In this 1839 watercolor by David Johnston Kennedy, street embankments have been built through a section of low ground near Rittenhouse Square. The city was only responsible for building the streets to the regulated grade; filling up or cutting down the private property in the center of the block was up to the owner. Courtesy Collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Saturday, May 16 is the last chance to visit Lost Creeks of Philadelphia, the fascinating and highly popular exhibition now on view in our first floor Haas Gallery. Lost Creeks is curated by Adam Levine, Philadelphia’s foremost historian of buried waterways, and photographer Joseph Elliot. Thank you for the the Philadelphia Water Department for their co-sponsorship.
Read more about Lost Creeks in this insightful article, published last week in the Pennsylvania Gazette, or visit the Athenaeum’s website to learn more about the exhibition.
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