The Masonic Temple at One North Broad Street in 1902, home of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
“The stately Masonic Temple, some thirty years old at the time of this photograph, seems a symbol of stability, for it remains virtually unchanged today. Across Broad Street, however, the site of Reyburn Plaza and the present Municipal Services Building was filled with residences turned to the uses of commerce. These buildings, along with the structure belonging to Hunt, Wilkinson and Company, at the extreme right, were demolished after 1905, the latter giving place to the first home of the Evening Bulletin.” –OPEP
The building to the north is the Arch Street Methodist Church, and barely in the picture to the right is Philadelphia’s City Hall.
