The Gallery at Market Street East publicity packet
Creation: 1983Abstract
The Gallery at Market East is a shopping gallery in Philadelphia. This collection consists of a publicity packet produced to promote The Gallery at Market Street East. The packet includes two renderings of the Gallery area, and four brochures which contains a map, statistical information about the area, and press releases about stores.
Dates
- Creation: 1983
Creator
- Market East Station (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
Extent
6 item(s)
General Physical Description note
2 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 4 items : brochures ; 11.5 x 10 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
The Gallery at Market East is a shopping gallery in Philadelphia. "Market Street East is Philadelphia's largest urban redevelopment project, covering a 28-block area east of City Hall. Planned in 1958, the project...will extend from 8th Street on the east to 11th Street on the west." (From text in the packet which was prepared by the Rouse Company and JCP Realty.)
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a publicity packet produced to promote The Gallery at Market Street East. The packet consists of several pieces. There are two photographs. One is a labeled drawing of the Market Street East mall and neighboring buildings including City Hall. The other is a street level sketch of the Gallery expansion of 1983 with elevated walkway over 10th Street. There are also three brochures: a map listing the 224 stores in the Gallery shopping mall; a map of Center City showing the location of Market Street East and the Gallery; a brochure giving project data (square footage and site plan); a printed sheet about the trade area (population statistics). In addition there is thirty press releases about stores, the developers, construction, etc. which were issued by the Rouse Company, the site developers.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- The Gallery at Market Street East publicity packet
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
