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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this next installment, the backstory on an old broadsheet in Northwest Philly

Social Clubs and Secret Societies in Early Philadelphia
History

Social Clubs and Secret Societies in Early Philadelphia

Stephanie Feldman spotlights some of the city’s most notable social clubs established during America’s founding through the late 1800s

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Extinct Advertisements of 2022
History

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Extinct Advertisements of 2022

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, six neighborhood apparitions that are now lost to the sands of time

Women’s Committee of 1926 Brought Historic Preservation to the Masses
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Women’s Committee of 1926 Brought Historic Preservation to the Masses

Ed Duffy introduces us to redeeming figures of the Sesquicentennial Exposition and the saviors of Strawberry Mansion

Arming America and the Firepower of Henry Foxall
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Arming America and the Firepower of Henry Foxall

Keshler Thibert dives into the history of a Philadelphia foundry owner and the first defense contractor of the United States government

Finding Freedom in the Footsteps of William Still
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Finding Freedom in the Footsteps of William Still

Kimberly Haas follows the “Father of the Underground Railroad” to where he lived, worked, and aided freedom seekers in Philadelphia

The Truth About the Ruins in East Fairmount Park
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The Truth About the Ruins in East Fairmount Park

Contrary to popular belief, those ghostly brick arches across from the Dell Music Center are not the remains of the Strawberry Mansion Music Pavilion. Ed Duffy explores the misconception

Peirce College: On the Move Since 1865
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Peirce College: On the Move Since 1865

A fixture of Pine Street for over a century reroutes its in-person teaching to Rittenhouse Square


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