History Taking it to the Streets: Open-Air Meetings of the 1911 Suffrage Movement in Philadelphia Chris Mengel uncovers pivotal outdoor protest locations of Philly’s suffrage movement in the 1900s
History Catching Up With a Baseball Legend in Port Richmond The 2020 Major League Baseball season cautiously begins today with no fans in the stands and just 60 games. Kimberly Haas introduces us to a little-known local celebrity of the sport: The Neatsfoot Oil Refineries Corporation
Development Real Estate Developer Gets His Bearings at Wayne Junction Ken Weinstein declares victory after a battle to rescue two decaying industrial buildings in Germantown
City Life How My Grandmother Survived the Spanish Flu In this essay Paul Steinke shares his resilient grandmother’s experience during the pandemic of 1918
Architecture In Bella Vista, a Beaux Arts Gem Hides in Plain Sight Stacia Friedman takes us down to 6th and Bainbridge where a former warehouse sparkles from the inside out
History He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Awake: Christmas & Counterterrorism at the Quartermaster Depot Sarah Kennedy takes us to the Quartermaster Depot in South Philly where a Christmas factory outlet and a surveillance center make strange neighbors
History In Germantown, Echoes of Industrial History Resonate in New Development Redevelopment of Golaski Laboratories on Wayne Avenue is now underway. Jacob Downs explores the history of the company and the groundbreaking industrialist who founded it
Development Historic Grounds of Lindenwold Castle Under Siege In March 2019, bulldozers began tearing into the grounds of Lindenwold Castle in Ambler, built with the profits from an asbestos factory. High end housing and a luxury retirement community is planned for the site.
