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Pocket Parks - Plazas and Triangles: Various streets, 1934, 1948, 1967-1976

 File — Drawer: 5.3

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of lots before and/or after being converted to pocket parks. Sites include 11th and Tioga; 15th and Oregon; 24th Street - Ritner to Passyunk; 24th Street between Snyder and Passyunk; 27th Street - Allegheny to Willard; 3200 block of N. 27th Street; 55th and Haverford; 59th and Baltimore; 59th Street, Lancaster, and Columbia Avenues; 71st Street between Buist and Dicks Avenues; Broad and Bristol; Carlisle Street and Hunting Park Avenue; Chelten Avenue, Wister Street, and Wyncotte Avenue; Colorado Street between Johnson and Oregon; Crawford, Loretto, and Gilham Streets; Limekiln Pike and Haines Street; Limekiln Pike and Godfrey Avenue; Marlyn Road - Haverford to Lansdowne Avenues; 25th Street - Sedgley to Dauphin; Sumac Street and Rochelle Avenue; Smedley Street between Johnson and Oregon; Tower and Churchview Streets; Vaux and Warden; Willow Grove and Winston; Armingo, Jackson, and Sanger Streets; 5301 Grays Avenue; 5501-05 Haverford; 2225 W. Indiana; 3922 Haverford; and 200 E. Bringhurst

Dates

  • 1934
  • 1948
  • 1967-1976

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research. Due to the fragility of certain documents, special handling procedures may be required. All decisions regarding handling will be at the discretion of the staff archivist.

Extent

From the Collection: 52.0 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

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