Smedley Mansion (Frankford) Tacony Street Near Church Street Torn Down - Inquirer Photo 15 Oct 1924

Tacony looking South toward Church on left - 1905

http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?assetId=84368

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Aftermath Broad Street Station Train Shed Fire (June 11, 1923) - Philadelphia Inquirer Photo July 12, 1923

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Spirit of the Gridiron - Frankford High and Northeast Catholic High - 6 Oct 1928

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Keystone Telephone Company - Laying River Cable To Camden - 26 Aug 1927

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Aug 1927



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Keystone Telephone Company - Laying River Cable to Camden - 27 May 1925

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer 27 May 1925


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Odd Fellow's Hall Frankford - 4233-37 Frankford Ave - circa 1912

Hart's New Theatre - Palm Theatre - Frankford Ave. and Norris St.- Clippings 1904 - 1916 - 1942

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Old Market House Frankford - Ruan and Paul Sts. - circa 1880

Phila. Atlas - Vol.3 Ward 23 - 1876

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Joseph W. Anshutz - Architect - Thomas J Powers School - Frankford Ave and W Somerset Street

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Anschutz

Joseph Anschutz, or Joseph Anshutz, was an American architect who designed schools in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

He designed approximately 75 schools, some nearly identical.

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Thomas J Powers School (formerly) Built 1899 - Frankford Ave and E. Somerset Street and H. Josephine Widener School (circa 1900)

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The Sherman School 1867-1899 - Frankford and E. Somerset St.

Source: The Public School Buildings of the City if Philadelphia 1853 to 1867 – (1917)

Bromley Map Philadelphia 1895 - Frankford and E Somerset

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Similar in design IMO as Barton School Buckius and Frankford Ave. same internal school subdivision, Twenty-Fifth Section. Barton School 1861-1905. Barton School - 6 Rooms and Sherman School - 8 Rooms

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Obit - Thomas J Powers - 31 August 1900

Obit - NYT 31 August 1900

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Morse Elevator 1894 - Otis Elevator 1910 - Frankford Ave - Wildey St. - Shackamaxon St - Below Girard Ave - Present

Frankford and Wildey - Present 

Wildey From Shackamaxon - Present

Bromley - Philadelphia City - 1910

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Frankford Town Hall - 4255 Frankford Ave - Then and Now

Frankford Town Hall - circa 1950s
(Library of Congress Photo)

4255 Frankford Avenue - Present 
Outline of old Town Hall in Asphalt in Parking Lot

Wanamaker's 1889

Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 (1913)

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The Colonial Homes of America -1912

Front and Lombard Sts.

Fourth and Spruce Sts.

224 Pine Street

BISHOP WHITE HOUSE

400 SOUTH FRONT STREET

BISHOP WHITE spent all his early married life in the house at 400 South Front Street, now used by

St. Peter's Parish for mission work.  In fact, he lived there until he was elevated to the Episcopate,

when he built himself a larger house in Walnut Street above Third, on the site now occupied by

number 309. 

Sanborn Map 1916 has 400 S Front Joined to a later addition on corner and labeled as “St. Peter’s House”.

NE Fourth and Arch Streets

322 De Lancey Street

Fourth and Locust Streets

Cedar Grove, Harrogate, Northern Liberties

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235 Dock Street - 1891

Philadelphia Warehouse Company


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