For Callowhill Neighborhood, Whose BIDing Will Be Done?
Longtime Callowhill residents and real estate developers clash over the creation of a Business Improvement District as the neighborhood begins to transition. Kimberly Haas has the story > more
Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs
Harry K. takes us inside an old Quaker meeting house at 6th and Noble that was leveled with the rest of East Callowhill during urban renewal. The industrial area is springing back to life after decades of desolation > more
An Indelible Corner Of The Eraserhood
The Shadow heads down to the corner of Ridge Avenue and 11th Street where an attractive wire and steel warehouse stands out like a diamond among broken glass > more
Running Away With The Circus At 10th And Callowhill
Harry K. takes us under the big top on Callowhill Street where acrobats, elephants, and clowns once charmed city crowds > more
Assuming Room Temperature At The City Morgue
The Shadow gives us a stiff lesson on corpse storage and the history of Philadelphia's morgues > more
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