Map of Philadelphia area placing West Philadelphia in context
West Philadelphia Community History Center

Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.

Click for the Home page for the West Philadelphia Community History CenterClick for historical summaries of West PhiladelphiaClick for descriptions and histories of West Philadelphia neighborhoodsClick for personal perspectives on West PhiladelphiaClick for special exhibitsClick for maps of West PhiladelphiaClick for statistics on West PhiladelphiaClick for a bibliography of resources for the study of West PhiladelphiaClick for teacher guides for studying West Philadelphia

 

 

 

 

Maps: 52nd and Market Streets, West Philadelphia
J.D. Scott's 1878 Atlas of the 24th and 27th Wards, West Philadelphia

Intersection of 52nd and Market Streets as shown in detail pieced together from plates J and M of Hopkin's 1872 atlas of Philadelphia

Description:

Sections of Plates N and Z pieced together to show the intersection of 52nd (vertical) and Market (horizontal) Streets.

From official records, and actual surveys, based upon plans deposited in the Department of Surveys. Surveyed under the direction of J.[James] D. Scott.
Compiled & published by J.D. Scott, 1878.

 

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