Wissahickon Neighbors Playground
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The park is built on the site of a church that burned down in the 1950s. The park's stone walls are the foundation of the church.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Wissahickon Neighbors Playground, 1974-1976, 1999
File — Drawer 5.4
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the park grounds, dedication ceremony, performance by the Police and Firemen's Band, and site before development into a park.
Dates:
1974-1976; 1999
Wissahickon Neighbors Playground: Maintenance, 1976-1998
File — Drawer 6-2
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:
1976-1998
Wissahickon Neighbors Playground: Maintenance, 1999-2001, 2012
File — Drawer 6-2
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:
1999-2001; 2012