Philadelphia (Pa.). Department of Streets
Organization
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Delaware Expressway effects upon Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park. [fragile] [1 sheet], 1963 January
Item — Drawer: FDR-2, Folder: 2.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
All items in this collection are related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, and they range from plans of notable buildings to maps of the park grounds. Items vary greatly in size, medium, and material, in addition to subject matter. The collection is especially strong in Olmsted drawings (reproductions), items related to Bellaire Manor and the American Swedish Historical Museum, and items related to the park's water features. There are no documents relating to the skatepark, and limited...
Dates:
1963 January
East River Drive at Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: parking lot "A" and lot layout. [1 sheet], 1961 March 16
Item — Drawer: F15a, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1961 March 16
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Parking lot "B" - East River Drive. [1 sheet], 1961 March 16
Item — Drawer: F15a, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1961 March 16
Footbridge along east bank of Wissahickon Creek south of Livezey Lane. [1 sheet], 1972 June 13
Item — Drawer: W13 and W14, Folder: 3
Dates:
1972 June 13
Preliminary culvert under Forbidden Drive south of Bells Mill Road: general plan and details; survey plan. [2 sheets], 1961 May 19
Item — Drawer: W2, Folder: 1
Proposed Tacony Creek freeway route from Delaware River to Cheltenham Avenue. [1 original; 1 reproduction] [2 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1965 February
Item — Drawer: T1-T3, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Tacony Creek Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in items relating to city and utility plans, and plans relating to Juniata...
Dates:
1965 February
Street lighting system, Lincoln Drive from Wissahickon Drive to Johnson Street. [1 sheet], 1955 October 13
Item — Drawer: W18 and W19, Folder: 4
Dates:
1955 October 13
Street lighting system, Wissahickon Drive from Ridge Avenue to Lincoln Drive. [1 sheet], 1955 October 13
Item — Drawer: W20, W21, & W22, Folder: 5
Dates:
1955 October 13
Wakefield Park. Ogontz Avenue and Somerville Avenue channel and curb change. [1 sheet], 1957 October 2
Item — Drawer: N10, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 10
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1957 October 2
Wissahickon Drive, Ridge Avenue to Wissahickon Avenue, replacement of timber guard railing. [1 sheet], 1963 July 10
Item — Drawer: W20, W21, & W22, Folder: 3
Dates:
1963 July 10