Historic Philadelphia *Gallery* - Page 4

Dimethyltryptamine · January 6th, 2012, 11:37 AM

Wow old Philadelphia was gorgeous!

***desertpunk*** · January 6th, 2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dimethyltryptamine

Wow old Philadelphia was gorgeous!

Yeah, Philly was America's second largest city for most of the 19th century and thus had lots of cool old buildings and leafy cobblestone neighborhoods. Nevertheless, Chicago blew it away in the 1890s.

Linguine · January 11th, 2012, 12:02 PM

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***desertpunk*** · January 24th, 2012, 12:33 PM

PSFS at night, 1956

http://www.hagleylibraryblog.org/201...1_archive.html

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:12 AM

The Parkway model in the Mayor's reception room, City Hall 1911

http://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/page/2/

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:16 AM

Broad St Station c.1936

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/p/153449/1698816.aspx

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:20 AM

1913

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Broad Street North from Locust Street - 1913 by PhillyHistory.org, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:23 AM

Pennsy electric train 1930s

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/174852.aspx

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:25 AM

PSFS under construction 1932

http://www.phillyhistory.org/

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:31 AM

1950

http://hagleypublicrelations.blogspo...t-to-help.html

***desertpunk*** · March 21st, 2012, 05:41 AM

1931

http://artblart.wordpress.com/tag/wendell-macrae/

***desertpunk*** · March 27th, 2012, 08:01 AM

Stonemason 1920s

http://ilovebricks.blogspot.com/2012...tsmanship.html

***desertpunk*** · April 29th, 2012, 03:00 AM

A short tourist promotional film from 1960 narrated by Dick Clark:

***desertpunk*** · May 13th, 2012, 05:54 AM

Independence Hall 1890

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Rear of Independence Hall c. 1890 by SnapshotsofthePast.com, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · May 15th, 2012, 05:04 AM

1970

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19700309 01 SEPTA 2752 12th St. @ Market St. by davidwilson1949, on Flickr

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19700308 06 PC Metroliner, 30th St., Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr

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19700308 01 Chestnut St. Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr

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19700308 02 Chestnut St., Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr

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19700308 07 SEPTA PCC @ Yeadon Loop by davidwilson1949, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · July 8th, 2012, 10:57 AM

The Bartram Apartment House

http://philaphilia.blogspot.com/2012...june-27th.html

***desertpunk*** · July 8th, 2012, 10:59 AM

Jacques Greber's original 1917 design of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Logan Square and what is now Love Park

***desertpunk*** · July 8th, 2012, 11:05 AM

Hotel Walton

http://philaphilia.blogspot.com/2012...june-14th.html

***desertpunk*** · July 9th, 2012, 03:29 AM

Baldwin locomotive Works, c.1910

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Baldwin Works, Phila. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · July 29th, 2012, 11:19 AM

Betsy Ross House 1900

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmcnab/

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January 24th, 2012, 12:33 PM	#64
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March 21st, 2012, 05:16 AM	#66
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March 21st, 2012, 05:20 AM	#67
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January 6th, 2012, 11:37 AM	#61
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March 21st, 2012, 05:23 AM	#68
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March 27th, 2012, 08:01 AM	#72
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April 29th, 2012, 03:00 AM	#73
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	A short tourist promotional film from 1960 narrated by Dick Clark: __________________ We are floating in space...

May 13th, 2012, 05:54 AM	#74
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	Independence Hall 1890 image hosted on flickr Rear of Independence Hall c. 1890 by SnapshotsofthePast.com, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 15th, 2012, 05:04 AM	#75
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	1970 image hosted on flickr 19700309 01 SEPTA 2752 12th St. @ Market St. by davidwilson1949, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 19700308 06 PC Metroliner, 30th St., Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 19700308 01 Chestnut St. Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 19700308 02 Chestnut St., Philadelphia by davidwilson1949, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 19700308 07 SEPTA PCC @ Yeadon Loop by davidwilson1949, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

July 8th, 2012, 10:57 AM	#76
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	The Bartram Apartment House http://philaphilia.blogspot.com/2012...june-27th.html __________________ We are floating in space...

July 8th, 2012, 10:59 AM	#77
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	Jacques Greber's original 1917 design of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Logan Square and what is now Love Park __________________ We are floating in space...

July 8th, 2012, 11:05 AM	#78
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	Hotel Walton http://philaphilia.blogspot.com/2012...june-14th.html __________________ We are floating in space...

July 9th, 2012, 03:29 AM	#79
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	Baldwin locomotive Works, c.1910 image hosted on flickr Baldwin Works, Phila. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

July 29th, 2012, 11:19 AM	#80
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,640 Likes (Received): 1365	Betsy Ross House 1900 image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmcnab/ __________________ We are floating in space...

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