America’s Oldest Yarn Mill: A Portrait
125 years of industrial history had accumulated at the Wilde Yarn textile mill in Manayunk by the time it closed in 2008. A group of photographers documented that rich legacy this summer before it was dismantled. Here's what they saw. > more
Two Historic Kensington Bank Buildings Get Short End of Zoning Board Decision
The ZBA approves the Women's Community Revitalization Project's plan for 25 units of low-income housing at the long-disputed site under the El. Preservationists and community groups in Fishtown and Kensington are opposed to the project > more
Incentives Coming For Renovating Kensington Mills
A "thematic" historic district covering 48 commercial and industrial buildings in Kensington is the start of an effort to turn the Workshop of the World into an asset for the future > more
Textile Industry Lives on in Port Richmond
We step inside Huntingdon Yarn Mill, the last surviving yarn manufacturer in Philadelphia, whose owners are committed to sustaining one of the city's most historic industries > more
Buck Hosiery Mill Burns, Two Firefighters Killed
An absentee landlord failed to secure the building and piled up more than $60,000 in unpaid property taxes, liens and building code violations > more
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