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Carnegie libraries[edit]

Library Image Location Notes
1 Chestnut Hill 8711 Germantown Avenue (19118)
40°04′38″N 75°12′32″W / 40.077255°N 75.208755°W / 40.077255; -75.208755 (Chestnut Hill)
2 Cobbs Creek 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, (19143-3036)
39°56′45″N 75°14′25″W / 39.945866°N 75.240266°W / 39.945866; -75.240266 (Blanche A. Nixon Branch Library)
3 Falls of Schuylkill 3501 Midvale Avenue (19129)

40°00′51″N 75°11′31″W / 40.014201°N 75.191874°W / 40.014201; -75.191874 (Falls of Schuylkill Library)

4 Frankford 4634 Frankford Avenue (19124) Replaced by modern building[1]
5 Germantown 5818 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
40°02′14″N 75°10′34″W / 40.037324°N 75.176045°W / 40.037324; -75.176045 (Senior Citizens Center) 		Senior citizens center[2]
6 Greenwich Original razed[2]
7 Haddington 446 North 65th Street (19151-4003)
39°58′12″N 75°14′58″W / 39.970048°N 75.249346°W / 39.970048; -75.249346 (Haddington Library)
8 Kingsessing 1201 South 51st Street (19143)
39°56′33″N 75°13′09″W / 39.942406°N 75.219037°W / 39.942406; -75.219037 (Kingsessing Library)
9 Lehigh 601 West Lehigh Avenue (19133)
39°59′32″N 75°08′32″W / 39.992343°N 75.142173°W / 39.992343; -75.142173 (Lillian Marrero Branch Library)[3] 		Renamed Lillian Marerro Branch ca. 2005[4]
10 Logan 1333 Wagner Avenue (19141),
40°01′53″N 75°08′43″W / 40.031457°N 75.145342°W / 40.031457; -75.145342 (Logan Branch Library)
11 Manayunk Fleming and Dupont Streets 19128
40°01′52″N 75°13′20″W / 40.031107°N 75.222124°W / 40.031107; -75.222124 (Now a nursing home) 		Now a nursing home[2]
12 McPherson Square 601 East Indiana Avenue {19134-3042)
39°59′41″N 75°07′08″W / 39.994808°N 75.11878°W / 39.994808; -75.11878 (McPherson Square Library)
13 Nicetown 1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124)[5] Replaced by modern building in 1961,
at 3720 Broad Street 19140[6]
14 Oak Lane 6614 North 12th Street (19126)
40°03′12″N 75°08′16″W / 40.053362°N 75.137714°W / 40.053362; -75.137714 (Oak Lane Branch Library) 		Land gift of citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity[7]
15 Paschalville 6942 Woodland Avenue 19142
39°55′14″N 75°13′20″W / 39.920459°N 75.222124°W / 39.920459; -75.222124 (Paschalville Branch Library) 		Faces South 70th Street
16 Passyunk 1935 Shunk Street (19145)
39°55′11″N 75°10′49″W / 39.919622°N 75.1802°W / 39.919622; -75.1802 (Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library) 		Opened 1914, Renamed 2004:
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch[8]
17 Richmond 2987 Almond Street (19134)
39°58′59″N 75°06′31″W / 39.982963°N 75.108653°W / 39.982963; -75.108653 (Richmond Branch Library)
18 Ritner Children's No longer in existence[2]
19 Southwark 932 South 7th Street 19147 Replaced with modern building[9]

Renamed Charles Santore Branch, 2004[10]

20 Spring Garden 1700 Spring Garden Street Razed[2]
21 Tacony 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135-2416)
40°01′31″N 75°02′43″W / 40.025356°N 75.0452300°W / 40.025356; -75.0452300 (Tacony Library) 		Land gift of Jacob S. Disston, Esq. 1906 [11]
22 Thomas Holme 7810 Frankford Avenue (19136-3013)
40°02′25″N 75°01′52″W / 40.040293°N 75.031184°W / 40.040293; -75.031184 (Holmesburg Library) 		Holmesburg Library

Land gift of Lower Dublin Academy[12]

23 Walnut Street 140 South 40th Street (19104)
39°57′15″N 75°12′09″W / 39.954112°N 75.202589°W / 39.954112; -75.202589 (Walnut Street Branch Library) 		West Philadelphia Branch
24 Wissahicken Manayunk Avenue and Osbourne Street Razed[2]
25 Wyoming 231 East Wyoming Avenue (19120)
40°01′16″N 75°07′17″W / 40.021191°N 75.121402°W / 40.021191; -75.121402 (Wyoming Avenue Library)

