Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990

(Part of the Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series)

by David R. Contosta

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'Suburb in the City tells the story of Chestnut Hill from its colonial beginnings as a self - sufficient village to its present predicament as an old, relatively affluent former railroad suburb within the borders of an even older and declining city....An important source for future historians of Philadelphia and its environs.' - Pennsylvania History

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814205801

ISBN13:9780814205808

Release Date:January 1992

Publisher:Ohio State University Press

Length:353 Pages

Weight:1.58 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Education & Reference History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences State & Local Urban

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