Download or read book Franklin s Philadelphia Some Historical and Modern Landmarks written by Harold T. Prentzel and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia written by Roger W. Moss and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architectural historian Moss and photographer Crane set out to celebrate the surviving historic architecture of Philadelphia. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates Philadelphia's evolution from a modest mercantile outpost of a colonial power to a world-renowned cosmopolitan city.
Download or read book Ben Franklin s Philadelphia written by Tom Huntington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique, user-friendly guide follows Benjamin Franklin's footsteps through Philadelphia. The author takes a chronological journey through surviving landmarks from the Founding Father's time and the sites that preserve his legacy today. On his way, he speaks to curators, park rangers, and even Franklin impersonators to tell the story of this fascinating American icon. • Visitor information on Franklin sites • Convenient walking tour • Helpful maps
Download or read book written by Robert Venturi and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Philadelphia Liberty Trail written by Larissa Milne and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the founding of America in the city where it all began by strolling the newly created Philadelphia Liberty Trail. This guide takes a fresh approach to the historic district; going beyond such popular sights as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, highlighting attractions and unique spots overlooked by other guidebooks. Philadelphia Liberty Trail provides the colorful history of each sight along with practical travel information. Historic tidbits sprinkled throughout engage visitors of all ages: • Learn the shocking story of Benjamin Franklin’s electric turkey experiment. • Tour the sight of the first bank robbery in America in 1798, and learn how the hapless criminal was captured when he deposited the pilfered funds back into the very same bank. • Read about the unsung Quaker woman who saved George Washington's army from destruction. Easy to follow maps break the trail into segments. It also includes suggested side trips to area attractions such as Valley Forge and Fort Mifflin. Complete with lodging, dining, family-friendly options, and practical travel information, Philadelphia Liberty Trail immerses visitors in history right where it happened.
Download or read book The Benjamin Franklin Parkway written by Harry Kyriakodis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Benjamin Franklin Parkway has sliced through the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City (downtown) Philadelphia since World War I. Named after Philadelphia's favorite son, the mile-long boulevard begins at city hall and heads diagonally towards Logan Circle before reaching the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The postcards and other images in this work show the parkway's development and its role in Philadelphia's civic and cultural life. Despite often serving as a speedway into and out of town, the Ben Franklin Parkway is a triumph in urban planning that has become a treasured part of the City of Brotherly Love.
Download or read book Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes written by Gus Spector and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia was a vibrant, exciting city in the first quarter of the 20th century. Tourists and native Philadelphians alike declared their passion for its sports arenas, theaters, movie houses, buildings of historic significance, amusement parks, and the heart-pounding pageantry of its parades and patriotic events. Through antique postcards, Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes provides fleeting glances into the city's times past.
Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1895 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Thompson Westcott, the author, is perfectly at home on this subject, having written "The Guide Book to Philadelphia," and a history of the city. In the present volume, he has given a description of all the interesting historic buildings of the city, e.g. Penn’s Cottage, Swedes’ Church, Bartram’s House, Christ Church, Independence Hall, the Slate Roof House or Mount Pleasant, together with a notice of their owners and occupants.
Download or read book Philadelphia written by Bernadette Balcer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the past and present, neighborhoods, historic sites, attractions, and festivals of Philadelphia.
Download or read book BUILDING THE CITY BEAUTIFUL written by DAVID B. BROWNLEE and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Philadelphia Architecture written by Foundation for Architecture (Philadelphia, Pa.) and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1984 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first official guide to Philadelphia architecture will prove indispensable to visitors, residents, and professionals. The core of the guide is a catalog of 250 buildings representing a broad range of building types and architectural styles. The building entries are divided into three chronological sections: 1682-1820; 1821-1900; 1900-1983. Each entry gives the name, date, location, and architect as well as information about the client, events related to the building, its use and major architectural features. The descriptions show how the buildings fit into the social and economic history of the city as well as how they relate to the evolution of architectural styles. One hundred and forty buildings are illustrated with photographs. Each chronological section is introduced by an essay which describes the physical, social, and economic growth of the city, thereby placing the buildings in a broader context. These essays are illustrated by maps and decorative arts representative of the period. There is an illustrated glossary of architectural terms and biographies of the most important Philadelphia architects. The guide also contains nine walking and driving tours with four-color maps of areas with significant concentrations of important buildings, and cross-referenced to the building entries. Places of interest in the city and region such as the Italian Market, Longwood Gardens, and The Philadelphia Zoo are highlighted. A reference section (places to get information about architecture, tours and the like) and an index conclude this handy, informative book. Philadelphia Architectureis copublished with The Foundation for Architecture, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute for Architects.
Download or read book Philadelphia Then and Now written by Kenneth Finkel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare photographs of City Hall, Logan Square, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, other landmarks juxtaposed with contemporary views. Introduction. Captions.
Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Independence Hall in American Memory written by Charlene Mires and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independence Hall is a place Americans think they know well. Within its walls the Continental Congress declared independence in 1776, and in 1787 the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution there. Painstakingly restored to evoke these momentous events, the building appears to have passed through time unscathed, from the heady days of the American Revolution to today. But Independence Hall is more than a symbol of the young nation. Beyond this, according to Charlene Mires, it has a long and varied history of changing uses in an urban environment, almost all of which have been forgotten. In Independence Hall, Mires rediscovers and chronicles the lost history of Independence Hall, in the process exploring the shifting perceptions of this most important building in America's popular imagination. According to Mires, the significance of Independence Hall cannot be fully appreciated without assessing the full range of political, cultural, and social history that has swirled about it for nearly three centuries. During its existence, it has functioned as a civic and cultural center, a political arena and courtroom, and a magnet for public celebrations and demonstrations. Artists such as Thomas Sully frequented Independence Square when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital during the 1790s, and portraitist Charles Willson Peale merged the arts, sciences, and public interest when he transformed a portion of the hall into a center for natural science in 1802. In the 1850s, hearings for accused fugitive slaves who faced the loss of freedom were held, ironically, in this famous birthplace of American independence. Over the years Philadelphians have used the old state house and its public square in a multitude of ways that have transformed it into an arena of conflict: labor grievances have echoed regularly in Independence Square since the 1830s, while civil rights protesters exercised their right to free speech in the turbulent 1960s. As much as the Founding Fathers, these people and events illuminate the building's significance as a cultural symbol.
Download or read book We Built This City Philadelphia written by Philip Wolny and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·Reading Level 3-6 ·Learn the history of Philadelphia and its association with the Lenape Native American tribe, New Sweden, and William Penn, how it got its nickname "The City of Brotherly Love", how Philadelphia was the last stop on the Underground Railroad and African Americans played a big role in population growth, and interesting sights for visitors like Independence Hall, the Rocky Statue and Geno's cheesesteaks. ·Includes historical and current pictures of Philadelphia, a chronology of events (spanning 1638 to today), chapter notes, suggested reading, glossary. ·Features maps of the land and city.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Philadelphia written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic Photos of Philadelphia captures the City of Brotherly Love"" past through photographs from the city's finest archives. From the Civil War period, to the turn of the century, to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Philadelphia follows life, government, education, and events from its extensive history. This book captures unique and rare scenes through the original lens of about 200 historic photographs. Published in striking black and white photography, these images communicate historic events and every day life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.""
Download or read book Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia written by Margaret Cousins and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing life of Ben Franklin--inventor, printer, editor, statesman, ambassador, and arguably one of the most important Americans in history--is depicted with warmth and insight.
