Above is a photograph taken in 1916 and was printed in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. It shows a westward view of Girard Avenue taken from 11th St. Below is the same view more than 90 years later. This area in particular has not seen growth in those 90 years. What was once an area of booming industry with factories has grown delapadated and many of the factories have since been torn down. Below is an example of how things have changed.