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Happy New Year from Hidden City

January 4, 2021 | Hidden City Staff

Hidden City is taking a short winter vacation. We’ll be back on Tuesday, January 19

Give a Gift, Get a Gift: 2020 Fund Drive Perks Are Here
City Life

Give a Gift, Get a Gift: 2020 Fund Drive Perks Are Here

With just three days left in our annual fund drive, check out all the great thank you gifts we have on tap

A History of Slavery: President’s House Monument Turns 10
History

A History of Slavery: President’s House Monument Turns 10

Amy Cohen explores the back story of “The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” on the 10-year anniversary of its unveiling

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building
Preservation

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building

Antoine and Samantha Joseph are raising funds to combine community-oriented development and historic preservation at the former offices of an African American newspaper on Germantown Avenue

English Country Manor Still Parties Like it’s 1929
Preservation

English Country Manor Still Parties Like it’s 1929

Hope Montgomery Scott’s Ardrossan Farms was a magnet of Main Line society in the 1920s and 1930s, inspiring the iconic film, “The Philadelphia Story.” Today the impeccably-preserved Villanova mansion remains in family hands

Tourist Photos From 1981 Reveal the Heart of “Old Philadelphia”
Photography

Tourist Photos From 1981 Reveal the Heart of “Old Philadelphia”

A found collection of tourist photos from the summer of 1981 captures the character of the city

Germantown’s Secret Pedestrian Mall Returns to Take Center Stage
Urbanism

Germantown’s Secret Pedestrian Mall Returns to Take Center Stage

Born out of urban renewal in the 1970s, Maplewood Mall in Germantown reopens for business with a major reconstruction and 21st century upgrades

Moderne Landmark Deserves a “New Deal” With Historic Protections
Preservation

Moderne Landmark Deserves a “New Deal” With Historic Protections

Mary Manfredi spotlights Nix Federal Courthouse on 9th Street and the Depression-era bas reliefs of Donald De Lue

Clothier’s Castle on the Main Line a Lesson in Adaptation
Preservation

Clothier’s Castle on the Main Line a Lesson in Adaptation

From fortress to sanctuary, the former home of Strawbridge and Clothier co-founder Isaac Clothier has served many roles over the last 150 years. Stacia Friedman has the story

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Tourist Photos From 1981 Reveal the Heart of “Old Philadelphia”

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Scottish Castle In Wynnewood Lives Like Royalty Again

Abandoned Ghost Station On Spring Garden Awaits Resurrection

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