The Last Vestige of Old World Spring Garden Street, Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Last Vestige of Old World Spring Garden Street, Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Last Vestige of Old World Spring Garden Street
Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornerstone Laid: May 21, 1848
Consecrated: 1849
Once a truly vibrant and dense residential section of the city, the above views of Spring Garden Street east of 12th Street, looking northeast, illustrate a context of buildings that has largely vanished. There is but one [...]

The Bush Hill Iron Works of James Moore, 1600 Block of Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

The Bush Hill Iron Works of James Moore, 1600 Block of Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

The Bush Hill Iron Works
James Moore, Proprietor
1600 Block of Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, Penna.
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Spring Garden Street in Mint Condition, Site of the U.S. Mint, SW Corner Spring Garden and 17th Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

Spring Garden Street in Mint Condition, Site of the U.S. Mint, SW Corner Spring Garden and 17th Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

Spring Garden Street in Mint Condition
Site of the U.S. Mint
SW Corner Spring Garden and 17th Street
Philadelphia, Penna.
 
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Philadelphia Formerly: One Hell Of A Night Club

Philadelphia Formerly: One Hell Of A Night Club, Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna

Philadelphia Formerly: One Hell Of A Night Club
Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna
 
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The Most Flaming Addition In Philadelphia: Gambrel Roof, 276 South Philip Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

The Most Flaming Addition In Philadelphia: Gambrel Roof, 276 South Philip Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

The Most Flaming Addition In Philadelphia
Gambrel Roof, 276 South Philip Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
 
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James E. Mitchell Had An Axe To Grind In York Avenue, 300 York Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James E. Mitchell Had An Axe To Grint In York Avenue, 300 York Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James E. Mitchell Had An Axe To Grind In York Avenue
Mitchell’s Grind Stone Yard and Stone Saw Mill 
300 York Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If you had an axe to grind! Or needed a grind stone in old Philadelphia, James E. Mitchell’s Grind Stone Yard and Stone Saw Mill, in the 300 block of York Avenue, was the [...]

The Mellons and The Quaker City National Bank Were Once Neighbors in Philadelphia, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Mellons and The Quaker City National Bank Were Neighbors in Philadelphia, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Mellons and The Quaker City National Bank Were Neighbors in Philadelphia
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Too Beauitful was the Rear of the Dwelling, the Lost World of North Philadelphia, 1328 North Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

Too Beauitful was the Rear of the Dwelling, the Lost World of North Philadelphia, 1328 North Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

Too Beauitful was the Rear of the Dwelling, the Lost World of North Philadelphia, 1328 North Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
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Parlor Funeral in the Thomas S. Dunning House, 1328 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parlor Funeral in the Thomas S. Dunning House, 1328 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parlor Funeral in the Thomas S. Dunning House, 1328 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
 
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The Chestnut Hill Mansion of Sophie Du Pont Ford, Summit Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Chestnut Hill Mansion of Sophie Du Pont Ford, Summit Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Chestnut Hill Mansion of Sophie Du Pont Ford, Summit Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Prior to living at Wyncliffe at Germantown and Bell’s Mill,  Sophie Du Pont Ford, the wife of Bruce Ford, lived at No. 25 East Summit Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located in the ever-prominent Chestnut Hill neighborhood, the house shown above became home to the [...]