Tacony Creek Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Aerial Mapping Project Files
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.005
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, notes and interpretations of multiple aerial mapping projects conducted over the city of Philadelphia. The largest of the “Aerial maps” series (1981-1982) contains two linear feet of black and white photos which are the result of a major Fairmount Park Commission mapping project undertaken between 1981 and 1983. The survey was performed by Aerial Data Reproduction Associates, Incorporated. This series contains visual documentation of East and West...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1981-1982; 1920-1982
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek and Pennypack Creek, 1910-1953
File
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:
1910-1953
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
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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
Tacony Creek Park: 3801 Roosevelt Boulevard - property acquisition, 1975-1977
File — Drawer 4-5
Dates:
1975-1977
Tacony Creek Park, 5122 Tabor Road: Property management - memos and lease agreement, 1996
File — Drawer 4-5
Dates:
1996
Tacony Creek Park, 5132 Tabor Road: Property management - lease agreement, 1992
File — Drawer 4-5
Dates:
1992
Tacony Creek Park, 5132 Tabor Road: Property management- root cellar, 1992-2003
File — Drawer 4-5
Dates:
1992-2003
Tacony Creek Park: Fairmount Park Adjoining Lands Study - Volume 5 - Tacony Creek Park, 1999 December
Item — Shelf 24
Dates:
1999 December