Tin to Gold in Brewerytown?
A unusual building sheathed in metal both inside and out gets rehabbed on Bailey Street > more
Jack of All Trades
This handsome and useful Fishtown fellow has done a little of everything: fire house, Grand Army of the Republic meeting hall, post office, Army-Navy surplus store--perhaps even a speakeasy and brothel--and home to Ampere Electric for the last 62 years > more
Willy Wonka of North Philadelphia
A behind-the-scenes look at S. Zitner's, makers of Butter Krak Eggs. The company produces candy in a former foundry using vintage machinery and marble tables > more
Former Distillery For Sale
We take a peek inside the long-vacant Wm. Mulherin's & Sons building--one of Fishtown's most intriguing > more
Not Your Ordinary Fire Plugs
Harry K dips into one of his favorite subjects--Philadelphia's high pressure fire system--and finds the iconic red fire plugs--emblem of innovation--disappearing > more
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