Photography 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
History Italian Market Project Puts Fresh Eyes On A Philly Staple The Italian Market Project mixes a walking tour with Philly-accented theater in a fun, immersive experience. Mickey Herr has the details
History Market Talk: Exploring South Philly’s Italian Dialect What is the heck is a brahzhoot? While fading, the unique pronunciations of certain Italian food and the dialect of Philadelphia’s Italian community endures on South 9th Street. Emma Jacobs takes us down to the Italian Market to examine the phenomenon.
Development With Ice And Coal Building’s Murals Gone, Is Italian Market Development Coming? The community mural wall at 9th and Ellsworth is all but a gray-washed memory today. A barrier for the empty lot where the Ice And Coal building once stood, it stands a fine example of artists pitching it to tackle urban blight. Daniel Shurley takes us down to South 9th Street, where plans for a Business Improvement District, and possibly a new, creative life for the wall, are currently in the works
City Life Taste Life In The Moment How long and hard have you given thought to olive oil? Joe Brin asked himself that when he stumbled on and stumbled into Cardenas Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom, the new specialty shop in the Italian Market
History Ice Wars Ice–that simplest of commodities–is an industrial product and of course, we made it here. Michael Klusek traces the history
Preservation At The Traditional Start of Summer, Good-Bye To A Pool Full Of Tradition Without any kind of protection, the historic Fante Leon Pool in the Italian Market–with its classical portico–meets the bulldozer
History Market Dreams Seeking stories, pictures, stories, memories, locations, buildings, ghosts of food, dry goods, and flower markets in Philadelphia