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Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Dr. Harry C. Silcox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625843186
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Northeast Philadelphia written by Dr. Harry C. Silcox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northeast Philadelphia chronicles this area's history of transformation, from scattered communities to an urban center. Before the Consolidation Act of 1854 more than tripled the former capital's population, Northeast Philadelphia was a scattered group of pastoral communities just beyond the city limits. Holmesburg, Somerton and other small villages initially struggled but ultimately triumphed in their transition from rural townships to a bustling urban center. Dr. Harry C. Silcox has collaborated with Frank W. Hollingsworth to chart this fascinating evolution, from the demise of the family farm to neighbors uniting on the homefront during World War II. With such lively characters as Mary Disston, the founding mother of Tacony, and tales of the local effort for suffrage, Silcox and Hollingsworth create a brilliant and affectionate portrait of Northeast Philadelphia.

Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Harry C. Silcox
Publisher : Brief Histories (Paperback)
ISBN 13 : 9781596297760
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Northeast Philadelphia written by Harry C. Silcox and published by Brief Histories (Paperback). This book was released on 2009 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Consolidation Act of 1854 more than tripled the former capital's population, Northeast Philadelphia was a scattered group of pastoral communities just beyond the city limits. Holmesburg, Somerton and other small villages initially struggled but ultimately triumphed in their transition from rural townships to a bustling urban center. Dr. Harry C. Silcox has collaborated with Frank W. Hollingsworth to chart this fascinating evolution, from the demise of the family farm to neighbors uniting on the homefront during World War II. With such lively characters as Mary Disston, the founding mother of Tacony, and tales of the local effort for suffrage, Silcox and Hollingsworth create a brilliant and affectionate portrait of Northeast Philadelphia.

Historical Northeast Philadelphia

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Historical Northeast Philadelphia written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Remembering Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Dr. Harry C. Silcox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614232911
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Remembering Northeast Philadelphia written by Dr. Harry C. Silcox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The towns of Northeast Philadelphia boast a rich and vibrant history, but many of their engrossing stories have been pushed into the background over time. In this collection of historical columns, first published in the Northeast Times, Dr. Harry C. Silcox brings their narratives back into the spotlight. From the beginning, all major roads in the region went to Frankford, the site of the nation's first psychiatric hospital and the popular Unity Street open-air market. The town of Holmesburg offered shelter to the veterans of the stage in Edwin Forrest's Home for Aged Actors. Years before the civil rights movement, Greenbelt Knoll became Philadelphia's first planned racially integrated housing development. Even the nation's first solar energy-powered machine was developed in Northeast Philly. From tales of alligator wrestling to groundbreaking feats of aviation, Silcox weaves a fascinating tapestry of everyday American life.

Lower Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Louis M. Latarola
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531622152
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Lower Northeast Philadelphia written by Louis M. Latarola and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early part of the twentieth century, as traditional communities in Philadelphia that had been swallowed up by the Consolation Act of 1854 grew more dense, an area known as Northeast Philadelphia came into its own. Development of Roosevelt Boulevard, the Market-Frankford Elevated Railway, and the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge facilitated access to large swaths of undeveloped land. Lower Northeast Philadelphia focuses on the area following the path of the Delaware River north to the city limits at the Poquessing Creek and also along and between the Frankford and Pennypack Creeks. Most of Northeast Philadelphia developed much later than the rest of the city, but the area now possesses the same "town of neighborhoods" feel each with a unique character and history.

Lower Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Louis M. Iatarola
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738556628
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Lower Northeast Philadelphia written by Louis M. Iatarola and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As fields and estates in post-World War II Northeast Philadelphia gave way to the construction of new houses, traditional neighborhoods changed as new communities and shopping districts emerged.

History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884

Author : John Thomas Scharf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 written by John Thomas Scharf and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Philadelphia Stories

Author : Fredric Miller
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780877225515
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia Stories written by Fredric Miller and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia Stories is a kind of family album. As in their earlier volume, Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940, Miller, Vogel, and Davis have collected photographs of ordinary lives and daily events from 1920 to 1960 that have shaped the collective memory of people in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of photo essays, Philadelphia Stories evokes the mood of an era that embraced the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the complacent prosperity of the 1950s. Contemporary photos document physical changes in the metropolitan area: the developing skyline, the streets of rowhouses, the expanding suburbs. Details on homelife, food prices, school activities, local politics, shopping, social mores, and neighborhood customs chronicle experiences that are in many ways distinct to Philadelphians but also indicative of dramatic social, political, and economic shifts in the United States over forty years. Using photojournalism as the dominant style of documentary photography—and consciousness making—the book also features three prototypical family albums. These collections of snapshots taken by local residents to record weddings, holidays, and other family events not only depict how people saw themselves at various times but reveal the kinds of memories they wanted to keep. While major national events create the context for this social history, the book focuses on the daily lives of Philadelphians: as they cope with the Depression, participate in New Deal programs, buy automobiles and television sets, grow Victory Gardens, hold air raid drills, visit the Freedom Train, move to the suburbs, cling to old neighborhoods, and maintain tradition amid flux.Philadelphia Stories celebrates the recent past in the words and images of those who experienced it. It is a family album for all who know and love the city. Author note: Fredric M. Miller is Curator of the Urban Archives Center, Paley Library, Temple University.Morris J. Vogel is Professor of History, Temple University.Allen F. Davis is Professor of History, Temple University.

A History of Philadelphia

Author : Daniel Bowen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Philadelphia written by Daniel Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Philadelphia History: Papers read before The City History Society of Philadelphia

Author : City History Society of Philadelphia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia History: Papers read before The City History Society of Philadelphia written by City History Society of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Brief History of Immigration in Northeast Philadelphia

Author : Harry C. Silcox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Immigration in Northeast Philadelphia written by Harry C. Silcox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bristol Pike

Author : Samuel Fitch Hotchkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Bristol Pike written by Samuel Fitch Hotchkin and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume of local history running from Frankford to Morrisville, including Tacony, Homesburg, Torresdale, Andalusia, Penn's Manor, Bristol and Cold Spring.

Magical History Tour

Author : George Washington High School, Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Magical History Tour written by George Washington High School, Philadelphia, Pa and published by . This book was released on 1976* with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey, compiled by local high school students, of the historically significant buildings, thoroughfares, and citizens of Northeast Philadelphia.

A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa

Author : Joseph C. Martindale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa written by Joseph C. Martindale and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Philadelphia

Author : Russell Frank Weigley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393016109
Total Pages : 870 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia written by Russell Frank Weigley and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Philadelphia - A History of the City and its People

Author : Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849677834
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia - A History of the City and its People written by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1912 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia

Author : Thompson Westcott
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849677826
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1895 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Thompson Westcott, the author, is perfectly at home on this subject, having written "The Guide Book to Philadelphia," and a history of the city. In the present volume, he has given a description of all the interesting historic buildings of the city, e.g. Penn’s Cottage, Swedes’ Church, Bartram’s House, Christ Church, Independence Hall, the Slate Roof House or Mount Pleasant, together with a notice of their owners and occupants.