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Broad Street: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:49pm.
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Philadelphia circa 1907. "City Hall, Broad Street north from Locust." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Digital Clock
Submitted by jdowling23 on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 9:40am.
The box with the holes in it on the leftmost building.
[We've since learned it's a carriage call. - tterrace]
A Few More Buildings
Submitted by dmc01 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 6:42pm.
Here's today's view from the same vantage point, thanks to Google Maps. I love doing these comparisons and seeing what's changed...
Still a big building.
Submitted by flickr4jazz on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:56pm.
I believe this shot shows the front of the area shown from the side in the 1907 photo.
The Philadelphia City Hall is the world's second tallest masonry building. It is STILL the largest municipal building in the United States.
The building is topped by an 11.3-m (37 ft), 27-ton bronze statue of city founder William Penn. The observation deck located directly below the base of the statue, approximately 500 ft (152 m) above street level, offers visitors an expansive view of the city and its surroundings.
There appear to have been some significant alterations to the rooftop of the building since the 1907 photo was taken.
Unusual horseless carriage
Submitted by Banderboy on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:29pm.
Those seem to be really small wheels on the car on the far left. I wonder what make it is?
[That's an electric runabout. - Dave]
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