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Fountain in the Parkway looking toward City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1930

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesPublic Parks & CommonsSquares & Plazas
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Fountain in the Parkway looking toward City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1930, Mr & Mrs B. Phelps, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Fountain in the Parkway looking toward City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1930, Mr & Mrs B. Phelps, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A sculpted fountain plays in a landscaped garden setting along Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with the tower of City Hall rising in the distance and a domed building, likely the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, at the left. 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 such as the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square. Flower beds and clipped shrubs frame the foreground view in this hand-colored commercial print.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Having a real fine time from the Benjamins

PublisherP Sander
286:—Fountain in Parkway, Looking towards City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS MADE IN USA Pub. by P Sander, Philadelphia & Atlantic City.
PostmarkedPhiladelphia, PA
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs B. Phelps

Morris, NY

Postcard record

PostmarkedPhiladelphia, PA
PublisherP Sander
Series286
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr & Mrs B. Phelps, Morris, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; visible crease and wear along the left edge; printed number 24630 in the lower right corner; linen-textured stock. Postmark: PHILADELPHIA PA SANDERS MAY 3 193? KENSINGTON (circular date stamp plus machine wavy cancel). 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 the Parkway looking toward City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fountain-in-the-parkway-looking-toward-city-hall-philadelphi. Accessed October 24, 2026.