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

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

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

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

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

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

Keshler Thibert takes a trip down south where Philadelphians aided in efforts to empower African Americans after the Civil War

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a striking variety on Vine Street