Fountains of Philadelphia

Fountains of Philadelphia
Title Fountains of Philadelphia PDF eBook
Author Jim McClelland
Publisher Stackpole Books
Pages 100
Release 2004-12-22
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780811731911

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Guide to more than 50 of Philadelphia's historic and artistic fountains Beautiful full-color photographs Historical information on each Philadelphia has been called the City of Fountains. Here for the first time is a guidebook devoted exclusively to the city's diverse array of these stylish and elegant works of art. Background information on each fountain's history and design is accompanied by lovely, full-color photographs.

Philadelphia Fountain Society

Philadelphia Fountain Society
Title Philadelphia Fountain Society PDF eBook
Author Philadelphia Fountain Society
Publisher
Pages 29
Release 1871
Genre Fountains
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Philadelphia Fountain Society

Philadelphia Fountain Society
Title Philadelphia Fountain Society PDF eBook
Author Philadelphia Fountain Society
Publisher
Pages 21
Release 1875
Genre Fountains
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Philadelphia Fountain Society

Philadelphia Fountain Society
Title Philadelphia Fountain Society PDF eBook
Author Philadelphia Fountain Society
Publisher
Pages 44
Release 1873
Genre Fountains
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Where's the Fountain

Where's the Fountain
Title Where's the Fountain PDF eBook
Author Judith Robison
Publisher
Pages 12
Release 2008
Genre Fountains
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Copies of photographs showing fountains from Philadelphia asking the viewer to identify the names and locations followed by a list of the answers on page [11]. Used for educational purposes at the exhibition.

Underground Philadelphia

Underground Philadelphia
Title Underground Philadelphia PDF eBook
Author Harry Kyriakodis
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 234
Release 2019-02-11
Genre History
ISBN 1439666148

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Explore Philadelphia's relationship with the underground, as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. Explore the city under the The City of Brotherly Love, which became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam, and electricity during the industrial age. The construction of multiple subway lines within Center City took place during the early twentieth century. An intricate subsurface pedestrian concourse was also developed throughout the downtown area for the city's inhabitants. From Thirtieth Street Station and Reading Terminal to the Commuter Rail Tunnel and transit lines that were never built, Philadelphia's infrastructure history is buried under the earth as much as above. Join authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak as they reveal the curious aspects of the Quaker City's underground experience.

Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square

Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square
Title Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square PDF eBook
Author Robert Morris Skaler
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 2008
Genre History
ISBN 9780738557434

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During the Gilded Age, Rittenhouse Square was home to Philadelphia's high society, with more millionaires per square foot than any other American neighborhood except New York's Fifth Avenue. Established by William Penn in 1682 as the South-West Square and renamed after astronomer David Rittenhouse in 1825, Rittenhouse Square and its environs changed from an isolated district of brickyards and workers' shanties into the city's most elegant and elite neighborhood between 1845 and 1865. The brownstone and marble mansions on the square itself were inhabited by the city's wealthiest and most prestigious families, with names like Biddle, Cassatt, Drexel, Stotesbury, and Van Rensselaer. As Philadelphia's upper classes fled to the suburbs in the early 20th century, their mansions were replaced by skyscrapers or taken over by cultural institutions like the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Curtis Institute of Music. While only a few original residences remain on Rittenhouse Square, it is still the center of a lively upscale neighborhood.