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Title: Map of the Vicinity of Philadelphia

Info: From actual Surveys by D.J. Lake and S.N. Beers

       assisted by F.W. Beers, L.B. Lake, & D.G. Beers

       J.E. Gillette & Co.

       publishers

       517, 519, & 521 Minor Street

       Philadelphia 1861

*Found in Historical Society Maps*

Scale 1 inch= 1 mile

Map Analysis

• Business Directory of Moderate Size located in bottom left corner
• Moderate number of businesses in comparison to other Philadelphia neighborhoods
• No major roadway along the east side of the river
• Some street names have changed
• Much smaller area than what is considered East Falls today
• Good amount of Industry and manufacturing
• Many practical services are close by
• Buildings are much more dispersed than what they are today
• Stores on other side of Ridge Ave., more space on river without Kelly Drive
• Very much a seperate entity and town
• Much more business oriented than East Falls today (James Street center of business)
• Lots of Transportation including Philadelphia and Norristown Railroad station, River with steamboat landing, and Ridge Ave. roadway
• Transportation connect East Falls strongly with Center City Philadelphia
• Residents most likely worked in factories near which they lived