Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface to the 1988 Edition VII
3. Introduction to the 1988 Edition IX
4. Further Reading About Philadelphia XIX
5. The American Guide Series XXI
6. Foreword XXIII
7. Preface XXV
8. Table of Contents XXVII
9. Acknowledgments XXIX
10. Illustrations and Maps XXX
11. General Information XXXV
12. Annual Events XLII
13. Point of Special Interest XLIV
14. The City and its Background
15. Portrait of Philadelphia 1
16. Nature’s Handiwork 11
17. The First Inhabitants 16
18. The Saga of a City 20
19. Old Ways and Old Tales 88
20. The Imprint of Nations 98
21. Governmental Machinery 109
22. Philadelphia’s Economic Character 112
23. The City’s Cultural Aspects 159
24. Points of Special Interest to the City’s Guests
25. Independence Square Group 317
26. Carpenters′ Hall 339
27. Betsy Ross House 342
28. The Powel House 345
29. Academy of Music 348
30. The Free Library 350
31. Franklin Institute 353
32. The Pennsylvania Museum of Art 360
33. Girard College 370
34. United States Mint 375
35. Roads and Rambles in and Around the City
36. Heart of the City 377
37. Where the City Fathers Walked 385
38. To the Schuylkill’s Bank 431
39. The Longest Straight Street 441
40. Historic Germantown 475
41. West Philadelphia 491
42. Through Industrial Philadelphia 513
43. Along the Water Front 533
44. Fairmount Park 547
45. The Tree-Lined Parkway 575
46. Around Penn’s Campus 587
47. Six Woodland Hikes 599
48. Jaunts to the Environs 628
49. Chronology 686
50. Bibliography 690
51. Index 692