| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Aerial views of the construction of the Hollywood housing development, Abington Township, Pennsylvania. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1928 |
| Date |
ca. 1928 |
| Physical Description |
3 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the housing development in the unincorporated area of Hollywood in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Conceived by developer Gustav Weber after a trip to the West Coast, the community consists of mission-style homes and Mediterranean
landscaping, much of which had to be modified because it could not withstand the Northern climate. The project began in 1928
but was abandoned by Weber when he went into bankruptcy during the Great Depression. It was eventually completed in the 1940's
by Montgomery County developer Sidney Robin. Surrounding residential areas and farmlands are also visible.
|
| Notes |
Negative numbers: 5244, 5264, 5793. |
| Subject |
Construction -- Pennsylvania -- Hollywood. |
|
Croplands -- Pennsylvania -- Hollywood. |
|
Real estate development -- Pennsylvania -- Hollywood. |
|
Houses. |
| Geographic subject |
Abington (Montgomery County, Pa. : Township) |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
|
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.5244; P.8990.5264; P.8990.5793] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.5244 |
|
P.8990.5264 |
|
P.8990.5793 |
