In Port Richmond, An Industrial Legacy Lives On
Last year, the descendants of the original CH Masland, who built the nation's largest auto carpet mill in Port Richmond, returned to their great-great grandfather's factory. Theresa Stigale accompanied them on the Hidden City version of "this is your life" (and she stuck around to talk to photograph some of the building's current tenants) > more
Join Us For An Insider’s Tour Of Changing Wayne Junction
Our first Inside-Out Tour of the season will take 20 people to the new Wayne Junction Historic District in Germantown for a revealing tour of one of the city's last working textile mills, a Frank Furness train station under restoration, and a soon-to-be-converted lithography plant--and more > more
Quick & Dirty, For Members Only: Hidden City Goes To Revolution Recovery
Join us this Sunday for a free tour of Revolution Recovery and meet the artist behind the Recycled Artist In Residence program > more
A Peek Inside The City’s Only Active Vintage Brewery
As Philly Beer Week hits its stride, Theresa Stigale takes us for a tour of the Philadelphia Brewing Company plant on Amber Street in Kensington, in this age of beer revival, a true living monument to Philadelphia's remarkable beer history > more
In Roxborough, Reinventing Philadelphia’s Oldest Industry
Nicole Juday visits the city's only commercial plant grower, Love 'N Fresh Flowers, the vertically-integrated, sustainable cut flower business that's helping restore Philadelphia's horticultural presence--and transform the wasteful wedding industry > more
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