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 27
s, but to endeavor as far as possible to correct them and buildfor a greater future. The wise and rational plans furthered by the City Parks Associationshould be adopted in their entirety. The success of such measures inEuropean and South American cities leaves no doubt as to their wisdomand… … THE UNITED STATES MINTSeventeenth and Spring Garden Streeta. Courtesy of John Wanamaker. As to the conditions responsible for its design, it must be kept in mindthat the extensive works of Napoleon III in Paris, including the comple-tion of the Louvre, had only a few years before been carried out,…
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