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Wissinoming Park

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Plan showing existing conditions portion of Wissinoming Park, 1954 May

 Item — Drawer N10: Series 10, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 10
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: 1954 May

Topographical plan showing improvements to Wissinoming Park at Frankford and Cheltenham Avenues [3 copies], 1980 September 24

 Item — Drawer N10: Series 10, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 10
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: 1980 September 24

Wissinoming Park, 1934-1938, 1967-1976, 1998

 File — Drawer 5.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, a football game, people playing tennis, and children playing on the playground.

Dates: 1934-1938; 1967-1976; 1998

Wissinoming Park Development: general layout landscape work; pavilion building; revised layout and grading of of concrete sidewalk; section thru wall, dance terrace, and granite block bank at pool, detail of fire pit at end of new island in existing pool, and obstacle course for junior play area; electric layout, drainage layout, and details of concession building [fragile], 1956 April 10

 Item — Drawer N10: Series 10, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 10
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: 1956 April 10