The Resource Bicentennial city : walking tours of historic Philadelphia, John Francis Marion
Bicentennial city : walking tours of historic Philadelphia, John Francis Marion
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- Summary
- Bicentennial City, one of the newest in the growing number of guides to Philadelphia, is a chatty, relaxed book. Mr. Marion goes about his business of advising readers what to see and how to find it, with a note on hours and fees where pertinent, much in the manner of a latter-day Christopher Morley urging the delights of city walking upon us all. There can be no doubt that the only way to discover the quality of a city, to understand its structure, its moods, to find its hidden treasures is to go about it on foot. Walking, once almost a lost art, is again coming into vogue along with our renewed appreciation of cities as visual records of the lives, ambitions, and achievements of the men and women who were here before us [...]. To help Philadelphians and visitors to Philadelphia discover the pleasures of strolling through his city, Mr. Marion has divided his book into walkable segments, provided a keyed map for each and a commentary on the neighborhood, its buildings, their furnishings and owners. Along the way, he gossips about people, theorizes about society's rules and customs, and offers his somewhat romantic explanations for objects like amity buttons and "whispering" closets. -- From https://www.jstor.org (Oct. 9, 2017)
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages
- Contents
-
- The most historic square mile in the United States
- North of Market Street
- A glimpse of Society Hill
- Deep in the heart of Southwark
- A long stroll through Washington Square West
- From City Hall South to Pine Street
- Center City and around Rittenhouse square
- West Philadelphia: In particular, University City
- The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Past and present meet in Fairmount Park
- Upper Germantown from Cliveden to Vernon Park
- Lower Germantown from Market Square to Stenton
- Label
- Bicentennial city : walking tours of historic Philadelphia
- Title
- Bicentennial city
- Title remainder
- walking tours of historic Philadelphia
- Statement of responsibility
- John Francis Marion
- Title variation
- Historic Philadelphia
- Subject
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- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Tours
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Bâtiments, structures, etc. -- Guides
- Architecture -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
- Walking -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
- Architecture Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Guides
- Bâtiments historiques Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Guides
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Constructions
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- History
- Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
- Walking
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Description et voyage -- Guides
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Circuits touristiques
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Tours
- Guidebooks
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Histoire
- Architecture
- Travel
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel -- Guidebooks
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Bicentennial City, one of the newest in the growing number of guides to Philadelphia, is a chatty, relaxed book. Mr. Marion goes about his business of advising readers what to see and how to find it, with a note on hours and fees where pertinent, much in the manner of a latter-day Christopher Morley urging the delights of city walking upon us all. There can be no doubt that the only way to discover the quality of a city, to understand its structure, its moods, to find its hidden treasures is to go about it on foot. Walking, once almost a lost art, is again coming into vogue along with our renewed appreciation of cities as visual records of the lives, ambitions, and achievements of the men and women who were here before us [...]. To help Philadelphians and visitors to Philadelphia discover the pleasures of strolling through his city, Mr. Marion has divided his book into walkable segments, provided a keyed map for each and a commentary on the neighborhood, its buildings, their furnishings and owners. Along the way, he gossips about people, theorizes about society's rules and customs, and offers his somewhat romantic explanations for objects like amity buttons and "whispering" closets. -- From https://www.jstor.org (Oct. 9, 2017)
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Marion, John Francis
- Dewey number
- 917.48/11/044
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F158.18
- LC item number
- .M37 1974
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Walking
- Historic buildings
- Architecture
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Bâtiments historiques Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Architecture Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Philadelphie (Pa.)
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Historic buildings
- Travel
- Walking
- Pennsylvania
- Label
- Bicentennial city : walking tours of historic Philadelphia, John Francis Marion
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The most historic square mile in the United States -- North of Market Street -- A glimpse of Society Hill -- Deep in the heart of Southwark -- A long stroll through Washington Square West -- From City Hall South to Pine Street -- Center City and around Rittenhouse square -- West Philadelphia: In particular, University City -- The Benjamin Franklin Parkway -- Past and present meet in Fairmount Park -- Upper Germantown from Cliveden to Vernon Park -- Lower Germantown from Market Square to Stenton
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1041561487
- Label
- Bicentennial city : walking tours of historic Philadelphia, John Francis Marion
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The most historic square mile in the United States -- North of Market Street -- A glimpse of Society Hill -- Deep in the heart of Southwark -- A long stroll through Washington Square West -- From City Hall South to Pine Street -- Center City and around Rittenhouse square -- West Philadelphia: In particular, University City -- The Benjamin Franklin Parkway -- Past and present meet in Fairmount Park -- Upper Germantown from Cliveden to Vernon Park -- Lower Germantown from Market Square to Stenton
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1041561487
Subject
- Architecture
- Architecture -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
- Architecture Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Guides
- Buildings
- Bâtiments historiques Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Guides
- Guidebooks
- Historic buildings
- Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
- History
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel -- Guidebooks
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Tours
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Bâtiments, structures, etc. -- Guides
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Circuits touristiques
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Constructions
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Description et voyage -- Guides
- Philadelphie (Pa.) -- Histoire
- Tours
- Travel
- Walking
- Walking -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Guidebooks
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