delaware. This book offers a history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science that goes back to colonial times and gives an account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.
Author | : Gary B. Nash |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2006-04-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0812219422 |
Download First City Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Covering more than two centuries of social, economic, and political change, and offering a challenging, innovative approach to urban as well national history, First City tells the Philadelphia story through the wealth of material culture its citizens have chosen to preserve.
Author | : Edward W. Duffy |
Publisher | : Camino Books Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781933822693 |
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Philadelphia: A Railroad History describes the remarkable development of the railroad industry in Philadelphia and the intense competition that pitted the Pennsylvania Railroad against the Reading Railroad, and those two titans against the formidable Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to dominate the regional market. The book details the impact of the rail industry in the region's economy, the Philadelphia waterfront, and its port. It also highlights the key roles of the city's industrial giants during this colorful era, including Steven Girard, Matthias Baldwin, William Sellers, Franklin Gowen, John W. Garrett, George Roberts, and Edward G. Budd.
Author | : Roger W. Moss |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Download Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This opulent volume, by the author and photographer of the acclaimed Historic Houses of Philadelphia, will serve as a guide through the architectural and religious traditions of Philadelphia, complete with maps, telephone numbers, and web sites.
Author | : Russell Frank Weigley |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 870 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393016109 |
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In this, the definitive comprehensive history of Philadelphia, the reader will discover a rich and colorful portrait of one of America's most vital, interesting, and illustrious cities.
Author | : Ron Avery |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1999-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780965882514 |
Download A Concise History of Philadelphia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3849677834 |
Download Philadelphia - A History of the City and its People Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Dr. Oberholtzer was engaged upon this book for many months. He has aimed to present the people of Philadelphia, as well as the details of their government, and he has opened new sources of information and presents new aspects in the life of the city. His detailed and thoroughly investigated narrative covers a time of 225 years and gives in-depth insights on the foundation of the town, the Civil War years, the Declaration of Independence and many events more.