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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Machines and Bread in Olde Kensington
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Machines and Bread in Olde Kensington

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, an industrious intersection at 5th Street and Montgomery Avenue

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: C.B. Porter & Co. in Old City
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: C.B. Porter & Co. in Old City

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a pewter and tin factory hiding in plain sight

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Esslinger’s Brewery in Callowhill
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Esslinger’s Brewery in Callowhill

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a sudsy success story spanning 155 years

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this next installment, the backstory on an old broadsheet in Northwest Philly

Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Extinct Advertisements of 2022
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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Extinct Advertisements of 2022

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, six neighborhood apparitions that are now lost to the sands of time

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Odds and Ends in Old City
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Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Odds and Ends in Old City

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a striking variety on Vine Street

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Steinmetz Marble Works in Callowhill
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Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Steinmetz Marble Works in Callowhill

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a rock-solid stone mason on Ridge Avenue

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Reedmor Books in Center City
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Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Reedmor Books in Center City

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a family history with literary flair


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