Preservation Marc Lamont Hill Energizes Germantown Ave With New Bookstore Cafe Academic, activist, and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill carries the tradition of the Black-owned bookstore into the 21st century with Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books. John Henry Scott has the ...
History Germantown Masonic Hall Shakes Hands With Development The Shadow gives us the rundown on the history, and future, of a Gothic Revival meeting hall on Germantown ...
Architecture Urban Fantasy: The Carousel Maker Of Broad & Erie Traditional carousel design may have roots in Europe, but "Philadelphia Style" took the amusement ride to a whole new level. The Shadow takes a stroll down Germantown Avenue where the G.A. Dentzel Carousel Company became ...
Architecture Catching Rays At The Treacy Building The historic commercial building stock along Germantown and Lehigh pops into view at the Treacy Building, an early 20th century office building that was converted into a Sun Ray Drugs pharmacy in the 1930s. The ...
Preservation Councilwoman Bass Commits Immediate Funds To Stabilize The Germantown YWCA With the fate of Germantown's historic YWCA in balance, Councilwoman Cindy Bass says she will stabilize and renovate while waiting for a new round of development proposals for the site, which advocates feared would be ...
City Life My Favorite Place: Carman Garden Skating Rink Take a peek inside Carmen Gardens, where we'll be celebrating the Hidden City Daily's third anniversary this Friday, October ...
Photography A Peek Inside Cunningham Piano Yesterday we told you about Cunningham Piano, and Mural Arts' project to restore hand painted signs on the company's workshop. Today we bring you a look at what's behind the facade, courtesy of Joseph Elliott, ...
Urbanism Accident Galvanizes City To Address Unused Trolley Tracks The Route 23 trolley hasn't been in service for more than two decades, yet its tracks still pose a hazard to bicyclists. Now there's a plan to pave over the tracks at some Center City ...
