Skip to content
Support Hidden City img

support our work

become a member
donate

exploring philadelphia's urban landscape

Support Hidden City img

follow

Asset 2
Artboard 1
  • Tours
  • About
  • Shop
  • Member Login
  • Support
  • Contact
  • Editorial Policies
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

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Odds and Ends in Old City
History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Odds and Ends in Old City

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

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Maritime Phantoms in Old City
History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Maritime Phantoms in Old City

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, sailing the high seas of nautical history

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: a Tale of Two Foundries in Allegheny West
History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: a Tale of Two Foundries in Allegheny West

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a monument to metal casting on Westmoreland Street

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: ALCO Clothes in Callowhill
History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: ALCO Clothes in Callowhill

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this first installment, a dapper garments manufacturer on 11th Street

Not Fade Away? The Aesthetic Debate Behind Preserving Ghost Signs
Preservation

Not Fade Away? The Aesthetic Debate Behind Preserving Ghost Signs

Philly ghost sign aficionado Jordan Keiffer discusses the merits of both saving historic advertisements and surrendering them to the sands of time

Before Digital Sign Domination, A Giant Coffee Pot Reigned Supreme
Architecture

Before Digital Sign Domination, A Giant Coffee Pot Reigned Supreme

The Shadow pours us a steamy cup of Center City history with the story behind Ellis Coffee Company’s ginormous percolator that once lorded over South 16th Street

Photography

Neon’s Alive

We’re nuts about vintage neon. The modern and retro stuff, not so much until we saw Rob Lybeck’s photo essay on neon signs around town


Hidden City Alternate Logo

© 2011-2023 Hidden City Philadelphia

  • About
  • Support
  • Tours & Events
  • Shop
  • Members
  • Contact