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Unearthing A Lost Temple
History

Unearthing A Lost Temple

Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney came out recently against Temple University’s wishes to build a stadium on-campus in North Philadelphia. The team has rented a field from the Philadelphia Eagles for nearly 40 years—after having one of its own for 50, which it demolished in the late 1990s. Mike Szilagyi revisits the late Temple Stadium

Endangered: Manayunk’s Historic Shawmont Station
Preservation

Endangered: Manayunk’s Historic Shawmont Station

Historic? Yes, this one is. SEPTA’s Shawmont Station, closed since 1996, is the oldest railway station in the U.S. It marked the birth of the single industry that would transform the city. Mike Szilagyi reports on its significance and ongoing attempts to save it

A Hundred Years At Callowhill Depot
History

A Hundred Years At Callowhill Depot

New York’s Grand Central Terminal has marked its 100th birthday with a yearlong celebration. Here in Philadelphia, Mike Szilagyi writes, a lesser known but no less important transit facility, West Philly’s Callowhill Depot, also celebrates its first century

Schuylkill River Trail: Shawmont–MontCo Open Again, Better Than Ever
Urbanism

Schuylkill River Trail: Shawmont–MontCo Open Again, Better Than Ever

The Schuylkill River Trail is back in business between Shawmont and Montgomery County. Mike Szilagyi tells us how it got here—and where it’s going

SEPTA Buses Not As Green As They’d Like You To Think
Urbanism

SEPTA Buses Not As Green As They’d Like You To Think

SEPTA’s recent sustainability award and it’s advertising claims belie a bias against clean electric trolleys and electric trolleybuses, says writer Mike Szilagyi. Even hybrid diesel buses, he says, are hardly green

Last Vestige Of Irish Lane
History

Last Vestige Of Irish Lane

Ever wondered why some buildings are turned at odd angles?

The Tenderloin Doughboy
Art & Design

The Tenderloin Doughboy

The soldier who stands at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden is one of the only remaining public artifacts from Philadelphia’s sin-soaked Tenderloin district. Mike Szilagyi looks at the history of the Tenderloin doughboy statue.

ThinkBike: Dutch Bike Planning Comes To Philly
Urbanism

ThinkBike: Dutch Bike Planning Comes To Philly

The key to urban bike safety is the use of parking lanes and collaboration with the police, say leading edge Dutch Bike planners, here to to explore the cycling possibilities. They’ll present tonight in a public forum at Temple University


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