University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
Erected 1936 by The West Philadelphia Business Men's Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 56.894′ N, 75° 13.298′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is at the intersection of Catharine Street and Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 13), on the left when traveling west on Catharine Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4907 Catharine St, Philadelphia PA 19143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Built c. 1930 (approx. 0.2 miles away); John J. McDermott (approx. half a mile away); Ruth Plumly Thompson (approx. half a mile away); Built c. 1889 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Paul Robeson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Built c. 1901 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Built c. 1884 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 20, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
