Castner Scrapbook v.20, Delaware River 1, page 70
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Historic Street Address: Penn Treaty Park (1301 N Beach Street)
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, left side: Detailed article and image of a plan for a bridge between Camden, NJ, and then-Windmill Isalnd. According to the article, the architectural drawing was reportedly made in 1813, but the project was not formally proposed until 1818. The image shows a bridge from Federal Street in Camden, to the eastern shore of Windmill Island. A ferry route was proposed, to complete the trip to Philadelphia, landing at South Street. The plan was ultimately rejected for lack of support by the Pennsylvania Legislature, mostly over future financial concerns for the Port of Philadelphia. In 1838, a canal was built to cut the island in half, thus enabling direct ferry service to Philadelphia. The islands were subsequently eliminated altogether, to enable more favorable navigation by larger ships. Text and image (reproduction of the 1813 lithograph), for an unidentified publication, 23 x 25.5 cm, undated.
Note: To see a hand-colored lithograph of the proposed plan, see page 32 of this volume, https://libwww.freelibrary.org/staffweb/digicol/CatView.cfm?ItemNo=pdcc03241
Item 2, right side: Short article about how Fishtown got its name. According to the article, it referred to an area along the Delaware River at Old Kensington, that was the location of large shad fisheries. Article for an unidentified publication, 6 x 9 cm, undated.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.131821
Geocode Latitude:39.944797
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.20
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Farrand & Sharp - Architect
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