The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Author: Harry Kyriakodis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-07-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1439646015

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway has sliced through the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City (downtown) Philadelphia since World War I. Named after Philadelphia's favorite son, the mile-long boulevard begins at city hall and heads diagonally towards Logan Circle before reaching the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The postcards and other images in this work show the parkway's development and its role in Philadelphia's civic and cultural life. Despite often serving as a speedway into and out of town, the Ben Franklin Parkway is a triumph in urban planning that has become a treasured part of the City of Brotherly Love.

The Fairmount Parkway

The Fairmount Parkway
Author: Fairmount Park Art Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1919
Genre: Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.)
ISBN:

Salut!

Salut!
Author: Lynn Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2020-11-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781439917121

"Provides a thorough account of the impact on Philadelphia and its surrounding area of the French people and the Francophone community over the course of the city's more than 300-year history"--

Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia

Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia
Author: Roger W. Moss
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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.

Rodin

Rodin
Author: Auguste Rodin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1969
Genre: Sculpture
ISBN:

Philadelphia's Lost Waterfront

Philadelphia's Lost Waterfront
Author: Harry Kyriakodis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2011-07-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625841884

Join Harry Kyriakodis as he strolls Front Street, Delaware Avenue, and Penn's Landing to rediscover the story of Philadelphia's lost waterfront. The wharves and docks of William Penn's city that helped build a nation are gone lost to the onslaught of over 300 years of development. Yet the bygone streets and piers of Philadelphia's central waterfront were once part of the greatest tradecenter in the American colonies. Local historian Harry Kyriakodis chronicles the history of the city's original port district from Quaker settlers who first lived in caves along the Delaware and the devastating yellow fever epidemic of 1793 to its heyday as a maritime center and then the twentieth century that saw much of the historic riverfront razed.

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia
Author: Edward Colimore
Publisher: Camino Books Incorporated
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781933822037

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia takes history buffs on twelve walking tours through different city neighborhoods, visiting buildings, streets, gardens, and parks that remain testaments to Philadelphia's historic past. Arranged to help readers follow a logical path from site to site, the book includes maps, information about which sites can be toured, and tips on parking, public transportation, and nearby restaurants.

The Planning of Center City Philadelphia

The Planning of Center City Philadelphia
Author: John Andrew Gallery
Publisher: Center for Architecture
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780979378706

Walking guide and history of planning in Philadelphia, America's first capital. For tourists/architecture buffs.

Real Philly History, Real Fast

Real Philly History, Real Fast
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2021-06-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439919240

"An alternative, history-focused guidebook to a selection of Philadelphia's heroes and notable places"--