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Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins
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Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins

The deserted industrial site of Pencoyd Iron Works is next on a growing list of riverside redevelopment along the Schuylkill. Contributor Mick Ricereto takes us deep inside the history of the family-owned foundry and farmland that dates back to the city’s founding

Making Connections In New Jersey With The Delair Bridge
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Making Connections In New Jersey With The Delair Bridge

Now that the election is over, it appears we’d better start building bridges. So we thought we’d present this history of the Delair Bridge, erected by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1895. Strangely obscured next to the Betsy Ross, it was the first bridge to cross the Delaware River south of Trenton. Contributor Mick Ricereto has the story


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