Contributor |
Jackson-Cross Company. |
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Gilchrist, Edmund Beaman, 1885-1953, architect. |
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Roth, Gabriel Blum, 1893-1960, architect. |
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Rankin & Kellogg, architect. |
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Sternfeld, Harry, 1888-1976, architect. |
Title |
1600 block of Chestnut St., south side looking east. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1940 |
Date |
ca. 1940 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 8.5 x 11 in. |
Description |
Real estate photograph commissioned by the Jackson-Cross Company depicting commercial store fronts along the south side of
the 1600 block Chesnut Street, looking east. The WCAU Building (1618-1622) towers over adjacent three and four story stores
and shops. Built circa 1931, purportedly after designs by Harry Sternfeld and Gabriel Blum Roth. Includes Sun Ray drug store
(1624); Whitman & Son Retail Store (1626), built in 1929 after designs by Edmund Beaman Gilchrist; Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort
Shop (1628), built in 1927 after designs by Rankin & Kellogg; and Mann & Dilks' clothing store (1630). Automobile traffic
and parked vehicles are visible in the foreground.
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Notes |
The Jackson-Cross Company, established around 1876, was a Philadelphia real estate firm in operation until 1998. |
Subject |
WCAU-TV (Television station : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clothing stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Confectioneries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Drugstores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Television studios -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Shoe stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Real estate business -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1600 block -- South side. |
Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1930-1940. |
Associated name |
Gilchrist, Edmund Beaman, 1885-1953, architect. |
Associated name |
Roth, Gabriel Blum, 1893-1960, architect. |
Associated name |
Sternfeld, Harry, 1888-1976, architect. |
Associated name |
Rankin & Kellogg, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Jackson-Cross [P.9784.31] |
Accession number |
P.9784.31 |