Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990

by David R. Contosta

Book Overview

'Suburb in the City tells the story of Chestnut Hill from its colonial beginnings as a self - sufficient village to its present predicament as an old, relatively affluent former railroad suburb within the borders of an even older and declining city....An important source for future historians of Philadelphia and its environs.' - Pennsylvania History

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814205801
• ISBN13: 9780814205808
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"