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Second Ave. Subway Has Us Digging Too–Through The Photo Archive
Urbanism

Second Ave. Subway Has Us Digging Too–Through The Photo Archive

What did it look like underground when workers dug Philadelphia’s original subway lines? Meredith Broussard browses the archives to find photos of subway construction

Urbanism

How Healthy Is Philadelphia?

Not our physical health, but our civic health. The big surprise: for a city of neighborhoods, our neighborliness is not what you might imagine

In Love With A Ship And Its Architect
Preservation

In Love With A Ship And Its Architect

A new book by Steven Ujifusa looks at the man who built the SS United States, that hulking wreck of a cruise ship docked on the Delaware. Meredith Broussard sits down with the passionate Ujifusa to talk about the ship’s designer, surprises in research, and the legacy and future of the iconic ship

Return Of The Neon Hot Dog: Old Original Levis Hot Dog Sign To Be Relit On South Street
Preservation

Return Of The Neon Hot Dog: Old Original Levis Hot Dog Sign To Be Relit On South Street

Did you know it’s National Hot Dog Month?

Hawthorne Community Park Opens
Art & Design

Hawthorne Community Park Opens

A sculpture by blacksmith Warren Holzman is an essential component of the brand-new Hawthorne Park.

Echoes of the Bicentennial
Art & Design

Echoes of the Bicentennial

Faded murals spotted in Kensington and Fishtown recall Philadelphia’s bungled Bicentennial celebration in 1976.

100 Years Ago Today: Remembering Architect Frank Furness
Architecture

100 Years Ago Today: Remembering Architect Frank Furness

We commemorate one of America’s great architects, Frank Furness, who passed away 100 years ago today.

Art & Design

PHS 2012 Pop-Up Garden Now Open

Friday was opening day for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2012 pop-up garden, located in a formerly vacant lot at 19th and Walnut.


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