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: Four-block area of Mantua, West Philadelphia
J.L. Smith's 1911-1912 Atlas of the 24th, 34th & 44th Wards of the City of Philadelphia

Sections of plates 4, 5 and 6 pieced together to show four-block area of Mantua

Description:

Sections of plates 4, 5 and 6 pieced together to show four-block area of Mantua bounded by Haverford Ave., 37th St. , present-day Wallace St. (then Eadine or Elm) and 38th St.

Atlas of the 24th, 34th & 44th Wards of the City of Philadelphia: Philadelphia: compiled from from private plans, actual surveys & official plans in the Bureau of Surveys.
Published by J. L. Smith, 1911.

 


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