Topics Infrastructure

Use Water Wisely!

Old News: Two unusual underground rescues

Map Lover’s Monday: Looking for Cleaner Water

Map Lovers’ Monday: Schuylkill River from Wissahickon Creek to Norristown, 1913

Water History: Repurposing Old Infrastructure

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

Annual reports and other documents relating to Philadelphia’s water supply system, 1796-1941

PWD Celebrates Black History Month

Philadelphia harbor and rivers chart with points of interest

Map of Philadelphia Harbor, Delaware and Schuylkill, 1912

Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800

Aqueduct carrying sewer over Creishem Creek, in the Wissahickon Valley, 1892

Cresheim Aqueduct

Colored ink drawing showing drainage areas and sewer inlets in Philaelphia in the early 19th century

Drainage area plan, early 19th century

Pen-and-ink drawing depicting the plan for stormwater regulation of Sassafras (Race) Street in Philadelphia in 1819

Sassafras (Race) Street Survey, 1819

1848 Pine Street sewer plan showing an outlet into the Delaware River

Pine Street sewer plan, 1848

Fairmount Park topographical map, showing East Park Reservoir, 1872

1949 National Board of Fire Underwriters map

Fire Underwriters’ Map, 1949

Schuylkill River from below the South Street Bridge, 1873

Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)

Chestnut Street Bridge, on the Schuylkill River (Picturesque America)

Noll’s New Official Guide Map of Philadelphia, 1897

Wingohocking Sewer outfall into Frankford Creek

Overhead image of the Fairmount Dam Fishway and the surrounding area, including the Art Museum, Boathouse Row and the Fairmount Water Works

Fairmount Dam Fish Ladder diagram

The Fairmount Dam Fishway sign, detailing how the fishway works and showing maps and images of fish migration and barriers along the Schuylkill River.

Fairmount Dam Fishway sign

An otter at the Fairmount Fishcam in 2005

Otter at Fairmount Water Works fishcam, 2005