- 192 pages
- English
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About this book
Since the time of William Penn, the Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties has had a tradition of hard work and innovation. This former Leni-Lenape territory became one of the industrial River Wards of North Philadelphia after being annexed by the city in 1854. The district's mills and factories were powered not just by the Delaware River and its tributaries but also by immigrants from across Europe and the city's largest community of free African Americans. The Liberties' diverse narrative, however, was marred by political and social problems, such as the anti-Irish Nativist Riots of 1844. Local historian Harry Kyriakodis traces over three hundred years of the district's evolution, from its rise as a premier manufacturing precinct to the destruction of much of the original cityscape in the 1960s and its subsequent rebirth as an eclectic and vibrant urban neighborhood. In this first history of Northern Liberties, Kyriakodis unearths the story of this remarkable riverside community.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. What Are the Northern Liberties?
- Chapter 2. Layout of the Land: The North End of Philadelphia
- Chapter 3. Streets and Ways in the Liberties
- Chapter 4. Setting Up Shop to Sell Sundries on Second Street
- Chapter 5. Debauchery, Decadence and Drinking
- Chapter 6. Religious Life: African Methodist, Jewish and Quaker
- Chapter 7. Significant Structures, Sites and Societies
- Chapter 8. Water and Gas for the People
- Chapter 9. Manufacturing and Industry: Inventions and Innovations
- Chapter 10. Religious Life: Presbyterian, Lutheran and Baptist
- Chapter 11. Firefighting and Volunteer Fire Companies
- Chapter 12. Politics and Problems in the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s
- Chapter 13. Manufacturing and Industry: Tanning Hides
- Chapter 14. Religious Life: The Saint and the Sinner of NoLibs
- Chapter 15. Banks, Schools and Hospitals for the People
- Chapter 16. Trains and Transit through Northern Liberties
- Chapter 17. Manufacturing and Industry: Brewing Beer
- Chapter 18. Religious Life: The Eastern European and Russian Influx
- Chapter 19. Places of Amusement for the People
- Chapter 20. The Misfortune of the Marshall Street Market/Mall Makeover
- Chapter 21. Skid Row and the Callowhill East Redevelopment Project
- Chapter 22. Urban Revitalization and Housing Innovations
- Chapter 23. Re-Greening and Renewal: Liberty Lands and Other Parks
- Chapter 24. Chic Commercial Activity: The Shops at Schmidt’s, the Piazza and More
- Epilogue
- Further Reading
- About the Author