History The Origins Of The Eagles On The Market Street Bridge Ed Duffy rides the rails from Manhattan to Philadelphia to give us the backstory on the granite eagle sculptures that stand guard over the Schuylkill ...
Preservation Interior Of 30th Street Station To Be Considered For Historic Designation Starr Herr-Cardillo has this roundup of local register nominations on the agenda at the March meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission's Designation ...
History Taking History To The Streets With Preservation Activism Ali Roseberry-Polier discusses civil rights history, selective public memory, and why she created an historical marker for a Black female activist who challenged segregation in 19th century ...
Photography Public Clocks Still Keeping Time On Philly’s Streets (At Least Twice A Day) Has there ever been a comprehensive study of Philadelphia's exterior clocks? Well there is now. Steve Weinik combs the city for his Philly Analog ...
History 170 Years In The Making: Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor In West Philly Follow the history of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor in this video by Brad ...
Urbanism The 30th Street District Plan Is Attractive, Ambitious, And Complicated The partners of the 30th Street District have compelling plans for the area surrounding the busy transportation hub. Still in the infant stages of planning, transforming the area into a lively, active space is rife ...
Urbanism Gray Area: The Future Of “30th Street Station” In August, the President's signature enacted a law that renamed 30th Street Station for former Congressman Bill Gray. So does that mean we should expect a blitz of Amtrak marketing announcing the change like SEPTA ...
Photography SEPTA, Freedom and Independence Last month, Brad Maule, Chris Dougherty, Steve Ives, and Steve Weinik spent an entire day riding SEPTA. They started and stopped at 30th Street Station, and for the eight hours in between, they photographed their ...
