Fountain in Parkway toward City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1931
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1931 (Linen)
About this postcard
A sculpted fountain plays in a landscaped garden on Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with the tower of City Hall rising at the end of the boulevard and a domed building, likely the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, at the left. Flower beds and clipped shrubs frame the foreground. The Parkway was laid out from 1917 onward as a grand diagonal boulevard linking City Hall with Fairmount Park, lined with cultural institutions and memorial fountains. By the early 1930s, the route had become one of the city's showpiece civic spaces, and this view captures its formal gardens and monumental architecture.
Postcard Details
Morris, NY
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Philadelphia, PA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | P. Sander |
| Series | 286 — Sanders Art Series |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mr & Mrs B. Phelps, Morris, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; visible crease and wear along the left edge; printed number 24030 in the lower right corner; series number 286.—; linen-textured stock. Postmark: PHILADELPHIA PA. MAY 6 1931 3-PM, with KENSINGTON (circular date stamp plus machine wavy cancel). Publisher imprint "SANDERS ART SERIES" and "Pub. by P Sander, Philadelphia & Atlantic City."; divided-back blue-printed "POST CARD" with "MADE IN USA" between panels; white border and linen-textured stock; light corner/edge wear and a small scuff at upper left. |
Cite this card
Fountain in Parkway toward City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fountain-in-parkway-toward-city-hall-philadelphia-pa-1931. Accessed November 2, 2026.