Philadelphia & Reading Freight Station – 9th and

Philadelphia & Reading Freight Station - 9th and Green Streets. Copy of Reading Railroad Negative 7112 - November 23, 1906
Philadelphia & Reading Freight Station – 9th and Green Streets. Copy of Reading Railroad Negative 7112 – November 23, 1906

The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains approximately 2 million photographic records that date from the late 1800’s. This web site has a subset of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a geographic location are also searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Place Name, or Neighborhood.

Source: PhillyHistory – Detail View

826-830 Spring Garden Street

Various properties taken by the Historical Commission. 1963 E.I. 826-830 Spring Garden Street.
Various properties taken by the Historical Commission. 1963 E.I. 826-830 Spring Garden Street.

The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains approximately 2 million photographic records that date from the late 1800’s. This web site has a subset of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a geographic location are also searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Place Name, or Neighborhood.

Source: PhillyHistory – Detail View

Contract S-2655-RD – 9th Street and Spring Garden to 10th Street and Buttonwood Street

Contract S-2655-RD - 9th Street and Spring Garden to 10th Street and Buttonwood Street: 508-10 North 9th Street.
Contract S-2655-RD – 9th Street and Spring Garden to 10th Street and Buttonwood Street: 508-10 North 9th Street.

The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains approximately 2 million photographic records that date from the late 1800’s. This web site has a subset of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a geographic location are also searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Place Name, or Neighborhood.

Source: PhillyHistory – Detail View

826-830 Spring Garden Street

Various properties taken by the Historical Commission. 1963 E.I. 826-830 Spring Garden Street.
Various properties taken by the Historical Commission. 1963 E.I. 826-830 Spring Garden Street.

The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains approximately 2 million photographic records that date from the late 1800’s. This web site has a subset of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a geographic location are also searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Place Name, or Neighborhood.

Source: PhillyHistory – Detail View

We never saw these patterned walkways outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as possible inspirations for David Lynch until Rob Lybeck shared his own vision of them with us. (via Rob Lybeck Photography)

We never saw these patterned walkways outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as possible inspirations for David Lynch until Rob Lybeck shared his own vision of them with us.

(via Rob Lybeck Photography)