Cobbs Creek Park
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from A.M. Taylor, President of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company, to Eli K. Price regarding the problems to his freight business if the railway track were to be relocated for park purposes, 1916 November 23
Item — Drawer 1-5
Dates:
1916 November 23
Letter from Benjamin R. Hoffman to Eli K. Price regarding terms for the Wheeler Tract and the William Conway tract, 1916 October 12
Item — Drawer 1-5
Dates:
1916 October 12
Letters to Thomas S. Martin, Secretary of the Fairmount Park Commission, with values of the properties belonging to Benjamin R. Hoffman, William Conway, and James F. Dempsey, 1916 November 27
Item — Drawer 1-5
Dates:
1916 November 27
Neighborhood parks, Philadelphia landmarks, and other locations, c. 1905-1987
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.
Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dates:
c. 1905-1987
Ordinance appropriating funds for improvements of Cobbs Creek, Morris Park, and Indian Creek Park, 1917 June 18
Item — Drawer 1-5
Ordinance regarding acquisition of land at Vine and Daggett Street, 1917 January 26
Item — Drawer 1-5
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
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Early administrative correspondence
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Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek and Pennypack Creek
Ordinance regarding transfer of land in 40th Ward from Board of Recreation to Fairmount Park Commission, 1917 February 23
Item — Drawer 1-5
Dates:
1917 February 23
Plans regarding water and sewer lines in Cobbs Creek and specifications for public toilet in park near Washington Avenue, 1915-1953
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:
1915-1953
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
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