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464. Supermarket. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
The address is of the Food Fair supermarket
465. Roadside. Looking west on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
Stony Creek East Shopping Center is on the left. The address is for this group of stores.
466. Shopping center. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township
Date: 1955-08
This group of stores still stands as of 2020.
502. Transit. 69th St. Terminal, Upper Darby
Date: 1955-08
545. Shopping. On West Chester Pike, Broomall.
Date: 1955-06
Broomall Barber Shop and Tony's Shoe Store. Datestone in building reads: Isaac Lawrence, 1817. According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, Plate 30, this building stood on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Chester Pike and Sproul Road. See…
548. Main Street, Darby
Address: Powell Rd. and Main St., Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1955-08
Looking from above Powell Road (on right) toward 9th St.
550. Highway. MacDade Boulevard, from Chester Pike, Darby.
Date: 1955-08
The building that earlier housed the car dealership on the right still stands (as of 2020).
586. Chester municipal lot, near P.R.R., west of business district
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1955-08
Sign reads: "Shop in Chester. 10 cents for 3 hours." Exact location uncertain.
587. Railroad. Pennsylvania railroad at Market St., Chester
Date: 1955-08
Location based on newspaper research for The Hat Corner.
588. Shopping. 600 block Edgmont Ave., Chester
Date: 1955-08
654. Street. Harper and State Rd., Drexel Hill. Slight jog, faulty planning.
Date: 1955-09
This jog still exists as of this writing, in 2020.
M12. View of east side of South Avenue.
Date: 1950-1955
Shows office building at southeast corner of front St., and Delaware County Institute of Science.
1553. Looking northeast on Baltimore Pike, towards Media, from west of Elwyn Road.
Date: 1956-1957
Scrogie is visible behind the trees.
1554. Cars of skaters, Ridley Creek at Baltimore Pike.
Date: 1956-1957
North of Baltimore Pike near pond behind dam. Address is for the small Middletown Township Memorial Park now (in 2020) at this location.
1555. Cars of skaters, Ridley Creek at Baltimore Pike
Date: 1956-1957
North of Baltimore Pike near pond behind dam. Address is for the small Middletown Township Memorial Park now (in 2020) at this location.
005. Highway
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Probably Route 1 or Route 3 (West Chester Pike).
006. Highway
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Probably Route 1 or Route 3 (West Chester Pike).
Men working on water mains at intersection of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Ave.
Date: 1939-10-16
A bus marked "Media" and automobiles are in the background, along with a directional sign from the Keystone Auto Club, atop the traffic signal: "Providence Road: Chester 5, Wallingford 1, Newtown Square 7."