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Northern Liberties : the story of a Philadelphia river ward / Harry Kyriakodis.
- Title
- Northern Liberties : the story of a Philadelphia river ward / Harry Kyriakodis.
- Author
- Kyriakodis, Harry G.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F158.68.N9 K97 2012 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 190 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-181) and index.
- Contents
- What Are the Northern Liberties? -- Layout of the Land : The North End of Philadelphia -- Streets and Ways in the Liberties -- Setting Up Shop to Sell Sundries on Second Street -- Debauchery, Decadence and Drinking -- Religious Life : African Methodist, Jewish and Quaker -- Significant Structures, Sites and Societies -- Water and Gas for the People -- Manufacturing and Industry : Inventions and Innovations -- Religious Life : Presbyterian, Lutheran and Baptist -- Firefighting and Volunteer Fire Companies -- Politics and Problems in the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s -- Manufacturing and Industry : Tanning Hides -- Religious Life : The Saint and the Sinner of NoLibs -- Banks, Schools and Hospitals for the People -- Trains and Transit through Northern Liberties -- Manufacturing and Industry : Brewing Beer -- Religious Life : The Eastern European and Russian Influx -- Places of Amusement for the People -- The Marshall Street Market/Mall/Makeover/Misfortune/Mess -- Skid Row and the Callowhill East Redevelopment Project -- Urban Revitalization and Housing Innovations -- Re-Greening and Renewal : Liberty Lands and Other Parks -- Chic Commercial Activity : The Shops at Schmidt's, the Piazza and More -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9781609496821 (pbk.)
- 1609496825 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2012039966
- OCLC
- 811601531
- SCSB-10793879
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library