"Manayunk business men declare abolition of pictured road crossings is held up by Art Jury's delay"
Title
"Manayunk business men declare abolition of pictured road crossings is held up by Art Jury's delay "
Date
1928-11-22
Subject
Traffic safety Railroad tracks Boys
Organization-Building
Art Jury (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.) Manayunk (Philadelphia, Pa.) Cresson Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) Grape Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) Leverington Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Description
"Reading Railroad tracks on Cresson st. , between Grape and Leverington sts . Boys are shown playing marbles near the tracks , one even sitting on a rail . Norristown , Reading and Pottsville express trains , in addition to locals , use the tracks . The section of trackage is included in a $4,500,000 grade-crossing elimination program , which , it is asserted , is being held up by the Art Jury's failure to pass upon plans approved by engineers last August. "
Original Notes
With clipping
Format
image/jp2
Type
Photographs
Publisher
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Physical Description
1 photograph: sepia; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Rights
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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
Manayunk (Section)--Prior to 1940
Digital Collection
George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Identifier
P315001B
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