Vitality Of Immigration Lives On In The Italian Market
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania gives us a glimpse into the origins of the Italian Market, an evolving immigration legacy that is alive and thriving today > more
New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History
Relive Philly public history in high fidelity through those who came before us. Historian Janneken Smucker gives us a listen inside the inner workings of the digital oral history project, "Philadelphia Immigration" > more
Harvey Finkle: Photographer Seeks Justice For The Other
New photography exhibition explores South Philly's Jewish communities and the city's transitioning immigrant populations. Joe Brin has the story > more
Brooms, Buttons, & Busking: Memoir Of A Young Russian Immigrant In Philadelphia
Contributor Amy Cohen gives us an intimate glimpse of immigrant life in the late 1800s with excerpts from a diary written by her great-grandfather Saul Kaplan > more
Renovations In Bella Vista Reveal Barber Supply And Bootlegging Biz
The Shadow takes a spin around the old Via Bicycle shop on 9th Street where a barber supply company peddled boozy contraband during Prohibition > more
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