History The Budd Company: An Industrial Icon That Broke The Mold Robert Masciantonio dives deep into the history of Philadelphia’s groundbreaking industrial powerhouse, the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Preservation Wooden Icons of New York City’s Skyline Still Hewn in Olney For the last 163 years, the Hall-Woolford Tank Company has supplied the Big Apple with its most enduring skyline icon: the rooftop water tank. Contributor Chris Dougherty takes us into the shop of the Olney manufacturer where the spirit of Workshop of the World is alive and well
History The Shadow Peels Back The Layers At 13th And Race On a block built out by Bricklayers, this old industrial shop at 13th and Race Streets keeps step with the changing neighborhood after 90 years of reuse
History Flexible Flyer Factory Glides Into Obscurity If it wasn’t for Philadelphia and the S.L. Allen & Co. the mortality rate of snow sledders at the turn of the century would have been much higher. The farming implement maker introduced steering to sleds in 1900 with their popular Flexible Flyer, taking winter recreation by storm. New contributor Robert Masciantonio has the backstory and takes us inside the old manufacturing plant in Fairhill
History A Spirited Quest: On The Trail Of Philadelphia’s Distilleries Craft beer may flow in Philadelphia’s 21st century veins, but liquor manufacturing has a long, spirited history here. Nic Esposito gives a toast to the city’s past, present, and future of distilling
Art & Design Signs From The Gilded Age Though prefabricated signs have become the norm, those of the hand-painted variety have made a bit of a comeback. But don’t call it a comeback for Baker the Sign Man. Joe Brin goes behind the scenes at Baker, where they’ve been painting signs with a touch of gold by hand since 1870
History Textile Industry Lives on in Port Richmond We step inside Huntingdon Yarn Mill, the last surviving yarn manufacturer in Philadelphia, whose owners are committed to sustaining one of the city’s most historic industries
Preservation Tin To Gold In Brewerytown? A unusual building sheathed in metal both inside and out gets rehabbed on Bailey Street