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In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum
Preservation

In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum

As modern urban renewal continues to erase African-American history in North Philly, one group works against the odds to preserve a renowned Philadelphia artist’s legacy. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

Testing The Gentrification Narrative At Temple University
Development

Testing The Gentrification Narrative At Temple University

Development and displacement go hand-in-hand, but every situation is unique and gentrification isn’t always an entirely accurate assessment. Contributor David Hilbert takes a look at the North Philadelphia neighborhood surrounding Temple University where new construction for student housing is putting pressure on long time residents

Ruminating On Lost Columbia Avenue
City Life

Ruminating On Lost Columbia Avenue

In this third installment in our series, Ethan Wallace examines the long term effects the Columbia Avenue riot has had on this weary section of North Philadelphia. Dubbed an “extinction event”, Wallace sifts through the ruins of the once vibrant neighborhood while considering the encroaching development of Temple University’s campus and the social unrest happening in Ferguson, Missouri

‘Scared Half To Death,’ Reporter Says
History

‘Scared Half To Death,’ Reporter Says

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Columbia Avenue riot. For the second installment of our series, we have a first person account by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin reporter William Naulty, who was sent in to cover the mayhem on the night of August 28, 1964

The Pretense Of Ornament
Preservation

The Pretense Of Ornament

This week, we began to search for images of Philly’s golden age of jazz, the 1940s-1960s, and so far we’ve found almost nothing in the archives. But then most of that world is gone–eviscerated. Nathaniel Popkin, with a little help from Joseph Mitchell, laments


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