City saves cast-iron facade from destruction after fire
Title
City saves cast-iron facade from destruction after fire
Date
1977-10-14
Photographer
Meyer, Frederick A.
Subject
Cast-iron fronts (Architecture) Fires Architectural photography Architecture--Conservation and restoration
Organization-Building
242-244 North Delaware Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic Subject
Delaware Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) Philadelphia (Pa.)
Description
Two warehouses damaged in a pair of fires are to be razed . However , the City plans on removing the historic cast-iron facades for preservation before the buildings are destroyed . This image is a close-up of an elaborately carved "67 " because "at one time , buildings along Delaware ave were" not listed "by hundreds , so this building was 67 along Delaware ave. "
Original Notes
With description
Format
image/jp2
Type
Photographs
Publisher
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
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Standardized Rights Statement
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Repository
Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Repository Collection
George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection
Collection ID
SCRC 170
Folder
Buildings--Facades
Digital Collection
George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries.
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Identifier
P057048B
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