Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Phildelphia, 1850-1990

by David R. Contosta

Book Overview

In Suburb in the City, David Contosta tells the story of how Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, once a small milling and farming town, evolved to become both a suburban enclave for wealthy Philadelphians and a part of the city itself. In 1854, the railroad connected Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill and the village was annexed by the city. Attuned to the romantic currents of the age, the wealthy men and women who moved to Chestnut Hill believed that the village's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081420581X
• ISBN13: 9780814205815
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"