Old stone home in Frankford with ties to the Declaration of Independence goes up for auction at a sherif sale in May. Harry K. has the news and history behind this threatened national landmark

The King’s Highway, the oldest continuously used road in America, is the subject of an award winning documentary premiering tonight at the Kimmel Center

In Frankford, the Roosevelt Theater faces the El like a careworn sentry guarding the legacy of the city’s last movie palaces. Shila Griffith invigorates the empty, ivory giant with a photography and filmmaking center for teens in this month’s Marked Potential

It’s hard to imagine last night’s Amtrak tragedy being any worse when at least seven people are confirmed dead. But the derailed Train 188 stopped just shy of a parked oil train. Brad Maule ponders the disinvestment of both Amtrak and infrastructure—and the increase in both Amtrak ridership and oil train frequency

Underneath a thick coating of concrete and graffiti lies the former home of The Franco Belgium Society. Memories of the French and Belgian presence that arrived in Frankford during WWI has mostly been lost to a neighborhood exodus in the 1960’s and fading recollections. Contributor Max Marin gathers the last remaining fragments of the community and the clubhouse on Deal Street

An obscure Frank Furness gem sits vacant and unused in Mount Sinai Cemetery in Frankford. Joe Brin has the details of this Moorish discovery and thoughts on Furness, preservation, and urban development

Harry K. recalls the magical light show that the Market-Frankford Line provided him and his grandmother during their Sunday morning trips into the city in the early 1970s

Two concerts lay the soundtrack to the Hidden City Festival. Erik Friedlander brings his wily cello to Shivtei Yeshuron tonight, while Data Garden curates Contemporary Archives, a concert featuring Mux Mool, Jacob 2-2, and Spaceship Aloha, Saturday night at the Historical Society of Frankford