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William B Simons Recreation Center

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Simons Recreation Center

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Simons Playground: plans, elevations, and details, 1955 April 19

 Item — Drawer N9: Series 9, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 9
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates: 1955 April 19

Simons Recreation Center: history - articles, clippings, excerpts, n.d.

 File — Drawer 4-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates: undated

Simons Recreation Center: maintenance, 1976-1993

 File — Drawer 4-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates: 1976-1993

Simons Recreation Center: maintenance, 1994-1999

 File — Drawer 4-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates: 1994-1999

Simons Recreation Center: maintenance, 2000-2007

 File — Drawer 4-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates: 2000-2007

Simons Youth Access and Teen Center, 1957-1975

 File — Drawer 5.3
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the park grounds and facilities, building exterior, people ice skating, basketball game, ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ice rink, and ice hockey clinic taught by members of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Dates: 1957-1975