Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
NINE AUTO CAMPS
NEAR EXPOSITION
Provide Accommodations for
1000 Cars Daily Under Of.
fetal Supervision.

Nine automobile camps with a com.
bined capacity for the accommodation
OF 1000 cars a day are available to
tourists who are mapping their routes
70 include visit to the Sesquicenten-
NAL Exposition at Philadelphia.
One dollar day is the standard
charge made AT these camps. some of
which provide tents for a slight adj
ditional charge.
The camps arc provided with ade
quate water supply. cooking. sanitary
and garbage disposal facilities. police
protection. facilities for registration of
cars entering and leaving. and all
other general conveniences required
for the comfort of the tourist
Have Official Backing
While of private ownership they are
conducted in accordance with the
stipulated requirements Of the official
automobile committee. \ distinctive
sign indicates that the camp has Of
fetal Endorsement of the committee
These signs. IS by 80 inches are in
four colors: blue. red brown and gold
They bear the words Official Auto
Camp. SesquiCentennial Exposition. =
In the center of the sign is a design
embodyinE the Liberty Bell with an
automobile in the center that is
flanked on both sides by American
flags. The camps are located as fol
lows.
Camp Darby. at Moose Athletic
Field, two blocks north Of Main street,
Darby. Pa. and FIVE miles west Of the
exposition grounds.
Beech Hill Camp. Baltimore pike.
east Of COhbs Creek At city line,
Yeadon Borough. Pa, about five miles
west of the expo sition
Camp Llanerrh. Darby and Manoa
roads. Upper Darby. Pa. approximate
~ 10 miles northwest Of the cXposi-
ton.
Camp II Miles Distant.
Camp Norristown. DeKalh street at
King Manor Station. Norristown Pa.
l. miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Camp Golden Gate. Baltimore pike
and WilminStonP ottstown highway.
Brandywine Summit Pa. % miles
southwest of City Hall. Philadelphia.
Camp Chester. at Fair Grounds.
Chester. Pa. approximately 10 miles
southwest of the exposition grounds.
Camp Lincoln Haverford avenue
and city line. Philadelphia. approXi-
mately miles northwest Of the expo
sition grounds.
Camp North Gate. Old York road
and city line. Philadelphia, Mt the
northern boundary Of the city. and
about 10 miles from the exposition.
Camp Roosevelt. Byberry and
Roosevelt boulevard. at the north
eastern boundary Of the city, IA miles
from the exposition. and easily aCCeS-
sible to motorists from Canada. New
England. New York and other points
north or northeast of Philadelphia.
Information for Visitors.
Ofiicial information booths, where
visitors can obtain reliable informa-
ton as to housing accommodations.
road directions. traffic regulations and
other matters, are established at
various points.
Within the city limits OF Phila-
delphia these booths will be found as
follows: At the City Hall: Fifteenth
street and the Parkway; Old York
road and Belfield street; Lancaster
avenue and SiXty-seCond street;
Baltimore pike and Sixty-ti-st street.
Outside the city limits these booths
are located as follows: West Chester
pike at Millbourne; Chester pike. two
blocks southwes: Of Main street,
Darby, Pa; Ninth and Welch streets.
Chester. Pa.
Garages under official jurisdiction Of
the automobile committee display the
four-colored official sign. as do the
camps and information booths. Pro
prietors of these garages have agreed
upon standard scale of charges and
have filed with the committee their
rates for overnight and day storage.
and for repair work. washing. etc. a
mimeocraphed list of the official
garages is obtairable at any Of the Of
fetal informal iOn bNOthS
An official automobile street map OF
Philadelphia and vicinity is published
by the committee. The map is sold
for 10 cents and shows the automobile
streets. points Of interest. location OF
camp sites. infol nation booths. auto
mobile service stations, hotels.
theaters road laws, etc. Headquarters
of the automobile committee of the
exposition are AT $50 South Broad
street. !. Bortun Weeks. president
Of the keyston Automobile Club. is
chairman of the committee.