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Landmark: 1234 Market
On the Convention District tour.
PTC Trolley No. 2733
St. Louis Car Company,
1947
* big
actual trolley
* Accessible from the concourse when the building is open, visible through the glass when it isn't.
* Interior.
Concourse level. 1234 Market.
South side of Market between 12th and 13th.
* 39.951850,-75.160850 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+youtube video walk around of this piece
+wikipedia.org's PCC streatcar page
+wikipedia.org's St. Louis Car Company page
PTC Bus No. 1312
ACF-Brill Motors Co.,
1949
* front of an actual bus
* The original was a 1948 model C-44.
This is a reconstruction from a donated 1949 model C-36.
Accessible from the concourse when the building is open, visible through the glass when it isn't.
* Interior.
Concourse level. 1234 Market.
South side of Market between 12th and 13th.
* 39.951800,-75.160825 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's J.G. Brill Company page
Fire
Robinson Fredenthal,
1973
* abstract
fire
* Plaza.
Behind 1234 Market.
North side of Ludlow, East of 13th.
* 39.951385,-75.160700 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+robinfredenthal.com
Ice
Robinson Fredenthal,
1973
* abstract
frozen water
* Usually open, visible through the window when not
* In the concourse stairwell.
1234 Market.
Southeast corner 13th and Market.
* 39.951900,-75.161300 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+robinfredenthal.com
Water
Robinson Fredenthal,
1973
* big
abstract
water
* Usually open, visible through the window when not
* In the lobby.
1234 Market.
South side of Market, East of 13th.
* 39.951800,-75.160700 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+robinfredenthal.com