Topics City Life

Still on the Map: Poquessing Creek and its Tributaries

Houses on an abutment, from The Waffle

The Waffle: Water History Video 6

Plans and maps of the Pennypack Creek Watershed in Philadelphia

History of Belfield (1934)

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Color image of a grassy field with trees and buildings surrounding it and white lines drawn on the grass mimicking the path of a creek.

Drawing Dock Creek

Overbrook, as it was. A brief history of the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, focusing on changes in the natural landscape.

Cobbs Creek in the Days of the Old Powder Mill

Black-and-white image of a creek with people around it and a large building behind it

Dock Creek Sewer in 1849: A report on its condition made to City Councils

Smith’s and Windmill Islands

Drainage and Sewerage Report, 1853

Black-and-white aerial photo of a creek bend with industrial buildings surrounding it

The Sad History of Frankford Creek