Author: Robert Morris Skaler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738538181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the 18th century, Society Hill was home to wealthy merchants and many members of the federal government. In Old City, artisans and workmen lived and worked in small row houses like those on Elfrerth's Alley. As Philadelphia developed, it abandoned its Colonial center. Almost forgotten by 1900, Society Hill had become home to poor immigrants and its once gracious houses had become run-down tenements, shops, and warehouses. Yet, at the same time, Society Hill remained Philadelphia's banking and insurance center. Beginning in the 1960s, under the direction of city planner Edmund Bacon and the National Park Service, this neglected neighborhood was restored. Society Hill and Old City documents how these two neighborhoods looked in the early 1900s. The book's carefully researched narrative and vintage images tell the story of these historic neighborhoods.
Society Hill and Old City
Author: Robert Morris Skaler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738538181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the 18th century, Society Hill was home to wealthy merchants and many members of the federal government. In Old City, artisans and workmen lived and worked in small row houses like those on Elfrerth's Alley. As Philadelphia developed, it abandoned its Colonial center. Almost forgotten by 1900, Society Hill had become home to poor immigrants and its once gracious houses had become run-down tenements, shops, and warehouses. Yet, at the same time, Society Hill remained Philadelphia's banking and insurance center. Beginning in the 1960s, under the direction of city planner Edmund Bacon and the National Park Service, this neglected neighborhood was restored. Society Hill and Old City documents how these two neighborhoods looked in the early 1900s. The book's carefully researched narrative and vintage images tell the story of these historic neighborhoods.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738538181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the 18th century, Society Hill was home to wealthy merchants and many members of the federal government. In Old City, artisans and workmen lived and worked in small row houses like those on Elfrerth's Alley. As Philadelphia developed, it abandoned its Colonial center. Almost forgotten by 1900, Society Hill had become home to poor immigrants and its once gracious houses had become run-down tenements, shops, and warehouses. Yet, at the same time, Society Hill remained Philadelphia's banking and insurance center. Beginning in the 1960s, under the direction of city planner Edmund Bacon and the National Park Service, this neglected neighborhood was restored. Society Hill and Old City documents how these two neighborhoods looked in the early 1900s. The book's carefully researched narrative and vintage images tell the story of these historic neighborhoods.
What is Society Hill
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Redevelopment Authority
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Philadelphia
Author: Joseph E. B. Elliott
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439913005
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Philadelphia possesses an exceptionally large number of places that have almost disappeared—from workshops and factories to sporting clubs and societies, synagogues, churches, theaters, and railroad lines. In Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City, urban observers Nathaniel Popkin and Peter Woodall uncover the contemporary essence of one of America’s oldest cities. Working with accomplished architectural photographer Joseph Elliott, they explore secret places in familiar locations, such as the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street, the Divine Lorraine Hotel, Reading Railroad, Disston Saw Works in Tacony, and mysterious parts of City Hall. Much of the real Philadelphia is concealed behind facades. Philadelphia artfully reveals its urban secrets. Rather than a nostalgic elegy to loss and urban decline, Philadelphia exposes the city’s vivid layers and living ruins. The authors connect Philadelphia’s idiosyncratic history, culture, and people to develop an alternative theory of American urbanism, and place the city in American urban history. The journey here is as much visual as it is literary; Joseph Elliott’s sumptuous photographs reveal the city's elemental beauty.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439913005
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Philadelphia possesses an exceptionally large number of places that have almost disappeared—from workshops and factories to sporting clubs and societies, synagogues, churches, theaters, and railroad lines. In Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City, urban observers Nathaniel Popkin and Peter Woodall uncover the contemporary essence of one of America’s oldest cities. Working with accomplished architectural photographer Joseph Elliott, they explore secret places in familiar locations, such as the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street, the Divine Lorraine Hotel, Reading Railroad, Disston Saw Works in Tacony, and mysterious parts of City Hall. Much of the real Philadelphia is concealed behind facades. Philadelphia artfully reveals its urban secrets. Rather than a nostalgic elegy to loss and urban decline, Philadelphia exposes the city’s vivid layers and living ruins. The authors connect Philadelphia’s idiosyncratic history, culture, and people to develop an alternative theory of American urbanism, and place the city in American urban history. The journey here is as much visual as it is literary; Joseph Elliott’s sumptuous photographs reveal the city's elemental beauty.
The Planning of Center City Philadelphia
Author: John Andrew Gallery
Publisher: Center for Architecture
ISBN: 9780979378706
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Walking guide and history of planning in Philadelphia, America's first capital. For tourists/architecture buffs.
Publisher: Center for Architecture
ISBN: 9780979378706
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Walking guide and history of planning in Philadelphia, America's first capital. For tourists/architecture buffs.
Where Urban Renewal Brings History to Life
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Society Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Society Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia
Author: Edward Colimore
Publisher: Camino Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781933822037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Camino Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781933822037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
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.
Society Hill Week, June 6-13; Society Hill is Having a Party
Author: Hugh Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Paul Hogarth's Walking Tours of Old Philadelphia
Author: Paul Hogarth
Publisher:
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The American builder's companion or, A system of architecture, particularly adapted to the present style of building
Author: A. Benjamin
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5870847753
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Illustrated with seventy copperplate engravings.
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5870847753
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Illustrated with seventy copperplate engravings.
Assessing Urban Design
Author: Richard W. Berman
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739112175
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Assessing Urban Design is a search to better understand how people perceive the physical environments that surround them. Touching on issues of urban design, planning, architecture, historic preservation, and tourism, Berman combines theoretical essays and empirical research to explore waterfront sites in Philadelphia and Yokohama.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739112175
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Assessing Urban Design is a search to better understand how people perceive the physical environments that surround them. Touching on issues of urban design, planning, architecture, historic preservation, and tourism, Berman combines theoretical essays and empirical research to explore waterfront sites in Philadelphia and Yokohama.