History He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Awake: Christmas & Counterterrorism at the Quartermaster Depot Sarah Kennedy takes us to the Quartermaster Depot in South Philly where a Christmas factory outlet and a surveillance center make strange neighbors
History Exploring the Rizzo Boycott of 1967 Amy Cohen takes a look back at a student protest that erupted in police brutality and the “Black Christmas” boycott to remove Frank Rizzo
Photography Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia Seasons Greetings from Hidden City! Michael Bixler dives deep into the archives and brings back a bounty of Philly holiday cheer
Photography Sixty Years Of Holiday Cheer At Wanamaker’s The Historical Society of Pennsylvania gives us a look at the origins of a holiday tradition at the Wanamaker Building
Photography Happy Holidays From Hidden City Season’s greetings from Hidden City, top HC Daily photos of 2016, and an important message about our fall fundraising campaign
History Live Animal Holiday Tradition Lives On In Old City For the last 46 years a live animal nativity scene has been presented during the holiday season at Old First Reformed Church in Old City. Harry K. takes a walk around the festive display and the nearly 300-year-old congregation at Fourth and Race Streets
Photography Seasons Greetings From Hidden City The Hidden City Daily team is taking a short winter vacation. We’ll be back on Monday, January 4th. See you next year!
Photography A Holiday Oasis Under the Highway at Sam’s Christmas Land Sam’s Christmas Land is as Philly as it gets. During the holidays this closed-for-the-season water ice stand transforms into an over the top Xmas shop and outdoor neighborhood hang out. Kim Massare warms up near the fire bucket at Port Richmond’s best kept holiday secret