City of Neighborhoods: Philadelphia, 1890-1910
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2023
- Take a trip back in time to when Philadelphia was the "Workshop of the World" and the city manufactured everything from lace to locomotives. The 20 year period beginning in 1890 was a dynamic period of growth for Philadelphia with the city's population rising by over half-a-million. The meet the demand for all of these new arrivals, builders and developers were busy cranking out new houses in every corner of the city. Over 130,000 new houses were built in the city during this boom period. Luckily we have a fairly comprehensive visual record of the city from this era in the form of Real Photo Postcards. These were used by builders and homeowners alike to show off their new dwellings. It's a great opportunity to see the city as it once looked. When these houses were still new and the streets and filled with children playing in the street.
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It would be interesting and sad to see some comparison photos of what these streets and neighborhoods look like in 2023. Thanks for posting this fascinating look at Philly’s past.
Yep, very sad to see what they've become.
Right gentrified
I paused the video and looked on Google maps at what these houses have now become, it’s a sad sight...
The old pix are when the area and homes were new. Now many of the homes in these areas are old and worn out. Nothing lasts forever
Those houses are still there, but no one took care of them and they’re falling down
Love the history and architecture of the neighborhoods and housing of Philadelphia!
Fantastic captivating video. My Mom’s family lived at 1218 South 53rd and Springfield during this time. I was hoping to see their house in your video. We don’t know where they lived prior to that. I will research that. My great great grandfather and mother lived in Philly and was a civil war veteran and a tailor between the end of the war and 1910. We have no records or photos of this Philly house. Like I say, your presentation was captivating, dirt roads and all. Who can imagine unpaved roads in Philly? I think some of the potholes and water mains go deep enough to show the original dirt roads. We need a MAJOR comeback in the Philly!
Nice presentation. Could have done without that music however
I don't mind it
Excellent presentation on the City of Brotherly Love. I really enjoyed watching this! I own one of Mr. Minardi's books - the one on the architecture of West Philadelphia. I think Mr. Minardi is a real treasure when it comes to Philly history.
The streets in North Philly were so narrow because people didn't have cars in mind possibly? This video presentation is incredible. I used to walk pass 6th and Olney daily as a teen
Absolutely phenomenal!!! REALLY impressive knowledge of architects AND builders!
It’s crazy I would love to see Kensington now and then
Thank you for making a beautiful informative video that needs more views from current Philadelphia residents.
The Castle is located at 48th Street and Warrington Avenue. I know; I lived five doors away from it from 1982-2018.
Fascinating! Grew up in East Falls.
Great job Joe …I had my iPhone with me while watching this video ..then would use google earth to find the street address you used to juxtapose past and present …pretty cool
My grandmom was born in West Philly on 56th and Catherine in 1915,she lived until 2007
I don't mind the piano..yes its repetitive but the narrator does a great job to take my kind off it..Very informative and Interesting 🤔..❤ Philly Architecture ❤.
Enjoyed this video, and looked up the addresses. Several are still there, including the castle house at 48th and Springfield.
Yep! One of my most favorite houses in Philly.
Love this! Thank you for creating!
Such beautiful homes back then. Now rundown drug areas .
Amazing history!!! Thank you
Love this, Joe! Nice job!!
I would love to go back in time to the Edwardian Age if only for a day. It would have been fun. 🤩
Yikes 😮
19:33 my great grandfather owned a cornerstore bar at 58th and Market in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s
So between the years 1890 & 1910 the population grew. Who was here in Philadelphia to build out the entire city before all the people arrived?
Mr. Star Fort? and Bob Jones.
That's exactly what i said. Amazing that all of that was "built" the same time all of the other places were "built" in all of the other cities just in the U.S. alone - let alone the rest of the world - and that is just the row homes; no mention of all of the grandiose buildings, "churches," and "forts" that were "built" around that very same time. I don't know how people don't see that there is something REALLY funky going on with "history."
What are you smoking? The people who lived and worked in Philly prior to 1890 built what they needed to survive and live comfortably. As population grows, so does the workforce which lead to new construction. It’s not complicated.
@@shentsaceve5642It’s also amazing that everything being built right now is happening at the same time. Something very strange must be happening.
@@victornieves1794 I'm smoking the same thing you are if you want people to believe that all of philly was built out as time went by. Do you research on the centennial fair, city hall, St Peter's basilica, The main free library building, The art museum, the list goes on. It fact I work in city hall for years trust me it's older than they say and there's more underground as well. But we can disagree if you like it's ok. Have a nice day✌️
130,000 not 130 house built during that period you mentioned
1901 was Open Boarders T.R. time, adios McKinley!
very good loved the full run down of all areas and even the architectures name! I have the hardest times finding those even in the free library archives! crazy to see how things have stayed the same but yet so much has advanced and improved. i will forever say spruce hill and west philly is one of the nicest areas of any city anywhere.
