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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Deed - NE Corner Frankford and Castor (Erie) Avenues Harrowgate Philadelphia - 1902
Annual
Message Mayor of Philadelphia – 1902 – Published 1903 Vol. 3
Property on
which the George L. Horn public grade school was built 1902-1904, architect Lloyd
Titus.
$78,000 to build school 1902-1904
$78,000 to build school 1902-1904
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| The Christian Advocate - 1 December 1904 |
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Springs and Spa - Harrowgate Philadelphia - 18th thru 19th Century
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| Philadelphia Public Art |
The Springs
and Spas of Old Time Philadelphians by F. H. Shelton – 1923
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Harrowgate Hotel on Harrowgate Lane (Atlantic Street) and Kensington Plank Road (Avenue)
1865 Barnes Map Library Company of Philadelphia
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Monday, April 27, 2015
Plank Road and Harrowgate Land Company - 1857
“With
private capital at that time a road was paved with planks on the banks of the
Delaware River, which is now known as "Old Front Street" in Philadelphia.
Led them north towards Frankford, which developed as major industrial region
since the turn of the 19th century.. Only a year later (1858) opened the first
horse tram with the Frankford and Southwark Passenger RR in Philadelphia. …The
terrain of Harrowgate (present-day territory of Venango Street and Kensington
Ave. between Kensington and Frankford), named after a sanatorium founded there
in 1780. The small contact (20) and the unusually high share par value (1200 $)
show that the company from the beginning wanted to have pretty solid group of
shareholders.” (robot translation from German)
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Samuel R Horn - 1891 Graduate of Northeast Manual Training School Philadelphia - June 25
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| Howard Street, South of Girard 1895 PhillyGeoMap |
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| University of Pennsylvania - Class of 1895 |
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| 7th Generation Reading Family |
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Tacony Soccer Foot Ball Team (aka Disston A.A.) - 1910
1- Small; 2-Cairus; 3-Allen; 4- A.Campbell, Mgr,; 5-Potts; 6- Morrison; 7- Lance; 8- Plant; 9-Kemp; 10- McDonald; 11-Hyslop; 12- Smith
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Midvale Steel Company - Nicetown - Philadelphia - 1902
American Iron Trade Manual – 1874
Typo, Eads Bridge 1874, still standing, crosses the
Mississippi River at St. Louis Missouri – Bridge built by Andrew Carnegie’s Keystone Bridge Company.
Van Nostrand’s Eclectic Engineering Magazine Volume XXI – 1879
Midvale’s steel provided to Brooklyn Bridge 1883
construction, contracted through Keystone Bridge Company. Cables on Brooklyn
Bridge, steel cable provided by Roebling Steel, owned by architect of bridge.
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Pennington House - NE corner Water and Race Streets - Philadelphia - 1921
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Philadelphia Reports 1871 Vol.VII Page 458
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Saturday, April 18, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Misc. Philly
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| 1895 |
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| 1897 |
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| 1902 |
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| 1912 |
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| 1894 |
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| 1924 |
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| Arch Street Presbyterian - 18th Street - 1870s |
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| 1912 |
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| 1912 |
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
"Punt and Kick" - The Sporting Life - November 1, 1890
Of note:
"The Association games played in Philadelphia Oct. 25 resulted: - ... "
"At Frankford Junction the Frankford team beat the Tacony eleven 6 goals to 0..."
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Salviati Mosaics from Saint James Church Installed in St Joan of Arc Church Harrowgate May 11, 1947
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| Philadelphia Inquirer May 11, 1947 - Page 13 |
From the demolished Saint James Episcopal Church at 22nd and Walnut Sts. Philadelphia, repurposed Salviati Mosaics May 11, 1947
Research above and photos in link below by Lou Gould. Much thanks Lou.
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