Morris Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park System, WPA construction: Morris Park proposals, 1942
File — Shelf 34, Box: 37
Dates:
1942
Morris Park, Cobb's Creek Park System, n.d.
File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
n.d.
Morris Park: History - property acquisition. Includes ordinances and expansion, 1911-1966
File — Drawer 4-3
Dates:
1911-1966
Morris Park: reports - Determination of Section 4(f) Applicability Involving Temporary Occupancy, 2014 May
File — Drawer 4-3
Dates:
2014 May
Morris Park: SEPTA lease agreement - termination of bus loop at Lansdowne and Haverford Ave, 2012
File — Drawer 4-3
Dates:
2012
Ordinance regarding barring burden traffic on Lincoln Drive, and additions to Morris Parks and Cobbs Creek, 1925-1936
Item — Shelf 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1925-1936
Found in:
Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive
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FP.2010.001.002, Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
/
Early administrative correspondence
/
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek and Pennypack Creek
Resolutions regarding replotting city streets and additions to Morris Park, Cobbs Creek, and Tacony Creek, 1924
Item — Shelf 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1924
Found in:
Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive
/
FP.2010.001.002, Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
/
Early administrative correspondence
/
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek and Pennypack Creek