Amazing how clean and orderly everything was, particularly, in North Philadelphia before the population began to “change” in the 1960’s. The 2200 block of Lehigh avenue shown in this video is a far cry from what it has devolved into today. Similar for most of the rest of the city as well.
that picture of paxton street showed my duplex at the end of the street. i grew up in the two story dwelling.. WOW!
What beautiful homes they were at one time. What a shame they all didn’t stay that way.
My moms family lived in the Fairhill section for about one hundred years and, no one ever mentions that area with its history.
How about mansion row on north Broad street. Jacqueline Beauvoir(? Spelling)Kennedy’s Grand father owned one of them.
This was excellent Joseph!
What would the people of then think about Philly now?! 🤔
They’re dead. Doesn’t matter
A shit hole now
They would probably look around at all the low life's that destroyed their beautiful city and figure it out pretty fast!
Horrified, most likely. "Gadzooks! That fella is slumped over on the elevated train and yet somehow doesn't fall over! And what's with all these jerry-manderers dressed like ladies?!?!" And what in tarnation is a 'pronoun?!'"
They would quickly recognize the 40/99 problem that plagues Philly, but we are not allowed to notice.
When i see people in these old photos; i can't help but to think they've long gone off into Eternity.
Paxon street. how beautiful neighborhood for 1905.
wow, how clean the city was back then,...not like now
Well, they didn’t live in a throw away society like we do now.
I wouldn't fancy bay porches for darkening the front room like they must
33:40 you got the streets wrong. the Red Lion Inn stood in Andalusia and was called Bristol pike but in Philly is called Frankford Ave or was called Kings Highway back in the day. I grew up around the corner and so happens my neighbor Bobby Jones burned the Red Lion Inn down smoking crack in there. Was where weary travelers would stop before entering the city. Was not Bustleton and County Line. Andalusia borders the city and is part of Bensalem.
Bob Jones urban renewal yikes!
Had my 8th grade graduation dinner at the Red Lion Inn 2 years before it burnt down. We lived a few blocks down Frankford Ave accords from Holy Family College (University) back then.
@@frankcasey7423 I am a Morrell Park guy. My parents bought the house for $9,900 with a $99 depsit.
Super cool
MFL Bridge street to 69th street changed everything.
job well done.
those retractable awnings(?) must've been integral design-wise...or had it just been a matter of patiently waiting for the tree canopy to become lofty enough to fend off midday's scorching sun rays?
THANK you. For this video I very much enjoyed and you can put me on your list of fans. Thank you again.......... ROBBIE PHILADELPHIA PA FISHTOWN
I agree. Change the music. It’s monotonous. Ruins it.
play: Death in June.
Could go by 8th and Somerset?
Anyone see any trash in any of these pictures?
No, they cared about where they lived.
I put the subtitles in and cut the sound
Do you mean north Roosevelt Blvd? Not north of...?
I'm sure it was a great video,but I had to turn it off because of that annoying piano.
The biggest problem is that it’s the same brief song over and over and over and….
Too repetitive. Should've just let the whole piece play.
Amazing how weak minds cannot control anything. Practice makes perfect. Such a shame how easy it is to take the time to state how weak you are but not enough to consider how truly lost so many
Too bad you missed out on this great video
The piano is oppressive and annoying . Too bad there's much history to learn . Damn. People get too cute sometimes . 😵💫
Very interesting but very slow transfer between scenes takes way too long speed it up
So much parking in those days 😢
Mandatory that the property owner MAINTAIN the hight of the CURBS.
Certainly there would need to be a army of civil engineering..and massive plumbers..and roofing specialists to make it happen with..poor streets and without level streets...Yes new houses put in water and plenty of mud...use ride on bike on those dirt streets in 1950...wonder where are those historic builders who did this masonry work...look out..archives
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1690's row houses, what! the native indians didn't like slums? and taylor made warfs.
In west phila which is not in here was already getting crime ridden,and run down its south of Lancaster av.in the 40's,its all run down.
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Little did they know soon those places will be destoyed and trashed.
He music is too loud and hard to listen to!
72nd Ave. not street....
$1.00 a day wages. Top mechanic $1.50 per day?
Music is headache inducing.
Piano made it unwatchable
Racist comment below should be removed by channel.
Done. This is no place for hate.
You must be a fruitcake?
He got no thumbs up
Nowadays Philly is a city of gaybarhoods
Is that where you go?
Damn shame what happened to all those nice nieghborhoods,beautiful homes,what could have been.
No your ancestors didn't build anything here my ancestors built what you see
What ancestors are they might I ask? As if I don’t know.