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History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Maritime Phantoms in Old City

May 9, 2022 | Jordan Keiffer

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, sailing the high seas of nautical history

Publicly-Owned Philly History Handed Over to Private University
Preservation

Publicly-Owned Philly History Handed Over to Private University

The City of Philadelphia has officially transferred ownership of 130,000 artifacts from the collection of the Philadelphia History Museum to Drexel University. Kimberly Haas has the details

Animal-Humans, Living Appliances, and Exquisite Tortures: The Life and Art of Arnold Hendrickson
Art & Design

Animal-Humans, Living Appliances, and Exquisite Tortures: The Life and Art of Arnold Hendrickson

Justin Duerr uncovers a forgotten artist with roots in Philadelphia’s 1960s counterculture

POOL Explores the History of Segregation in Aquatic Recreation
Art & Design

POOL Explores the History of Segregation in Aquatic Recreation

A new exhibition at Fairmount Water Works dives into the civil rights struggle to swim as equals. Kimberly Haas has this review

Wissahickon Inn: the Hotel that Launched Chestnut Hill
History

Wissahickon Inn: the Hotel that Launched Chestnut Hill

Stacia Friedman checks in at one of Northwest Philly’s most influential landmarks

Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown
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Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown

Celebrated architect Denise Scott Brown and writer Jeremy Eric Tenenbaum take us back to the 1960s when an army of neighbors fought city government to save South Street from the Crosstown Expressway

Digging Deep
Preservation

Digging Deep

Urban archaeologists unearth full and complicated histories that buildings alone cannot tell

Unlisted Philadelphia: North Broad Street Station
Preservation

Unlisted Philadelphia: North Broad Street Station

Alan Jaffe and Bryan Mckinney spotlight unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in the architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a dazzling display of Doric columns in North Philly

Two New Historic Districts and More Added to the Philadelphia Register
Preservation

Two New Historic Districts and More Added to the Philadelphia Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the April 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

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Wissahickon Inn: the Hotel that Launched Chestnut Hill

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