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With Demolition Likely, RIP Dewey’s Famous
Architecture

With Demolition Likely, RIP Dewey’s Famous

Bob Skiba reviews the pathbreaking LBGTQ history of Dewey’s Famous coffee shop on 13th Street in Center City. The unusual one story building may be demolished

Ticonderoga To Toupees: Binder’s Building On 13th Street
History

Ticonderoga To Toupees: Binder’s Building On 13th Street

You can pass the Old Nelson Market and neighboring locksmith on 13th Street a hundred times and never notice it. But look up and see the pressed-tin sign advertising toupees, shampoo, and most noticeably, “ladies’ and children’s hairdressing.” Molly Lester looks into the hairdresser Binder and finds an immigrant Civil War hero

The Roots Of The Gayborhood, The Eve Of A Milestone
History

The Roots Of The Gayborhood, The Eve Of A Milestone

With this evening’s opening reception of “That’s So Gay,” an exhibition at the Library Company of Philadelphia—at 13th & Locust—the Gayborhood formally kicks off a year’s worth of celebrations leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Reminder Day demonstrations at Independence Hall that began on July 4, 1965. Gayborhood guru Bob Skiba traces the area’s evolution from seedy red light district to mainstream mainstay

Goldman’s 13th Street Legacy At Street Level & High Up In The Air
Art & Design

Goldman’s 13th Street Legacy At Street Level & High Up In The Air

The late Tony Goldman’s recent 13th Street project brought street art back to the Mural Arts Program in the form of three contemporary art projects–a fourth is on the way in October


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