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
G.W. Bromley's 1892 Atlases of the 27th, 24th and 34th ward

Sections of Vol. 10, Plate 15 and Vol. 11, Plates 11 pieced together to show the four block area around the intersection of 52nd and Market Sts., in 1892

Description:

Sections of Vol. 10, Plate 15 and Vol. 11, Plates 11 and 15 pieced together to show the four block area around the intersection of 52nd and Market Streets

Atlas of the City of Philadelphia. From actual surveys and official plans of the Survey Department, by Geo. W. & Walter S. Bromley, Vol. 10 (for wards 24 and 34) and Vol.11 (for the 27th ward)
Author: George Washington Bromley; published by G. W. Bromley, 1885-[94].

 


Contact us


Web site sponsored by the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Copyright 2009 | PRIVACY