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Pages in category "1950s in Philadelphia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1950 NFL draft;
In the 1940s and 1950s, Philadelphia was an important pop music center, with many bands and singers being made or broken in the city. [7] The 20th Century Club, Ciro's and the opulent, art deco Click Club on Market St. which Frank also owned were significant elements in the music scene. [7]
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This. ... but in the 1950's, 60's or 70's especially," he shared. "They also reveal a much ...
Woodside Amusement Park was an amusement park that once operated inside West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1897 by the Fairmount Park Transportation Company (FPT), and it continued operations until 1955. [1] FPT's trolley line ran for 10 miles around the park. [2]
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The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
A book from Arcadia Publishing released in 2005 entitled Willow Grove Park includes over 200 photos of the park, and is the only comprehensive history of the park to receive publication. Bill Cosby wrote and performed a stand-up routine called "Roland and the Rollercoaster", describing a childhood ride on the roller coaster at Willow Grove Park.
The original Broad Street Station in September 1885 The station in the 1920s. The original station was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company under authority of the old Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (established 1836 from merger of four smaller segment lines dating to 1831, running southwest to Baltimore and its President Street Station which had just been purchased by the ...