Philadelphia Then and Now® (Then and Now)

Philadelphia Then and Now pairs rare old archive images with modern views to show how the city has fared since the 19th and 20th centuries.

Philadelphia has Athens to thank for its classical structure, London for its Georgian and Victorian treasures, Paris for its grand boulevard, and William Penn for its name. Translated from the Greek, Philadelphia means "City of Brotherly Love." Ben Franklin's guiding hand also appears, the great polymath was involved in the world's first lending librar...