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Schmidt's Brewery and Tower
- Neighborhood
- Fishtown/Kensington
- Related Story
- Schmidt's Brewery site (now the Piazza at Schmidt's)
- Related Essay
- The Northern Liberties: Building on "Ruins," a Walking Tour Guide
- Street Address
- W Girard Ave & N 2nd St [looking east]
- Description
- Corner of Girard and 2nd Street, with storefronts and Schmidt's Brewery with clock and tower. The tower was dismantled during World War II and the entire Schmidt's complex has since been razed.
- Contributing Institution
- Charles Veasey
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: PhilaPlace Collection (Charles Veasey)
- Tags
- 2nd Street, Breweries, Business enterprises, C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc., Clock towers, Factories (structures), German Americans, Girard Avenue, Industrial sites, Lost architecture, Smokestacks, Stores
- Topics
- Food & Foodways, Landscape & Architecture, Work
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