Forgotten Furness Arch Uncovered, Restoration Process Begins
Ben Leech on the story of a Penn Design student's uncovering of the long forgotten 1876 arch, designed by Frank Furness for the Centennial world's fair, and the effort to clean it up > more
Name This Clock Week Four
We have a round three winner of Name This Clock--and your telling hint for round four > more
More Phantoms of Fairmount Park
April is park month, according to the Maskar Philadelphia calendar and almanac, which features a schematic map of lost monuments from the Centennial World's Fair > more
Manton Street Park Saved
A Pennsport park to be retained by the community, the PMA collaborates with Google, "finding" the lost Centennial, Sunoco refinery to sold by July 1, and upcoming arts festivals > more
In Fairmount Park, Discovering Lost Landscapes
Veteran garden and horticulture writer Nicole Juday debuts a new column on Philadelphia's lost landscapes by digging through time and space around West Fairmount Park's Horticultural Center > more
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