Records, 1925-1938.

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Records, 1925-1938.

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The files of the Chief Engineer Philadelphia Improvements describe the design and construction of the project through the end of 1937. Later documentation may be found in the records of the Chief Engineer-Eastern Region. The files cover design work by the architects, technical problems affecting operation of the stations, publicity, negotiations and coordination with the city and its architect, Paul Cret, and with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, and the impact of the depression on financing and the work force. There are also colorful letters of complaint by patrons and lengthy descriptions of attempts to remedy conditions in the poorly-ventilated underground station, along with floor plans of various schemes for the station buildings and maps of the entire project area.

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