Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-27
SOME HELPFUL HINTS
TO VISITING AID MEN
Evening Ledger Offers Sugges-
tions That May Prove of Aid
in Getting About City

To aid ad men and therl wives in seeing
the many worthswhlie things In Phlladel-
mia, the EvEFtN9 LEDGER offers few
etIraestlons which will assist them In hnd-
ing their way about the city
Philadelphia ls laid out In squares with
the streets running north and south and
east and west. Naming of north and south
streets begins at Market street, and the
numbering OF stfeeta going east and west
begins at Front street.
III, the street car system there are trans1
fer points and exchange points. An ex.
change ticket costa cents in addition to
the regular scent fare.
Delegates who are stopping at the Belle
vue- stratford RitzACarlton Rlttenhouse st.
James and Walton hotels can reach the
Commercial Museum, where the general ses-
sions of the convention will be held, by
taking car AZ or car 10 on Walnut street
Delegates who are housed in the Hotel
Bingham and other hostelrles on and near
Market street may also take car ~ or 10
on walnut street or they may enter the
subway at 18th street and go to the Com
meroal Museum on surface cars Nos. ii
or "a.
To reach Independence Hall, at 9Th and
Chestnut streets, delegates can take cars AZ
or 49, eastbound on Chestnut street. Car
penter's Hail. the Betsy Ross House and
other points of historical interest are all
located within walking distance Of 1nde.
pendence Hall.
MANY or the deleEAIeS VIII ueSlTe TO NlSlV
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the larg-
est plant in the world for the manufacture
of locomotives The plant can be reached
by taking any car going UP either 18th or
10th streets. The works are located at
Broad and Spring Garden streets. II you
take the 18th street line, get Off at Spring
Garden street and walk over one square to
Broad street II you take the 10th street
line, get Off at Spring Garden street and
walk two blocks east to Broad street
To reach the Geological Gardens In Fair
mount Park. at B4th street and Girard ave-
nue.. take either car 20 or So on 18th street.
Buy an exchange ticket, which will cost
cents, and exchange at 18th street
and Glrard avenue for car No. 10, which
will take you to the gates of the Zoo
To reach horticultural Hall in Fairmount
Park take car No. 98 in the subway and
get off at 44th street and Parkside avenue.
From there It is only two-inlnute welk to
Horticultural Hall. Delegates stopping
near Spring Garden street can reach Horti-
cultural Hall by taking car No. 4S on
Spring Garden street
Hundreds of the visitors will be Interested
In inspecting the plants of Phladelphia's
great Industrial district In kensington,
where are located the countrys biggest tex
tile mills. The Kensington district may be
reached by taking car No. on 18th street.
car No. on 7th street and car No. 26 ON
7th street
1t is safe TO say that the baseball fans
among the delegates will appreciate a few
kindly directions concerning the best way of
reaching Shibe Park at 21st street and Le-
high avenue. The park can be reached by
taking cars 16 or 81 on Market street, 3S
on Arch street and 30 or 90 on 18th street
If you take the cars on 18th street 1t will
be necessary to exchange Mt Lehigh avenue.
SO 1t will be more convenient for delegates
to use the Market and Arch street cars.
To reach the Philadelphia Navy Yard
take car No. 20 on 18th street. For Willow
Grove the country's greatest outdoor musl-
cnl centre, take car No. "a on 16th street;
Go on 1lth street, 65 on 5th street.