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140. Multi, new. 2000 block Shannon St., Chester Township
Address: 2000 Shannon St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1954-06
By 2020, this block had been entirely reconstructed with new houses, probably by the Delaware County Housing Authority.
139. Detached, new. 1300 block Town St., Chester Township.
Address: 1300 Townsend St., Chester, (Pa.)
Date: 1954-06
Town Street is probably Townsend Street. In 2019, the 1400 Block of Townsend is mostly intact and resembles the 1954 photograph. Address is approximate.
138. South of Front St. on Yarnall St., Chester
Location: Yarnall St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1954-06
Yarnall Street below Front Street was closed, as of 2020.
135. 1700 block W. 2nd St., Chester
Address: 1706 W. 2nd St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1954-06
In 2019, only a couple of houses on this block still stood. Address is approximate.
134. Exterior. 100 block Kerlin St. Chester
Date: 1954-06
This view is looking across the railroad tracks and Front Street to the backyards of the houses in Kerlin Street. In 2019, most of these houses were no longer standing.
133. Exterior. 100 block Kerlin St. Chester
Date: 1954-06
This shows the corner of Kerlin Street and Cherry Street. In 2019, a few of these houses still stood.
129. 100 block E. 2nd St., Chester
Date: 1954-06
Corner of Bevan St. and E. 2nd St. Bevan St. no longer exists. It ran between Market St. and Welsh St. Address is approximate.
127. 200 block Bevan St., Chester
Date: 1954 (circa)
Near Bevan St. and 2nd St. Bevan St. no longer exists. It ran between Market St. and Welsh St. Address is approximate.
120. Commercial. Drexelbrook Inn and Lounge.
Date: 1954-07
The sign calls this a "Lodge." Address is approximate
118. Business, Diaper. Commercial. Pilgrim Gardens, Upper Darby Township
Location: Drexel Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1954-07
Humpty Dumpty Diaper Service Co. truck in the Pilgrim Gardens neighborhood of Drexel Hill, Pa. Exact location not known.
116. Detached, 1954. Between Township Line Rd. and State Rd, Llanerch
Address: 1035 Turner Ave., Drexel Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1954-07
View showing St Bernadette of Lourdes Catholic Church on Turner Avenue, from what is now (2019) the Dermond Recreation Area. Address is for the church.
114. Semi, new. Old Lane, south of Township Line Road
Address: 2601 Bond Ave., Drexel Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1954-07
Location on slide is a few blocks off. This view, looking down from Township Line Road, is not Old Lane Street, but the alley street between Agnew Drive and Bryan Street. Hillcrest Elementary School is on the left. Address is for the school.
Aerial view of Williamson School, Elwyn, Pa.
Date: 1935-1945
The school is now (2020) known as Williamson College of the Trades. The campus includes several buildings designed by architect Frank Furness. See also P-18022.
Aerial view of Drexel Hill, Pa. and vicinity
Location: Drexel Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
Diagonal road is Springfield Road. Baltimore Pike runs from left to right. The school complex at the left, on Diamond Avenue, included the smaller Clifton Heights Elementary School, which burned in 1974 after 103 years in service. After the fire,…
Aerial view of Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
Location: Yeadon (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View is looking north. Houses in upper right are on Yeadon Avenue.
Aerial view of Swarthmore, Pa.
Location: Swarthmore (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The school in upper right corner of photograph is at the intersection of College Avenue and Princeton Avenue. Top center of the photo shows the intersection of Princeton, Elm, and Swarthmore avenues. Swarthmore Avenue is the diagonal road that…