Philadelphia's First Expressway

Name/Title

Philadelphia's First Expressway

Entry/Object ID

2014.28.1011

Description

Soft cover. This is technically not a "book" in the strict sense. It is a brochure of 10 pages detailing the Schuylkill Expressway System in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Philadelphia's First Expressway. Soft cover. This is technically not a "book" in the strict sense. It is a brochure of 10 pages detailing the Schuylkill Expressway System in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. This "book" deals with planning and development of the Schuylkill Expressway System in Philadelphia and adjoining counties, reaching into the State of New Jersey. Inserted between the pages are three typewritten reports: 1. A statement by Albert H. Redles delivered on October 17, 1950 before the Public Works Committee opposing the construction of the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension. 2. A report on the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension, dated 11/17/49, author unknown. 3. A report entitled "A Few Reasons Why We Recommend the Schuylkill Expresswat Should Bypass the City of Philadelphia", date and author unknown.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Library Collection

Publication Details

Author

Unknown

Publisher

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Call No.

C-13, 22