Philadelphia’s architecture, by William F. Gray ... written for the City history society of Philadelphia and read at the meeting of Wednesday, February 9th, 1910 (1915)
Gray, William F · Philadelphia, The Society · leaf 25
he result in design and location would undoubtedly have beenhappier. In the matter of location the disagreeable alternatives of coveringWashington or Centre Square exhibited the poverty of ideas as con-cerning the city plan, and the lack of foresight and of grasp of suchproblems. We might have had… … ACADEMY OF MUSICBroad and Locust Streets. Courtesy of John Wanamake rebuilding the burnt section of London had been offered and blindlyrejected), and in the light of his time his gridiron arrangement is notdeserving of criticism, particularly as he arranged for all the develop-ment and growth that…
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