Fairmount Waterworks, seen from Art Museum

Nestled along the Schuylkill River, the neo-classical Water Works conveys a sense of mystery and power. With the river flowing along its buildings and the city skyline rising behind it, the Water Works captures the relationship between the natural and urban environments.

For more than a century the Water Works supplied early Philadelphia with water pumped from the Schuylkill River. Safe water transformed all it touched, improving everything from fire protection to workers' health to manufacturing processes.

Photo 73, Nov 2003

Fairmount Waterworks, seen from Art Museum

Photo 74, Nov 2003

Fairmount Waterworks

From car, merging onto Schuylkill Expressway

Photo 82, Nov 2003

Fairmount Waterworks

From car, merging onto Schuylkill Expressway

Photo 83, Nov 2003