Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . Trains enter and departfrom this station over anelevated viaduct of solidbrick arches, reaching nearly5 squares west to the steelbridge over the million pounds of ironwere used in this massivebuilding. Yet- it has theappearance of a gigantic sunparlor, for the great ironframework of the roof, cover-ing an area of i^4 acres, isset with panes of translucentglass. The shed is on a level^^^^ ^^^^^K^mlS^I^ with the second or main floorMKj^m^^^KjKBSTw of the building. This floor^^?^^Hjjj^^^^^^^ contains all the convenien- ^^
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . Trains enter and departfrom this station over anelevated viaduct of solidbrick arches, reaching nearly5 squares west to the steelbridge over the million pounds of ironwere used in this massivebuilding. Yet- it has theappearance of a gigantic sunparlor, for the great ironframework of the roof, cover-ing an area of i^4 acres, isset with panes of translucentglass. The shed is on a level^^^^ ^^^^^K^mlS^I^ with the second or main floorMKj^m^^^KjKBSTw of the building. This floor^^?^^Hjjj^^^^^^^ contains all the convenien- ^^^^^^^^^^^^?^^ ces looked for in such a ^ ^ ^^^B place, and some of the most ^ ^ d^^ ? comfortable and attractive * ® ? waiting rooms in the country. Two costly works of artin high stucco relief, by KarlBitter, enhance the beautyof the station. Of thesemost noteworthy is thecolossal panel Transporta-tion, which decorates thewall facing the grand stair-way. It represents thedevelopment of transporta-tion. The artist has em-bodied the Spirit of Tra
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