These pictures are all taken around my hometown of Rockledge, Pennsylvania. It is located just outside of Northeast Philadelphia, about a half hour away from Temple University.
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The original picture of the Hollywood Tavern in Rockledge, Pa. was taken in 1946. The building was bought and renovated later that year.
This picture was taken in 1915 at the intersection of Central Avenue and Montgomery Avenue looking west up Montgomery.
The original picture was taken in the 1920s. Located on the corner of Park and Montgomery Avenues, this house formerly served as a general store and in the 1990s was home to local newspaper The Northeast Breeze.
This photograph was taken in 1910. Pictured is the Rockledge Fire House on the corner of Park Ave and Huntingdon Pike.
This photo was taken in 1910. It shows Huntingdon Pike at Sylvania Ave looking west.
This photograph shows the rectory located on Huntington Pike at Robbins Ave next to the Episcopalian church, Holy Nativity. Built in 1840, this house was demolished in 1925 and replaced with another house, built in the same location.
This photograph of Holy Nativity, the Episcopalian church located at Jarrett Ave and Huntington park, was built in 1893.
This photo was taken in 1910 at the intersection of Jarrett Ave and Montgomery Ave.
This old Hotel was located on the corner of Fillmore and Huntingdon Pike, the border between Rockledge and Fox Chase, Philadelphia. It was built in 1895 and demolished in 1989. It is now home to offices affiliated with Fox Chase Cancer center and was formerly a bank.
This photograph shows an old school at the corner of Robbins Ave and Huntingdon Pike. It is currently the site for the town's community center and daycare.
All old photograps come from the book Images of America: Abington, Jenkintown and Rockledge
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