Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Cohen Recreation Center;
formerly Hillside Recreation Center; Hillside Playground
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Hillside Playground, 1956, 1964, 1971-1978
File — Drawer 6.3
Scope and Contents
This file contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the park grounds, children playing on the playground equipment, and people swimming. Events include the playground dedication ceremony and the bocce court dedication ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include Mayor Frank Rizzo and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Dates:
1956; 1964; 1971-1978
Hillside Playground: Site plans, including pool piping plan, pool plan, mechanical and electrical service plot plan, sewer profile, drainage diagram, electrical-single line diagram, n.d.
Item — Drawer N6: Series 6, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 6
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:
n.d.
Hillside Recreation Center (Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center), 1948-1963
Item — Drawer 6-1, Box: 1
Dates:
1948-1963
Hillside Recreation Center (Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center): ordinance - renaming, 2023
File — Drawer 3-5
Improvements to Hillside Playground Plumbing Plans and Details - as built 1979 February 20, 1976 January 7
Item — Drawer N6: Series 6, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 6
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:
1976 January 7