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Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown
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Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown

Celebrated architect Denise Scott Brown and writer Jeremy Eric Tenenbaum take us back to the 1960s when an army of neighbors fought city government to save South Street from the Crosstown Expressway

Kensington Blues Puts A Human Face On A Lost Population
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Kensington Blues Puts A Human Face On A Lost Population

Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge captures the lives of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis in his new book, Kensington Blues. HC editor Michael Bixler has the review

Fade And A Shave: Inside Philly’s Black Barbershops
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Fade And A Shave: Inside Philly’s Black Barbershops

Contributor Theresa Stigale documents life inside neighborhood barbershops with this photo essay

Location Is Everything: Confessions Of A PhillyHistory User
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Location Is Everything: Confessions Of A PhillyHistory User

Volunteer PhillyHistory.org geotagger Louis Lescas is an urban historian, map wiz, and human GPS system all wrapped up in one. In this personal essay he shares his love and obsession with hunting locations of old photos for the Philadelphia City Archive

A Million Faces Celebrates The Photography Of John Mosley
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A Million Faces Celebrates The Photography Of John Mosley

Philadelphia photojournalist John Mosley captured positive, empowering images of African American culture in the years between segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. A retrospective honoring his work is now on view at the Woodmere Museum in Chestnut Hill. Michael Bixler has the review.

Farewell To American Thrift
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Farewell To American Thrift

An institution in South Philly for decades, the beloved American Thrift closed its doors last month. Hidden City contributor Kim Massare was there on the last day and has this bittersweet photo essay

Philly’s School Closings Captured By Local Photographers
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Philly’s School Closings Captured By Local Photographers

An exhibit by the Philadelphia School Closings Photo Collective documents public schools that have been closed across the city. Hidden City speaks with photographer Katrina Ohstrom, who has curated a selection of photos that opens tonight at the Scribe Video Center


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