looking for pics of the bridge and pratt area from the 60's and 70's.
specific items of interest are:

the Ellis theater
fanny may chocolates
Frankford lanes
Penn fruit supermarket.
Inside Kresgee's with lunch counter.
El/Bus terminal.

Any pics appreciated!
Thanks!

T

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The Temple archives have some nice photos here of the area from the 60s and 70s. Although you need to call them up to get unwatermarked versions.

Somewhere lying around I have pictures of Fanny May candies as well as that whole strip of Bridge St somewhere in my collection including Frankford Lanes. As for the Ellis Theater I have nothing except some lousy pictures of what the inside looked like during the early 90's after it was long abandoned. Let me look around this coming weekend to see what I have.

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That would be awesome!!
Thanks!
I would love to have seen the inside of the Ellis.
Any pics you have are greatly appreciated!




T

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I love how some enlightened liberals have no problem censoring those with whom they disagree.

G.K. Chesterton quotes:

“I want a Church that moves the world, not one that moves with it.”

“I often find myself in hot water but that way I stay clean.”

“Only a live fish can swim against the current, the dead go with it.”

"Take away the supernatural and what remains is the unnatural"

"Be careful not to be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

This might sounds crazy I am going to do it for exercice But I am going to walk from Frandford Ave and Knights road to Bridge and Pratt I want to see how many miles I walk does any 1 know the address to bridge and Pratt I am going to take the 66 back I am not walking back that should be good exercice!
Ok let me know ok thanks!

Cool picture

http://diamond.temple.edu:81/search?...C%2C31%2C0%2C0

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Doesn't sound that crazy to me. To help calculate how long your walk will take, the average human walks 3 miles per hour. From my experience that stat is spot on.

Bridge and Pratt would be 5300 Frankford Ave.

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That's 3100 block of Kensington ave and yes it is a cool pic

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Do I need a login to look at those photos? Is such access available to the general public?

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Here's a link I hope you like http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/HPIM2676.jpg
there's info on every theater in Philly here
http://cinematreasures.org/

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