Tag: Philadelphia

Laying tracks. 8th south of Vine

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Laying tracks. 8th south of Vine.

 

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.

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Ridge Ave Subway

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Ridge Ave Subway. S.W corner 8th& Spring st

 

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.

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Buddy Leezle (@leezlegram) • Instagram photos and videos

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East on Vine Street from Franklin Street

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East on Vine Street from Franklin 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.

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FreeShop Coffee Shop – a pop-up coffee shop intended to dr… | Flickr

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“When I was a kid, there was a baseball field in our neighborhood, and then all of a sudden for one week, it turned into this amazing carnival and it was the best thing that could happen,” said creator Kathryn Sclavi. “That’s what I hope happens here. There’s this empty lot, and then every Wednesday in the summer it’ll turn into this circusy-like canopy with twinkly lights and become a magical experience for people.” The pop-up will run Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. throughout August and September. — Luminance HDR 2.3.0 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Fattal Parameters: Alpha: 1 Beta: 0.9 Color Saturation: 1 Noise Reduction: 0 —— PreGamma: 1

Locker’s Restaurant, 8th and Vine Streets

Bob Bruhin
The restaurant with two men standing on either side of entrance; two men standing at side of building; American flag on roof; streetcar tracks run on both streets. Signs on building: “Locker’s”; “Locker’s Oyster and Dining Rooms”; “Gray’s Ales 5 [cents] per glass”; above door: “Restaurant”; and on sign boards leaning against posts: “our 20 [cent] stews”; and “try our 30 [cent] roast dinners”.

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