Photographs, 1947

Abrams, Herman F., 1894-1977

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Panoramic Studios

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Panoramic Studios was established in 1945 by Herman Abrams and his son Leonard. The firm constructed scale models of buildings and land development sites for various architects and city, state and government planning agencies. In 1947 the firm was hired by the city to construct a model of downtown Philadelphia for the Better Philadelphia Exhibition. The exhibition was sponsored by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and was installed on the fifth floor of the Gimbels Department Store in Ph...

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is a municipal agency established in 1929. During the period of this collection the Commission was composed of twelve mayoral appointees, two members of City Council, and one of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park. The duties of the Commission were to make recommendations to City Council concerning proposed changes in the city plan or any new public facilities. Its reports, correspondence, plans, minutes, and scrapbooks from 1929 to the present are found...

Abrams, Leonard N.

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Gimbels' (Department Store: Philadelphia, Pa.).

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Better Philadelphia Exhibition (1947: Philadelphia, Pa.).

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