The Furnished Room Problem in Philadelphia (Classic Reprint)

Franklin Kline Fretz

ISBN 10: 1330395689 / ISBN 13: 9781330395684

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book explores the evolution of Philadelphia's furnished room district, a unique area where stately mansions once resided now transformed into boarding and rooming houses. The author traces this transformation from the city's early history through the present day, analyzing the economic and social factors that have shaped the district's distinct character. The book delves into the lives of the roomers, their motivations, and the challenges they face in this ever-changing landscape. The author also examines the social problems prevalent in the district, including prostitution, crime, and drug use, providing a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues surrounding this unique urban environment. By scrutinizing the rise and evolution of the furnished room district, this book sheds light on the broader social and economic forces that have reshaped Philadelphia and similar cities worldwide. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: The Furnished Room Problem in Philadelphia (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1330395689
• ISBN 13: 9781330395684
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
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Excerpt from The Furnished Room Problem in Philadelphia

To trace the evolution of the district it would be necessary to include the whole history of the city of Philadelphia. This is impossible. Watson, in his annals of Philadelphia, and other writers as well, have given us a mass of material dealing with the social condition of the city in early times. Phila delphia has always been famed for its comfortable homes. The lower part of the district, which forms the basis of our study in earlier years, contained the homes of the gentry of Philadelphia. Up to 1800 all of the best and richest merchants of Philadelphia dwelt under the same roofs with their stores on North Front street. After the merchants began to change their homes from Front street and the shores of the Delaware to the western outskirts of the city, the improvement of Philadelphia became rapid and great. It may mark the character of the change to state, that when Mr. Markhoe built the large double house out High street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, in the front centre of a fenced meadow, it was so remote from all city intercourse, that it used to be a jest among his friends to say, He lived out High street, next house but one to the Schuylkill ferry. (watson's Annals of Philadelphia, Vol. I, p.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.