Topics Water Supply

Fairmount Water Works and the Lemon Hill Observatory

Black-and-white image of an ornate white building on a riverbank with trees behind it

A new book, more than 40 years in the making, about an iconic Philadelphia building

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Two views on the water supply, 1939

Fairmount Water Works in High Resolution

Ghosts of Water in Fairmount Park, Part 1, with Adam Levine

Map Lovers’ Monday: Philadelphia Topography

Rebirth of the Rivers: Water History Video 3

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

Map Lover’s Monday: Fairmount Park, 1869

The Discovery Center: The creative reuse of an abandoned city reservoir