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: Walter S. Bromley's 1892 Atlases of West Philadelphia's 24th, 27th and 34th Wards

Description:

Atlas of the City of Philadelphia. From actual surveys and official plans of the Survey Department, by Geo. W. & Walter S. Bromley.

Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley, 1885-[94].
13 volumes, color maps. 53 cm.

VIEW the following volumes online by following the links to PDF versions of these maps:

Volume 10: 24th and 34th Wards (index map and 29 plates)
Volume 11: 27th Ward (index map and 32 plates)

How to read, search and print PDF files

These two volumes relating to West Philadelphia, located in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, are made available online by the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.

 


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