Look back at Philadelphia & its suburbs back in the ’50s & ’60s

1960s, Old cities and places, Vintage advertisements, Vintage homes & gardens, Vintage money & work

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Greater Philadelphia… a great place to raise your family (1962)

Greater Philadelphia has everything a family needs for a happy, healthy, well-rounded life.

Evidence of this is the great number of owner-occupied homes here. This means a steady, reliable workforce with an above-average interest in their community and careers — one of the most important reasons Greater Philadelphia is the nation’s leading industrial center.

Add a huge port, a far-reaching land and air transportation network, ready access to raw materials and markets. abundant electricity and the conclusion is obvious: Greater Philadelphia is not only a great place to raise a family, but an ideal location for business or industry.

A quiet street of homes in the Philadelphia suburbs

Open-air concerts in Philadelphia

Schools in the Philadelphia area

Playing ball in a beautiful park with the Philly skyline behind

Modern hospitals in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Electric Company: An Investor-Owned Company with more than 100,000 Stockholders — Serving the world’s greatest Industrial area, Delaware Valley.

Prosperous Greater Philadelphia – 1957

Business transportation in Greater Philadelphia – 1957

Industry thrives in Greater Philadelphia – 1955

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Shipping via Philadelphia’s “ocean highway” 1952

Philadelphia downtown construction and buildings in 1959

Philadelphia highways in 1965

Philadelphia Society Hill home restorations in 1959

Philadelphia shops/mall in 1965

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