Building ghosts: past lives and lost places in a changing city

Uittreksel

"Portrays and examines imprints and impressions of demolished buildings found on the walls of neighboring structures. Includes architectural street photography, vignettes of the ghosts' histories, and reflections on their social significance."-- Provided by publisher.

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Introduction. Making Sense of Building Ghosts -- Making Meaning of Building Ghosts -- Center City. 1025 Buttonwood Street -- 737 Walnut Street -- 519 South 4th Street -- 1814 Ludlow Street -- 1801-1803 Fairmount Avenue -- 1828 Rittenhouse Square -- 2009-2011 Sansom Street -- 333 North 11th Street -- Center City References -- North Philadelphia. 2327 West Oxford Street -- 1522 West Lehigh Avenue -- 2546 North 28th Street -- 2716 North 12th Street -- 2100 block, North 21st Street -- 1935 Diamond Street -- 1613-1615 Cecil B. Moore Avenue -- 3209 West Arizona Street -- 629-635 West Girard Avenue -- 2251 North 33rd Street -- 1300 West Erie Avenue -- 1243 West Lehigh Avenue -- North Philadelphia References -- South Philadelphia. 1600 South 24th Street -- 1254-1256 South 18th Street -- 1728 Federal Street -- 701 South 19th Street -- 1431 Fitzwater Street -- 1828 Christian Street -- South Philadelphia References -- West Philadelphia. 5021 Market Street -- 5051 Baltimore Avenue -- 5231 Haverford Avenue -- 4138-4140 Lancaster Avenue -- West Philadelphia References -- Southwest Philadelphia. 5247-5251 Whitby Avenue -- 1441 South 58th Street -- 7127 Woodland Avenue -- Southwest Philadelphia References -- River Wards. 1826 Frankford Avenue -- 2119 North Front Street -- 2101 North American Street -- 1209-11 North Hancock Street -- 1407 Marlborough Street/309 Belgrade Street -- River Wards References. -- Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia. 6651-6653 Germantown Avenue -- 215 East Logan Street -- Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia References -- Coda.