. South Philadelphia, the abolishment of grade crossings and the creation of opportunities for commercial and industrial development . THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER EAST SIDE RAILROAD. VIEW NORTHEAST FROMTENTH STREET AND OREGON AVENUE. OREGON AVENUE WEST FROM FIFTEENTH STREET. THE PRESENCE OF THERAILROAD TRACKS PREVENTS THE EXTENSION OF IMPROVEMENTS THE ACQUISITION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PIERS The acquisition by the City of the properties of theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at the foot of SnyderAvenue, and of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, betweenBigler and Hoyt Streets, on the D
. South Philadelphia, the abolishment of grade crossings and the creation of opportunities for commercial and industrial development . THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER EAST SIDE RAILROAD. VIEW NORTHEAST FROMTENTH STREET AND OREGON AVENUE. OREGON AVENUE WEST FROM FIFTEENTH STREET. THE PRESENCE OF THERAILROAD TRACKS PREVENTS THE EXTENSION OF IMPROVEMENTS THE ACQUISITION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PIERS The acquisition by the City of the properties of theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at the foot of SnyderAvenue, and of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, betweenBigler and Hoyt Streets, on the Delaware River, is one ofthe most valuable features of the South Philadelphia agree-ment. Its importance to the development of the port canhardly be over-estimated. The tract belonging to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroadcomprises the site of the old Pier No. 80—which was de-stroyed by fire about a year ago and has not yet been rebuilt—and two or three smaller structures adjacent, the Ilength of river frontage being about 900 feet. The Pennsyl-vania Railroad property, known as the Greenwich CoalTerminals, takes in practically all of the present railroadpier developments in the Greenwich section—except thelowermost w
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