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Michael Palmer Playground

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Formerly Thornton and Comly Playground; T&C Playground

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Palmer Playground, 1966, 1973-1974

 File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the site before development into a park, building exterior, park grounds, and Palmer Playground's Halloween "Ghost House" event.

Dates: 1966; 1973-1974

Palmer Playground: Maintenance, 1967-1998

 File — Drawer 4-5
Scope and Contents

This file documents the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation's activities related to the maintenance and upkeep of Palmer Playground. Obtained in a donation to the archive from the Department of Recreation, records in this file were originally housed in a folder labeled Palmer PG.

Dates: 1967-1998

Palmer Playground: Specifications and Proposal for Interior and Exterior Electrical Work, 1986 August 11

 Item — Shelf Wooden 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 1986 August 11