Wilkinsburg Street Scene

1951-08-07

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Wilkinsburg Street Scene
  • Title
  • Wilkinsburg Street Scene
  • Creator
  • John R. Shrader
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F09.I07
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F09.I07
  • Description
  • A busy street scene on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Wilkinsburg, 2.1 square miles in size and located nine miles east of downtown Pittsburgh, originated as a small settlement called Rippeyville in 1788 Its name was changed to McNairsville in 1790. After 1840 it was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh, but returned to independence in 1871. It formally became the borough of Wilkinsburg on October 5, 1887.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Wilkinsburg (Pa.)
    Penn Avenue (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Charme Shop (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Pimlott Pharmacy (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Yocum Insurance (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Sol's Stores (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Ace Sportswear Store (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Tritsch's Shoes (Wilkinsburg, Pa.)
    Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Wilkinsburg.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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