Test0[edit]

File:Byron Branch.jpg
Exterior of Byron Township, Michigan Branch Library
File:Alto Branch.jpg
Exterior of Alto, Michigan Branch Library
File:Alpine Branch.jpg
Exterior of Alpine, Michigan Branch Library
Exterior of Wyoming, Michigan Branch Library

Test1[edit]

4634 Frankford Avenue (19124)
40°00′56″N 75°05′05″W / 40.015615°N 75.08483°W / 40.015615; -75.08483 (Frankford Branch Library)

Fleming and Dupont Streets 19128
40°01′52″N 75°13′20″W / 40.031107°N 75.222124°W / 40.031107; -75.222124 (Now a nursing home)

5818 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
40°02′14″N 75°10′34″W / 40.037324°N 75.176045°W / 40.037324; -75.176045 (Senior Citizens Center)

3720 Broad Street 19140
40°00′32″N 75°09′05″W / 40.009003°N 75.151307°W / 40.009003; -75.151307 (Nicetown Branch Library)

932 South 7th Street 19147
39°56′15″N 75°09′18″W / 39.937395°N 75.154969°W / 39.937395; -75.154969 (Southwark Branch Library)

6942 Woodland Avenue 19142
39°55′14″N 75°13′20″W / 39.920459°N 75.222124°W / 39.920459; -75.222124 (Paschalville Branch Library)

Test2[edit]

Oak Lane Branch[13]

Lehigh Branch[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FLP:Frankford Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The Carnegie Libraries:Philadelphia County". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2010-09-16. Germantown:Original now a senior citizens center Greenwich Branch (Original razed) Ritner's Children's (No longer in existence) Spring Garden Branch (Razed) Wissahickon Branch (Razed)
  3. ^ "FLP:Lillian Marrero Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15. Lillian Marerro Branch, 601 West Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19133-2228
  4. ^ "Branch renamed for Lillian E. Marrero-Rios (1956-2005), a librarian at this branch for many years."
  5. ^ "FLP:Nicetown Branch)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17. On June 29, 1917, a new library funded by Andrew Carnegie was opened at 1715 Hunting Park Avenue, near Wayne Avenue. The 12th library in the Free Library system, it kept the name 'Nicetown.'
  6. ^ "FLP:Nicetown Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17. The present library, now named for both communities, opened in a remodeled Linton's restaurant on April 16, 1961. It was located at the intersection of Broad Street, Erie and Germantown Avenues - now a transportation hub with a Broad Street subway station.
  7. ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity for the Oak Lane Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMXI. Placque inside front entrance, 6614 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. 2010-09-17.{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ "FLP:Donatucci Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17. Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr.: The Donatucci Branch (known as the Passyunk Branch until 2004) has been a vibrant and evolving institution since 1914.
  9. ^ "FLP:Charles Santore Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15. [1] {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)
  10. ^ "FLP:Charles Santore Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15. Charles Santore Branch: Formerly the Southwark Branch, the library was renamed in 2004 to honor political leader Charles Santore.
  11. ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Jacob S. Disston Esq. for the Tacony Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135-2416). 2009-04-08.{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  12. ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by The Trustees of The Lower Dublin Academy for the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. Placque inside front entrance, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136-3047. 2010-09-04.{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity for the Oak Lane Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMXI. Placque inside front entrance, 6614 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. 2010-09-17.{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ^ "Branch renamed for Lillian E. Marrero-Rios (1956-2005), a librarian at this branch for many years."

PCFTB[edit]

PCFTB

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/carnegie_philadelphia.html

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book

Pennsylvania State University

The Carnegie Libraries:Philadelphia County

Greenwich Branch (Original razed) Ritner's Children's (No longer in existence) Spring Garden Branch (Razed)

http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/history.cfm?loc=NIC

1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124)

However, the library needed larger and better space. On June 29, 1917, a new library funded by Andrew Carnegie was opened at 1715 Hunting Park Avenue, near Wayne Avenue. The 12th library in the Free Library system, it kept the name "Nicetown."

The present library, now named for both communities, opened in a remodeled Linton's restaurant on April 16, 1961. It was located at the intersection of Broad Street, Erie and Germantown Avenues - now a transportation hub with a Broad Street subway station.

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