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yellowbar pub

Address:
Catharine St and Grays Ferry
Philadelphia, PA 19146, US

Category: Bar/Tavern/Pub

Used in the following map:

G-Ho / Southwest Center City (SWCC) / South of South (So-So)

The community picked the name "Asylum," a reference to the Naval Asylum across the street. But, "Asylum" was already taken at the PA DOS. So, they picked the second most popular community choice, yellowbar.

But, here are some old photos of the Naval Asylum that are really cool:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0669/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Governor's%20Residence,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Governor's+Residence,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0668/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Biddle%20Hall,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Biddle+Hall,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0670/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Laning%20Hall,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Laning+Hall,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0671/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Surgeon's%20Residence,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Surgeon's+Residence,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))

And where famed Dexter the beloved Naval campaign horse likely lived:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=pa/pa0600/pa0672/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=U.%20S.%20Naval%20Asylum,%20Stable%20Building,%20Gray's%20Ferry%20Avenue,%20Philadelphia,%20Philadelphia%20County,%20PA&displayType=1&itemLink=S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(U++S++Naval+Asylum,+Stable+Building,+Gray's+Ferry+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+Philadelphia+County,+PA))