Walkabout Wilmington – A stroll through the city Archive

Washington Street south at Delaware 52 (Twelfth Street) north. Twelfth Street north combines with Delaware Avenue along an eight lane boulevard to Interstate 95 at Happy Valley. 03/30/04

Washington Street south at Delaware 52 (Twelfth Street) north. Twelfth Street north combines with Delaware Avenue along an eight lane boulevard to Interstate 95 at Happy Valley. 12/29/07

Washington and Ninth Streets. Ninth Street provides a collector route linking Interstate 95 north with the Wilmington central business district. 03/30/04

Washington Street becomes southbound only beyond Delaware Avenue to the Quaker Hill and West Center City neighborhoods. 30" Eagle signals operated at 8th Street previously. 03/30/04

Washington Street becomes southbound only beyond Delaware Avenue to the Quaker Hill and West Center City neighborhoods. 30" Eagle signals operated at 8th Street previously. 03/30/04

Green painted signals formerly located at 8th and Washington Streets by Quaker Hill in Wilmington. 03/30/04

The intersection of Washington and Seventh Streets. The ensuing three blocks make up "Lawyers Row". 03/30/04

U.S. 13 Business turns north from 16th Street to cross the Market Street Bridge into the Brandywine Village community. Park Drive stems west from the intersection with two-way traffic along the west banks of Brandywine Creek. 03/30/04

Looking upstream from the Van Buren Street Bridge at the stone arch CSX Railroad bridge and the adjacent Augustine Cutoff bridge. 03/30/04

Viewing the CSX Railroad bridge over Brandywine Creek from a pedestrian bridge nearby. Photo by Carter Buchanan. 08/10/04

Viewing the CSX Railroad bridge over Brandywine Creek from a pedestrian bridge nearby. Photo by Carter Buchanan. 08/10/04

Looking eastbound from the Brandywine Creek Park pedestrian bridge at the high-level span for Interstate 95 and the historic Van Buren Street Bridge. Photo by Carter Buchanan. 08/10/04

The underside of the high-level bridge for Interstate 95 from a parking area along the east banks of Brandywine Creek. Photo by Carter Buchanan. 08/10/04

Broom Street north at Delaware Avenue near Trolley Square in northwest Wilmington. Delaware Avenue provides the main route between Happy Valley and Rockford Park. 04/01/04

Clayton Street north at Pennsylvania Avenue (Delaware 52) near the West Hill community. 04/01/04

Franklin Street leads north from Cool Spring to intersect Pennsylvania Avenue (Delaware 52). 04/01/04

Franklin Street intersects Delaware Avenue a short distance beyond SR 52 near the 1303 Delaware residential tower. 04/01/04

Front Street east at Walnut Street (U.S. 13 Business north) adjacent to Wilmington Train Station. 03/30/04

The intersection of Lombard Street north and Fourth Street (Delaware 9) in the East Side section of Wilmington. 03/30/04

Madison Street north at Second Street (Delaware 48 west) at West Center City. A 2000 beautification project along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard enhanced the gateway into the city with decorative street lamps and signal mast arms. Delaware 48 east follows MLK Boulevard one block to the south. 03/21/04