- Philadelphia Main Line - Wikipedia
The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The History Behind Some of the Main Lines Most Iconic Estates
According to Garrison and other experts, the 1870s touched off a golden age of design on the Main Line It was a time when certain architects rose to prominence by translating their well-moneyed clients’ grand visions into monuments of stone, brick, wood and glass
- History of the Main Line
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Main Line grew as a destination for the Philadelphia area’s wealthier population, and became a center of social and cultural living The area began to grow and feature large mansions, prestigious schools, and beautiful homes, many of which still exist today
- Main Line Towns - Main Line Haven
The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad’s once prestigious Main Line, it runs northwest from downtown Philadelphia parallel to Lancaster Avenue (US Route 30)
- Main Line of Public Works - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
The result, an innovative yet peculiar patchwork of canals and railways known as the Main Line of Public Works, succeeded in moving freight and passengers across the mountainous middle of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Main Line - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's once prestigious Main Line, it runs northwest from downtown Philadelphia parallel to Lancaster Av
- Philadelphia Main Line - Wikiwand
The main thoroughfare through the Main Line is U S Route 30 which follows Lancaster Avenue (formerly the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike) running east to west and serves as the backbone of the region by connecting a large majority of its towns and municipalities
- The Essential Main Line Railroad History
Service from Philadelphia to Paoli goes electric, becoming the first commuter line to transmit its juice via overhead wires As the Pennsy morphs into Penn Central and then federally funded Conrail in the ’60s and ’70s, the cars change from a the burnt-red hue to green to the Silverliners of today 1971 In the wake of declining ridership
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