Aerial views of the Henry Avenue Bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Memorial Bridge) under construction. The bridge spans Wissahickon Creek at Lincoln Drive and Henry Avenue and was built from 1930-1932 after designs by Ralph Modjeski and and Paul Cret. Areas of the city to the north and east of the bridge are also visible., Negative numbers: 13961n, 13963n, 14393n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13961n; P.8990.13963n; P.8990.14393n]
Aerial views of the site of Temple Stadium (also called Beury Stadium and Owl Stadium) under construction. Located at the corner of Pickering Avenue and East Vernon Road, on the site formerly known as Vernon Park. The Temple Owls football team played at the stadium until 1978, and it was demolished in the 1980s., Negative numbers: 8396.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8396]
Aerial view of the Philadelphia House of Correction, opened in 1874 in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Depicts the razing of the original building and construction of a new facility using the old materials., Negative number: 5602a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 21, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5602a]
Aerial view of the Philadelphia House of Correction, opened in 1874 in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Depicts the razing of the original building and construction of a new facility using the old materials. Holmesburg Prison can be seen in the distance., Negative number: 5458.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5458]
Aerial views of the Philadelphia House of Correction, opened in 1874 in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Depicts the razing of the original building and construction of a new facility using the old materials., Negative numbers: 5489-5492.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
March 5, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5489-5492]
Aerial views of the Municipal Auditorium under construction. The facility was also known as Convention Hall and later as Civic Center Auditorium. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by the architect Philip H. Johnson and was demolished in 2005. View is facing northwest and shows the structure about 50 percent complete, with portions of the University of Pennsylvania campus visible in the distance., Negative number: 13242n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Convention Hall, W. Phila. Pa., Sept. 26, 1930.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13242n]
Aerial views of the Custom House under construction at 200 Chestnut Street (at 2nd Street). Building was designed in the Art Deco style by the architecture firm Ritter and Shay. View looks northeast towards the Custom House from the vicinity of Front and Dock Streets. Much of Old City surrounding the Custom House is visible, as is some of Center City in the distance., Negative number: 16086n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: New Customs House, Phila. Pa., October 19, 1933.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1933
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.16086n]
Aerial views of the Municipal Court Building under construction in June, 1939. Building was designed in the classical revival style by architects John T. Windrim and Morton Keast. View looks southwest from the vicinity of 17th and Callowhill. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is visible from Logan Circle to just beyond 22nd Street. Major features of the parkway can be seen, including the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Franklin Institute. The view to the west stretches to 30th Street Station and the Schuylkill River., Negative number: 19826s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Municipal Court Bldg. under construction, Logan Circle - Phila., June 26, 1939.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19826s]
Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, under construction in 1925 in preparation for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition the following year. Designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Broad Street and the Delaware River are also visible. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The stadium was demolished in 1992., Negative numbers: 4826a, 4826b, 4828a, 4829a, 4831, 5214, 5406-5409, 5413.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1925-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4826a; P.8990.4826b; P.8990.4828a; P.8990.4829a; P.8990.4831; P.8990.5406-5409; P8990.5213; P.8990.5214]
Aerial views of the 30th Street Station (also known as Pennsylvania Station - 30th Street) under construction, which began in 1929 and was completed in 1934. Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Areas of Philadelphia to the north and east of 30th and Market Streets are visible in the distance, including the Schuylkill River, Chestnut and Walnut Streets, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art., Negative numbers: 14831n, 15252n, P278.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14831n; P.8990.15252n, P.8990.P278]
Aerial views showing Olney High School under construction. Located at North Front Street and Duncannon Avenue in the Olney section of Philadelphia, the building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine in the Academic Gothic style. Includes views of nearby rowhomes., Negative numbers: 12618, 12619.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
June 4, 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12618-12619]
Aerial view of Overbrook High School under construction. Located at 59th Street and Lancaster Avenue, the school was built 1924-1926 in the Academic Gothic style after designs by Irwin T. Catharine. View includes Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and rowhomes in the surrounding area., Negative number: 5216.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5216]
Aerial views of airplane hangars under construction at the site of what is now Philadelphia International Airport. Starting in 1925 the Pennsylvania National Guard used the site (known as Hog Island) as a training airfield. The site was dedicated as the "Philadelphia Municipal Airport" by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, but it had no proper terminal building until 1940. 5924 shows a view of the hangars from southwest to northeast along Island Avenue. 5926 shows a slightly more distant view from west to east including the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as well as the hangers under construction. The Pennsylvania Rail Road is also visible. Probably taken May 1926., Negative numbers: 5924; 5926., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5924; P.8990.5926]
Aerial views of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company's building at 2501-2515 Fairmount Avenue under construction. Scaffolding flanks the entrance of the nearly completed building while vehicles move along the streets. Designed by Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, the Art Deco building was constructed 1926-1927. Views show a railroad tunnel and large semicircular factory building on the 2600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Nearby row homes are visible., Negative numbers: 7631, 7632, 7633.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7631; P.8990.7632; P.8990.7633]
Aerial views of the construction of the James Weldon Johnson Homes, a low rent housing project consisting of 535 dwelling units in 59 buildings (including a Community Building) built on 19.4 gross acres. The first tenants moved into the project on October 1, 1940. At the time of completion, the project was owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Designed by architect William Pope Barney and Frank R. Watson. Located at 2500 West Norris Street in North Philadelphia. Surrounding row homes to the south and east are visible for some distance., Negative numbers: 20754s.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.20754s]
Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in 1926 as it is being prepared for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. A stage is being constructed at one end of the field and a few people are in the stands. Broad Street and other areas of the exposition site are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6105, 6276, 6287, 6291.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6105; P.8990.6276; P.8990.6287; P8990.6291]
