Home for the Homeless, Ormes and Cambria Streets

Title

Home for the Homeless, Ormes and Cambria Streets

Description

A new homeless shelter opened up in North Philadelphia in 1936 to accommodate the men in need who could not all fit at the shelter in 18th and Hamilton Streets.

Creator

Philadelphia Record

Source

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Date

April 1936

Contributor

Kate MacDonald

Rights

Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Identifier

Philadelphia Record photograph morgue [V07]

Original Format

Photo

Files

OrmesCambriaShelter.jpg


Citation

Philadelphia Record, “Home for the Homeless, Ormes and Cambria Streets,” Philly Immigration, accessed November 19, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/636.