Description: Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Terminal: The Reading Terminal is a complex of buildings and former railroad station located in the Market East section of Center City in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is composed of three parts: the Reading Terminal Headhouse, the Reading Terminal Trainshed, and the Reading Terminal Market (beneath the trainshed). The headhouse was designed in 1891 by Francis H. Kimball, and the train shed by Wilson Brothers & Company. Construction began that same year, and the station opened on January 29, 1893. At the time, the trainshed was one of the largest single-span arched-roof structures in the world. The complex was fronted on Market by an eight-story headhouse that housed the passenger station and company headquarters. Built in the Italian Renaissance style, the headhouse has brick bearing walls with cast-iron columns and timber floors. Interior finishes include molded ornamental plaster and marble with cast-iron detailing. This Undivided Back Era (1901-07) postcard is in good condition. Illustrated Post Card Co., N.Y. No. 1893.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-28T03:18:38.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Terminal Building: Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Philadelphia: PA
Reading Terminal: Headhouse, Trainshed, Market
Architects: Wilson Brothers & Company
Francis H. Kimball: Architect
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance
Features: Architecture
City/Region: Philadelphia
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: Pennsylvania
Era: Undivided Back (c. 1901-1907)
Region: Pennsylvania
Country: USA
