. Philadelphia and its environs . VIEW OF THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER AND BLOCKLEY ALMSHOUSE. PHILADELPHIA AND ITS ENVIRONS. loq The Eastern Penitentiary is frequently called Cherry Hill, from the former name of itssite; and for the same reason the County Prison, at Tenth and Passyunk Avenue, is generallyknown as Moyamensing. Visitors to this prison will take cars on Tenth or Twelfth Street,or the green cars of the Union line, on Seventh Street. The House of Refuge, for juvenile offenders, is on Twenty-second Street, near soldiers monument at girard college. Visitors are admitjted every afte
. Philadelphia and its environs . VIEW OF THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER AND BLOCKLEY ALMSHOUSE. PHILADELPHIA AND ITS ENVIRONS. loq The Eastern Penitentiary is frequently called Cherry Hill, from the former name of itssite; and for the same reason the County Prison, at Tenth and Passyunk Avenue, is generallyknown as Moyamensing. Visitors to this prison will take cars on Tenth or Twelfth Street,or the green cars of the Union line, on Seventh Street. The House of Refuge, for juvenile offenders, is on Twenty-second Street, near soldiers monument at girard college. Visitors are admitjted every afternoon, except Saturday and Sunday. Take the Green andCoates, Poplar Street, or Ridge Avenue cars,—the last running up Arch to Nmth and outNinth to Ridge Avenue. The green and red cars of the Union hne, running out Nmth Street,connect with the Poplar Street line, and passengers ride through for one fare. The new House of Correction, recently built near Holmesburg, in the northern part ofthe city is shown in our illustration. This building is to contain two thousand cells, and its PHILADELPHIA AND ITS EiVPVPOiVS. erection is contracted for by R. J. Dobbins, the eminent builder, for the sum of one miUiondollars.
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