Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes

by Spector, Gus

• ISBN13: 9780738562339
• ISBN10: 0738562335
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-09
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Philadelphia was a vibrant, exciting city in the first quarter of the 20th century. Tourists and native Philadelphians alike declared their passion for its sports arenas, theaters, movie houses, buildings of historic significance, amusement parks, and the heart-pounding pageantry of its parades and patriotic events. Through antique postcards, Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes provides fleeting glances into the city’s times past.

Author Biography

Gus Spector is a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the Atwater Kent Museum, and the American Philatelic Society and has been a prodigious collector of Philadelphia postcards for more than 35 years. His interests in Philadelphia lie in the 19th- and 20th-century history of its people and places. He is the author of Philadelphia: Historic Exteriors and Interiors, Center City Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Neighborhoods.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
This Is Show Biz	p. 9
Fun for the Kiddies	p. 21
When the Rich Had Money	p. 33
Where Patriots Have Tread	p. 39
Amusement Parks, Midways, and Gladways	p. 51
The Right to Assemble	p. 67
Crowd Pleasers	p. 77
Everyone Loves a Parade	p. 93
A City of Museums and Culture	p. 107
Signs of the Times	p. 119
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