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A map showing the locations of the three school houses (marked with the orange WPCFS logo) and available transportation.
Model of West Philadelphia Community Free School House at 3833 Walnut Street, showing three floors arranged by curricular activities.
The Falls Bridge, a steel truss construction, opened in 1895, connecting the village of East Falls to West Fairmount Park.
Woodland Terrace was built by the real-estate agent Charles M.S. Leslie in 1861 and 1862 on both sides of a new block authorized by the State General Assembly between Baltimore Pike (later Baltimore Ave.) and Darby Rd. (Woodland Ave.). Leslie’s architect was Samuel Sloan.
Charles Leslie built 20 impressive Italianate villas on Woodland Terrace in 1861 and 1862.
Three terra cotta murals created by the ceramic artist John Costanza in 1975, with the assistance of some 50 UCHS students.
Image shows Market Street between 34th and 40th Streets following demolition for redevelopment projects. The area shown was once the heart of "Black Bottom," a former neighborhood in West Philadelphia.
Numerous artists have produced Malcolm X’s image in different media. This is a linoleum print.
Demonstrators march from PGH (background) to City Hall. In 1976, protestors representing sundry organizations and interests demonstrated, to no avail, against Mayor Frank Rizzo’s decision to close PGH. The public hospital closed in 1977, after 133 years of operation in West Philadelphia.
MOVE members brandishing guns on the porch of the barricaded Powelton Village house in May 1977. The display was non-violent bravado and Mayor Frank Rizzo's police did not press the issue.
