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Originally Posted by Jayfar
And it seems it's been a supermarket since ~1950, when it was converted from the Avon movie theater to a Food Fair.
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org...445E576C196B72
There's pics of both on the PAB site, but it requires a $40/year subscription to see beyond the thumbnails - a subscription I heartily recommend. |
I'm trying to remember where I rummaged, but somewhere I saw an old map showing a food market at the corner and a small theater (the Avon) next to it. The one photo at the PAB site, showing a small shoppe next to the Avon entrance, would seem to support that.
FYI, I put my fuzzy digital photos of the 19c atlas up on Flickr:
West, 16/17 St to 23rd Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lblanch...n/photostream/
Complete, Broad to 23rd Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lblanch...n/photostream/
East, to about 20/21 street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lblanch...n/photostream/