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Free Library of Philadelphia, Southwark Branch (opened 1912, now Philadelphia Overseas Chinese Association), [17] 1108 S 5th Street. Vare-Washington School , National Register of Historic Places (added 1986), [ 18 ] 1198 S. 5th Street.
Wanamaker, c.1890 John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was an American merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". [1]
Dickens and Little Nell is a bronze sculpture by Francis Edwin Elwell that stands in Clark Park in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. [1] The sculpture depicts the 19th-century British author Charles Dickens and Nell Trent , a character from his 1840–41 novel The Old Curiosity Shop .
A Dickens fair (also Dickensian evening, Dickens Christmas fair, Dickens fête, or Dickens festival) is a weekend or multi-day gathering open to the public that attempts to recreate a Victorian English setting reminiscent of the novels of Charles Dickens. Events may be outdoor, indoor or a combination of the two.
"A LARP In The Park: Swordsmen and sorcery in West Philadelphia", 34th Street magazine, March 25, 2010. Article about LARPing at Clark Park. University and Urban Revival by Judith Rodin, University of Pennsylvania (2007), pp. 72-76. Describes efforts by UCD and FOCP to revive the park. 1912 photo of Dickens statue showing all young trees in ...
The octagonal tower on the west end of the building in 2013 A Lit Brothers company share certificate, issued December 9, 1905. In 1891, Rachel P. Lit (1858-1919, later surnamed Weddel, still later Arnold) opened a women's clothing shop on the corner of Market and N. 8th Streets.
The Historic Site is the only one of Poe's Philadelphia homes still standing [8] and is located in the historical Spring Garden district on the northern edge of Philadelphia. [9] Poe rented the house early in 1843 and is believed to have lived there for about a year or less [10] along with his wife Virginia and his aunt/mother-in-law Maria Clemm.
Between the years 1890 and 1917, the site was acquired through donations and purchases by the City of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commission. A nonprofit organization called Historic RittenhouseTown, Inc. was founded in 1984 to preserve, restore, and historically interpret RittenhouseTown. [ 5 ]