Aerial views of the Ridge-8th Street Subway (later known as the Broad-Ridge Spur) under construction. The approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at 5th and Race Streets and the adjacent Franklin Square are visible, as is the area bounded roughly by Callowhill to the north, Market Street to the south, Front Street to the East and 10th Street to the west. The Ridge-8th Street Subway opened in 1932., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note on negative sleeve: Eighth st. Subway, Frank. Square; Phila. Pa.; June 13, 1931., Negative numbers: 14407n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14407n]
Aerial view of the Girard Trust Company Building under construction. The building was designed by the architecture firm of Furness, Evans & Co. and was later finished by McKim, Meade & White. City Hall, the Lincoln Liberty Building and other buildings adjacent to Penn Square can be seen in some detail. The view faces southeast from a vantage point just northwest of City Hall., Negative number: P194.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P194]
