Tacony Creek Park Maps, Plans and Drawings
Scope and Contents note
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 Park and Juniata Golf Course. Items included in this collection are dated from 1903 to 1983, with the bulk of items dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. All items included are in English.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1950-1975
- 1904-2015
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.
Extent
3.0 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Located in the northeastern region of Philadelphia, Tacony Creek Park is a long and narrow park comprising approximately 300 acres of land along Tacony Creek- roughly half of which is designated natural lands. Established by city ordinance in 1915, this park runs from the Tookany Park corridor in Montgomery County and is bounded on the south by Frankford Creek. Tacony Creek Park operates a number of recreational facilities as an integral part of the community, and has also been home to the Juniata Golf Course since 1930. Within Tacony Creek Park exists miles of recreational trails, and is home to one of the few urban meadows in the Philadelphia area.
Arrangement note
This collection is arranged in 8 subseries that correspond with sections of the Tacony Creek Park map created in 1983.
- Title
- Tacony Creek Park FP.2012.006
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Caity Tingo; updates by Allison Sharkey and Matthew Lipovac
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211
theresa.stuhlman@phila.gov