Aerial views of Simon Gratz High School and Elizabeth D. Gillespie Junior High School, located at 18th Street and Hunting Park Avenue in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia. Depicts the Academic Gothic style buildings designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built concurrently from 1925 to 1927. Gratz was named in honor of Philadelphia lawyer, educator, and philanthropist Simon Gratz. Views include nearby rowhomes, churches, and industrial facilities such as John Warner Hardwoods & Building Lumber, Beck & Co. Coal Pockets, and John J. Felin & Co., Negative numbers: 7271, 7272.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7271-7272]