Posts Tagged ‘industrial history’

Slaughterhouse 3000 (Market Street)

Slaughterhouse 3000 (Market Street)

May 13, 2013  |  The Shadow Knows

The Shadow digs through the rising glass and steel of University City to find....still standing proudly...a cow pasture in the sky > more

Stories In The Ash

Stories In The Ash

April 30, 2013  |  Last Light

On Saturday, a small late 19th century factory burned--another "warehouse fire." But it was more, of course. We have a little history and some photos to give you a peek inside > more

Amidst A Redeveloping Waterfront, An 1830s Row Lives On

Amidst A Redeveloping Waterfront, An 1830s Row Lives On

April 29, 2013  |  The Shadow Knows

Just about halfway between Greyhound bus parking and a popular gentleman's club & steakhouse, a block of rowhouses has survived the post-war, post-industrial growth of Northern Liberties' eastern flank. GroJLart tells us all about the Coats family of Old Philadelphia and this heirloom still standing and serving many purposes today > more

Digging In The City's Basement

Digging In The City’s Basement

April 26, 2013  |  Vantage

To really find out how power is wielded at Broad & Market, Sam Robinson gets to the bottom—literally, into the basement—of City Hall > more

Where Time Stood Still

Where Time Stood Still

April 18, 2013  |  2013 Festival

In this first profile of the 2013 Hidden City Festival sites, Pete Woodall provides the backstory at John Grass' woodturning workshop, accompanied by Joseph E.B. Elliott's photos > more