WPA Guide to Philadelphia: A Guide to the Nation's Birthplace

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WPA Guide to Philadelphia

A Guide to the Nation's Birthplace

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

About this book

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

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Frontmatter
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Preface to the 1988 Edition
VII
E. Digby Baltzell

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Introduction to the 1988 Edition
IX
Richard J. Webster

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Further Reading About Philadelphia
XIX

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The American Guide Series
XXI
Harry L. Hopkins

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Foreword
XXIII
S. Davis Wilson

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Preface
XXV
Paul Comly French

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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Illustrations and Maps
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General Information
XXXV

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Annual Events
XLII

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Point of Special Interest
XLIV

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The City and its Background
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Portrait of Philadelphia
1

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Nature’s Handiwork
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The First Inhabitants
16

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The Saga of a City
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Old Ways and Old Tales
88

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The Imprint of Nations
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Governmental Machinery
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Philadelphia’s Economic Character
112

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The City’s Cultural Aspects
159

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Points of Special Interest to the City’s Guests
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Independence Square Group
317

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Carpenters′ Hall
339

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Betsy Ross House
342

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The Powel House
345

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Academy of Music
348

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The Free Library
350

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Franklin Institute
353

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The Pennsylvania Museum of Art
360

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Girard College
370

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United States Mint
375

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Roads and Rambles in and Around the City
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Heart of the City
377

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Where the City Fathers Walked
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To the Schuylkill’s Bank
431

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The Longest Straight Street
441

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Historic Germantown
475

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West Philadelphia
491

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Through Industrial Philadelphia
513

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Along the Water Front
533

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Fairmount Park
547

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The Tree-Lined Parkway
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Around Penn’s Campus
587

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Six Woodland Hikes
599

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Jaunts to the Environs
628

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Chronology
686

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Bibliography
690

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Index
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February 12, 2018

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9781512819458

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752

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512819458

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Keywords for this book

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For universities and colleges of further and higher education

University of Pennsylvania Press

WPA Guide to Philadelphia

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface to the 1988 Edition

Introduction to the 1988 Edition

Further Reading About Philadelphia

The American Guide Series

Foreword

Preface

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Illustrations and Maps

General Information

Annual Events

Point of Special Interest

Portrait of Philadelphia

Nature’s Handiwork

The First Inhabitants

The Saga of a City

Old Ways and Old Tales

The Imprint of Nations

Governmental Machinery

Philadelphia’s Economic Character

The City’s Cultural Aspects

Independence Square Group

Carpenters′ Hall

Betsy Ross House

The Powel House

Academy of Music

The Free Library

Franklin Institute

The Pennsylvania Museum of Art

Girard College

United States Mint

Heart of the City

Where the City Fathers Walked

To the Schuylkill’s Bank

The Longest Straight Street

Historic Germantown

West Philadelphia

Through Industrial Philadelphia

Along the Water Front

Fairmount Park

The Tree-Lined Parkway

Around Penn’s Campus

Six Woodland Hikes

Jaunts to the Environs

Chronology

Bibliography

Index

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