Market Street, Philadelphia; The Most Historic Highway in America, Its Merchants and Its Story - Softcover

Joseph Jackson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1232256781 ISBN 13: 9781232256786

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...did not want anyone to simply take them for granted; they told them. The City Directory for 1865 found the new firm's advertisement at the top of every page. Other advertisers had in a dilatory sort of way taken bottoms of the pages, and then only about half of them, but the new firm placed their advertisement on every page and at the top where no one could consult the book without seeing it. On the cover they had a picture of their building, and altogether they showed more enterprise than any of the older houses in the city. The original building not only was added to in 1866, but a new iron front was erected on Market street and the adjoining buildings along Sixth street to Minor, now Ludlow street, were combined in the new structure. From $80,000 a year, the business done the first year, the sales had in the first five years increased to $500,000 annually, and it was this enormous increase that compelled the extension of the store. Indeed, two years after the opening of the store it was found necessary to add two adjoining properties on Sixth street, but in less than three years later the business had outgrown even these. In 1785 Market street on both sides, between Sixth and Seventh, was fairly well built up. There were a few vacant lots on both sides, but the general character of the square was that of a well-built block. On the north side, the fifth house on the site of the present 609, lived Captain Budden, who may have been a son of that other Captain Budden, whose place in local history is connected with the State House bell and the chimes for Christ Church. These he is said to have brought over on his ship. The Liberty Bell arrived in 1753 and the following year Captain Budden brought over the chimes for Christ Church. It is said that he refused t...

About this edition

• Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1232256781
• ISBN 13: 9781232256786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110