Gray's Ferry Tavern
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Gray's Ferry Tavern was a restaurant and inn that operated in the 18th and 19th centuries in present-day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Set on the west bank of the Schuylkill River at the primary crossin
"Schuylkill River at Gray’s Ferry", by P. Clark, ca. 1835. Shows the inn and garden on the west bank of the river.
The inn at Gray's Ferry, as painted by David J. Kennedy in August 1864. The piazza was added around 1795.
The Market Street Bridge carries Market Street, the primary east-west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, across the Schuylkill River. The current bridge is the fifth permanent structure built at th
Gray's Ferry Tavern
…to some as Weed's Tavern) became a frequent meeting place for the unit's leaders. "The decline of Gray's resort began with the opening, in 1803, of the permanent bridge at Market Street, and after the completion of the famous plowed railway sidings, fell from its high estate," wrote local artist Frank Taylor around 1913. After Weed…
Market Street Bridge in Philadelphia, November 2017
"High Street Bridge, before the bridge was covered." (1805) by William Birch.
High Street Bridge after it was covered, c1820
Third Market Street Bridge (1875-88)