Laminated & waterproof map for visitors to Philadelphia, combining a street plan of the central part of the city with maps of the university area, Fairmount Park, & the outer suburbs. The main plan at 1:7, 000 covers the downtown area from the 30th Street Railway Station & the Schuylkill River to the Delaware River, extending north to the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site & south to Hawthorne district. The map shows subway stations, PHLASH Visitor Bus line with stops, one way streets & car parks, with selected hotels, main buildings & other places of interest prominently marked. On the reverse is a street plan at 1:12, 000 of the University City district, Fairmount Park area at 1:15, 000, plus a road map of the city’s outer suburbs at 1:125, 000. All the plans & the road map are indexed with lists of streets/localities, sights, parks, golf courses, etc. Top 30 main sights in the city & its environs are highlighted. Also included is a diagram of the public transport network, a map of USA showing states & time zones, & information on the city’s climate. ...

Philadelphia in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...

Philadelphia in the Frommer`s Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination’s principal neighbourhoods, detailing selected parks, activities, notable sights, shops & eateries. Categorized listings are given for the best of the area’s hotels & accommodation, shopping, food & drink, nightlife, music, outdoor activities, day-trips, & arts & entertainment, whilst a “ Savvy Traveller” section provides practical travel information, as well as a brief background & history of the destination. The guide is illustrated with colour photography & simple, easy-to-use bulleted maps with locations cross-referenced to the text, as well as having a removable tear-proof folded map in a pouch inside the back cover. ...

In 1985 police bombed a West Philadelphia row house. Eleven people died & a fire started that destroyed sixty other houses. John Edgar Wideman brings these events & their repercussions to shocking life in this seminal novel. At the heart of Philadelphia Fire is Cudjoe, a writer & exile who returns to his old neighbourhood & who becomes obsessed with the search for a lone survivor of the event, a young boy seen running from the flames. One of Wideman`s most ambitious & celebrated works, Philadelphia Fire is about race, life & survival in urban America. ...

Journalist & Philadelphia native Karrie Gavin knows the best ways to experience the City of Brotherly Love, from exploring Wissahickon Park to sampling cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, & hoagies. Gavin

Includes:: unique trip ideas, such as the Two-Day Best of Philadelphia & Phillys Culinary Classics. Including experienced advice on visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art, enjoying recreational opportunities on the Schuylkill River, & navigating Phillys nightlife, Moon Philadelphia gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal & memorable experience.

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Philadelphia in Pennsylvania on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. An inset shows downtown Philadelphia in greater detail. Communities covered by this map include Abington, Camden NJ, Cheltenham, Conshohocken, Glenolden, Jenkintown, Lansdowne, Palmyra NJ, Prospect Park, Westville NJ, & Yeadon.NEW STREET PLAN CARTOGRAPHY FROM RAND Mc NALLY: Rand Mc Nally are currently changing the cartography of their street plans to a more “ European” style. In many titles streets are now shown by parallel lines, providing a much clearer, easier to read presentation. Better use of colouring indicates different types of land use and/or institutions (parks, shopping centres, academic institutions, etc) &, in most titles, different administrative units. More streets are annotated with block numbers. Some new editions still retain the traditional American presentation of streets by a single line, but with more prominent marking for various institutions, facilities & places of interest. Our cartography sample indicates which style is used in this title.COVERAGE: Rand Mc Nally street plans cover cities with their outer suburbs, prominently highlighting principal traffic arteries & connecting main streets. Railway & subway stations are marked. To see the list of Rand Mc Nally street plans please click on the series link. ...

Philadelphia Pop Out Map: pop-up city street map of Philadelphia city center
- folded pocket size travel map with transit map included
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Central Philadelphia on a tourist street plan from Red Maps presented in a handy concertina format & printed on thick high quality paper, with two recommended walks, thematic indexes for museums, hotels, shopping, etc. The plan presents central Philadelphia at 1:10, 500 approx, extending from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River & the University City beyond it, & north & south of the Penn Square to Spring Gardens & South Street. Main sights & publishers’ recommendations, colour-coded into different types (museums, hotels, restaurants, etc), are named & main shopping streets & traffic routes across the city are highlighted. Subway stations & interchanges are very clearly marked. The map has thematic lists of museums/libraries, Independence National Historic Park, hotels, restaurants, business centres, etc. A special panel provides street-by-street recommendations of shops. An index lists neighbourhoods & a selection of major streets. To see other street plans from Red Maps with similar presentation please click on the series link. ...

Philadelphia in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Philadelphia in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...