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Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins
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Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins

The deserted industrial site of Pencoyd Iron Works is next on a growing list of riverside redevelopment along the Schuylkill. Contributor Mick Ricereto takes us deep inside the history of the family-owned foundry and farmland that dates back to the city’s founding

The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road
Urbanism

The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road

Like so many cities, Philadelphia had such grand postwar visions for urban renewal that only a fraction of them were built—thankfully. Among the unbuilt visions was a grand boulevard that would have linked the Main Line and Chestnut Hill—across new bridges over the Schuylkill and the Wissahickon. Brad Maule explores what might have been on Cathedral Road


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